Country Representative - Renewable Energy
Adam Smith International (ASI) is an award-winning professional services business that delivers real impact, value and lasting change through projects supporting economic growth and government reform internationally. Our reputation as a global leader has been built on the positive results our projects have achieved in many of the world’s most challenging environments.
ASI currently run a number of successful DFID funded Energy Programmes across the Developing World to include EAGER in Eastern Africa and Solar Nigeria. We are seeking to expand our practice in Africa. To do this Adam Smith International will be tendering for a Donor funded Project in Eastern and Sub Saharan Africa, which is anticipated later this year, and will focus on Renewable Energy with a strong emphasis on Solar, Solar Home Systems, Clean Energy, Mini Grids, Off Grid Electrification.
ASI is looking for experienced individuals to represent the programme and its activities and to facilitate and lead engagement on its behalf with Government clients.
Role:
* Undertake in-country engagement with senior officials within Government ministries, agencies and bodies on behalf of the programme and its activities.
* Provide guidance to the programme team on developments within the country’s renewable energy sector and any other relevant country dynamics.
* Quality assure relevant terms of reference and programme deliverables (e.g. analysis, presentations, reports) for accuracy and consistency where requested.
* Run day-to-day operations in each focus country
* Active engagement with businesses, consumers, government and local DFID office
* High level facilitation, coordination and advocacy of reforms process with the host government authorities;
* Coordination of efforts of local and international experts in the targeted country;
* Participation and support to high-level governmental and inter-agency working groups on energy policy, planning, and regulation;
* Participation and facilitation of the capacity building efforts aimed at improving legal and regulatory framework for clean energy investments;
* Managing local team of experts and providing organizational support for all project activities in the targeted country
Skills and experience
* A minimum of 10 years’ of professional working experience.
* Experience of working or consulting within the renewable energy sector, ideally working with Mini Grids and/or solar
* Strong existing networks in the country’s energy sector, particularly within Government.
* Experience in consumer business / venture capital
* Excellent understanding of local political economy, ideally with existing relationship to government
* Management skills
* Experience of working with donor agencies or donor funded programmes in Africa.
* Excellent written and communication skills in English and any local languages
About Us
Adam Smith International is an award-winning professional services business that delivers real impact, value and lasting change through projects supporting economic growth and government reform internationally. Our focus is on delivering projects that can bring the greatest impact and support the strengthening of societies around the world and the prospects of those who live within them.
Our reputation as a global leader has been built on the positive results our projects have achieved in many of the world’s most challenging environments. We exist to deliver projects that provide long-term benefits and sustainable results.
We are headquartered in London, with offices in Nairobi, Delhi and Sydney, along with major project offices in many developing countries worldwide. Our projects are funded by a wide range of donor organisations, including the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank, the Swedish and Danish Government's development agencies Sida and Danida, the European Commission and the Asian Development Bank. In addition, we also work directly for host governments.
Over more than 20 years, we’ve proven to bring the best minds together and are known for turning policies into action. Key to the way we work is the combination of our consultants’ world-class technical expertise, working alongside the exceptional project management and co-ordination skills of our core team, supported by strong administration. Our work is award-winning – most recently scooping 2013/14 British Expertise Development Project of the Year, along with Major Project of the Year, Consultancy Project of the Year and Young Consultant of the Year.
