Program Manager

Application deadline 2018-04-27

Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Program Initiative Planning and Implementation
• Anticipate and mitigate challenges and changes to the business environment
• Liase with suppliers to understand needs and opportunities to improve business opportunity for Women Entrepreneurs
• Explore financing options including through and with VSLAs for rural consumers, especially women, to increase their access and purchasing of green energy products
• Uncover new opportunities to develop and test business models for last mile green energy products for rural women
• Budget and Resource Management
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Reporting
• Development: Identifying funding opportunities for the program
• Networking, Learning & representation
• Promote Gender Equality

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• At least three (3) years of solar industry, retail energy industry, or similar experience as a B2C product, channel sales manager, or business development manager;
• Experience using an entrepreneurial approach to problem solving
• Project management experience
• Strong educational background in a relevant field of study, Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred;
• Prior experience managing a business, pricing & portfolio margin management and sales channel relationships;
• Strong analytical skills that can support and validate key pricing, product, and sales decisions;
• Excellent relationship, influence and communication skills both verbally and in writing with superiors, colleagues, partners and project stakeholders;
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated high achiever with ability to multi-task, prioritize and plan work and manage to deadlines;
• Excellent communication skills in both English and Kiswahili and ability to demonstrate confidence and competence in wide variety of settings.
• Awareness of the informal financial services space in general and informal savings groups in particular (VSLAs, VICOBA, SILC) preferred

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED

• Business modelling and financial budgeting & projections
• Excellent report-writing and communication
• High levels of creativity
• Demonstrated strategic planning, organizational and management skills.
• Strong team-building and team-work qualities
• Computer skills in MS Word, Excel
• Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity to HIV/AIDS and participatory approach and sustainable development.
• Experience in successfully managing a project with multiple components, deadlines and reporting requirements
• Financial management
• Strong partnership and relationship building experience, including external and internal team-building
• Strong capacity building skills
• MEAL skills with experience in monitoring and measuring impact
• Partnership building skills

MODE OF APPLICATION
Qualified and interested candidates are welcome to apply for job vacancy before the deadline of 26 April 2018. Please send your cover letter and Curriculum Vitae toTZAHumanResourcesDepartment@care.org by CoB, 26 April 2018 at 1700hrs. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
A client seeks to a qualified candidate for the position of a Program Manager