Regional Manager at Off.Grid:Electric - Tanzania

Currently, more than 80% of Tanzanians lack access to electricity. The Regional Manager will play a key role in addressing this critical challenge by helping scale OGE’s solar energy business across Tanzania.

In this position you expected to take Offgrid-Electric business model and implement it in the new region with contextual innovation, building a network of sales agents and local distribution system. To succeed in this role you should be able to function as a mini-CEO : provide leadership and alignment with OGE goals, culture and values, manage your regional staff including hiring and promotions, oversee finances and all other aspects of regional operations.

The company will provide RMs with initial training in Arusha, logistical support during the initial stages of expansion, and ongoing feedback and mentorship.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and lead a team of professionals, while creating a fun, hard-working, and results-oriented environment
• Design, implement, evaluate, and continuously adapt customer and agent acquisition strategies
• Develop and put into practice cost-effective distribution and inventory management processes
• Manage regional budget and lead staff to achieve regional performance targets
• Provide coaching and mentoring to staff via formal and informal feedback sessions to accelerate their professional development and improve their leadership potential
• Communicate effectively with regional and national team members to improve performance and share best practices across different geographies
• Analyze and leverage data to develop and implement strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of regional operations

Desired Skills and Experience

Required Skills & Experiences:

• Commitment to live and work in Tanzania (different regions)
• 4-6 years overall work experience
• 2+ years of direct management experience, including people and operations
• Prior work experience in East Africa or another emerging market
• Bachelors degree in a relevant field with a record of strong academic performance
• Demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship, including the ability to flourish in dynamic, ambiguous environments and to drive work independently
• Experience working in a high-pressure work setting
• Desire to coach and mentor others
• Willingness to work a variety of hours as business demands, including late nights, weekends, and holidays

Highly Desired Skills & Experiences:

• Masters level degree preferred
• Bilingual English and Swahili
• Education and/or work experience in renewable energy or energy access programs
• Interest in long-term career development through possible assignments in multiple countries
• Ambition to build the most successful solar company in East Africa

Tanzanian nationals prefered.

Please submit CV and cover letter to james.sawabini@offgrid-electric.com

In the cover letter, please write a short essay (300 words or less) answering the following questions.

1.   Why you want to work with Off.Grid:Electric.

2.  What was your biggest professional challenge and how did you overcome it?

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please note:

--Experience in energy is not a prerequisite

--Expertise in engineering is not relevant to this position