Job Title: Outreach
Officer (2 Career Vacancies)
Officer (2 Career Vacancies)
Organization: GVEP (Global
Village Energy Partnership) International
Village Energy Partnership) International
Funding Source: Swedish
International Development Agency (SIDA)
International Development Agency (SIDA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Business
Development Services (BDS) Coordinator
Development Services (BDS) Coordinator
About GVEP:
GVEP (Global Village Energy Partnership) works with local businesses in
developing countries to increase access to modern energy and to improve the
quality of lives for millions of people. To date, we have provided four million
people with access to clean energy; over 3000 local energy jobs have been
created; 2.7 million tonnes of CO2 have been saved and $20 million has been
leveraged to support the development of energy products and services across the
developing world.
developing countries to increase access to modern energy and to improve the
quality of lives for millions of people. To date, we have provided four million
people with access to clean energy; over 3000 local energy jobs have been
created; 2.7 million tonnes of CO2 have been saved and $20 million has been
leveraged to support the development of energy products and services across the
developing world.
Job Summary: The Outreach
Officer will promote the project’s objectives among schools by helping connect
them with stove producers and financial institutions as well as promote
briquette making businesses and retailers to leverage credit from financial
institutions. He/She will also be involved in monitoring the usage of the
stoves and repayments to financial institutions.
Officer will promote the project’s objectives among schools by helping connect
them with stove producers and financial institutions as well as promote
briquette making businesses and retailers to leverage credit from financial
institutions. He/She will also be involved in monitoring the usage of the
stoves and repayments to financial institutions.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Implementing the communication and
outreach strategy for the PDP1. This entails inputs in developing and disseminating communication materials such as
press kits, fact sheets and brochures; - Promoting the project vigorously among
schools and cook stove and briquette
businesses within the assigned region and recruiting the numbers
necessary to realize the project
targets for both improved cook stoves and briquettes. - Performing training on the usage and
communicating the economic benefits of improved institutional cook stoves
and briquettes. - Linking the recruited schools with
selected quality stove producers and pre-identified financial institutions
(in conjunction with the Loan Guarantee Fund officers) and facilitating
the development and implementation of agreements among the three. - Linking briquette retailers and
consumers/users with selected quality briquette producers and
pre-identified financial institutions (in conjunction with the Loan
Guarantee Fund officers) and facilitating the development and
implementation of agreements among the three. - Monitoring the repayment of loans to
financial institutions. - Monitoring the repayment of loans by briquette
businesses to financial institutions - Responsible for periodic and timely
reporting to the BDS Coordinator on progress/performance against the
M&E framework - Marketing solar PV systems to schools and
institutions of higher learning. - Monitoring and Evaluation: Data
collecting, analysing and providing feedback to the Business Development
Services Coordinator and Country Manager - Supporting the M&E Coordinator with
quality control on field information. - Support the M&E in undertaking
analytical studies.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: The ideal candidate
should possess the necessary skills, knowledge and experience in executing the
above duties and responsibilities.
Experience: The ideal candidate
should possess the necessary skills, knowledge and experience in executing the
above duties and responsibilities.
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates should submit their application by sending a
complete and comprehensive CV and a cover letter via e-mail to
[email protected] under the reference Application for Outreach
Officer- Uganda including salary.
complete and comprehensive CV and a cover letter via e-mail to
[email protected] under the reference Application for Outreach
Officer- Uganda including salary.
Deadline: 27th June, 2014
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