Sierra Leone

UNOPS recruits 01 Market Development Specialist

UNOPS recruits 01 Market Development Specialist

Market Development Specialist
Job categories: Programme Management
Vacancy code: VA/2019/B5317/17801
Level: ICS-10
Department/office: AFR, GHOH, Sierra Leone
Duty station:  Freetown, Sierra Leone
Contract type: International ICA
Contract level: IICA-2
Duration: On going
Dealine date:  10-May-2019
Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.
 Background Information – Job-specific
In Sierra Leone, the Rural Renewable Energy Project (RREP), a DFID-funded project, is collaborating with the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) to supply up to 5 MW of sustainable renewable electricity in rural communities through installations of at least 94 solar mini-grids to be operated and managed by private sector partners.
The implementation of the project is develop around five (5) Work Packages (WP):
Work package 1 / 1+:  6kWp solar photovoltaic (PV) generation plants at 54 Community Health Centres (CHCs) were installed between April and July 2017. These generation plants were then extended into small mini-grids with a capacity between 16kW and 36kW and distribution networks installed which will eventually connect all other public institutions and households in 50 of these communities. All 50 mini-grids are installed and ready for operation as of October 2018.
Work package 2: aims to bring the country’s photovoltaic (PV) power generation capacity up to 5MW by attracting the private sector to invest in the mini-grid market while drawing on the lessons of WP 1/1+. WP2 will install mini-grids in additional 40 communities with >36kW systems (up to max. 200kWp) using sustainable business and delivery models developed by the private sector.
Private sector operators have been selected through a competitive tender process, and will take on operation and maintenance of WP1/1+ mini-grids and co-invest in the development of the WP2 sites. The operators will be responsible for the last mile connection to identified customers and the in-house wiring of customer homes.
Work package 3: provides Technical Assistance (TA) and institutional capacity building to the Ministry of Energy, the Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission, other relevant government agencies as necessary, as well as to private sector companies selected to operate WP1 sites and co-invest in and operate WP2 sites.
Work Package 5: This work package focus majorly on the Monitoring and Evaluation function. An M&E Plan including Impact Evaluation design will be develop for learning and accountability.
Work Package 6: Private sector development. Through this work package, RREP seeks to develop a private sector engagement and strengthening strategy, underpinned by a keen understanding of local market systems, to promote productive use economies in mini‐grid catchment areas; supporting both the commercial viability of the privately operated mini‐grids.
In its two years of implementation, RREP has installed 50 mini-grids. These installations will be expanded in capacity throughout the life of the project to 2020, with 44 additional installations. The RREP mini-grid sites are poised to be hubs of new and improved economic activities generating better
employment opportunities and incomes and fostering greater social and economic welfare for communities.
To leverage this opportunity, RREP and partners seek to put in place a rural energy market development work stream under Work Package 6. The RREP Rural Energy Market Development work stream seeks to accelerate to accelerate demand and off-take of rural energy across mini-grid catchment area. The work stream seeks to collaborate with private sector to increase access to and drive uptake of new and improved rural energy-reliant economic opportunities and productive use equipment in mini-grid catchment areas. It also seeks to forge shared-vision partnerships with public, private and social sector stakeholders working to drive developmental outcomes in health, education, gender parity and overall poverty reduction where lack of energy access hinders further progress on such outcomes. Altogether, it seeks to support mini-grid operators toward provision of commercially viable energy services ultimately driving welfare increases of rural communities across catchment areas and beyond.
 Functional Responsibilities
Purpose and Scope of Assignment The RREP project is looking for a dynamic profes…
 Education/Experience/Language requirements
Education: Master’s Degree in Finance, Business Administration, …
 Competencies
Develops and implements sustainable business strategies, thinks long term and ex…
Functional competencies
Ability to work to meet tight schedules under stressful environment and vari…
Contract type, level and duration
Contract type: International Individual Contract Agreement (IICA) Contract leve…
 Additional Considerations
Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time Applications r…
Background Information – UNOPS
UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful imp…

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