Recruitment, apply for Pact recruitment 2022 below.
Gatekeepers News reports that Pact works across multiple sectors and actors to combat corruption, promote democracy and improve health. Its funding partners run the gamut from the U.S. Government to private foundations to corporations, and its on-the-ground partners include Nigerian ministries and civil society organizations focused on advocacy, democracy, and health.
Pact is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Program Assistant
- Experience 3 years
- Location Rivers
Position Overview
Pact is recruiting a Program Assistant for a one-year project focused on strengthening rural economic development and improving the commercial viability of mini-grids in Rivers State and Lagos State, Nigeria by supporting micro-enterprises’ transition from diesel generators to electric motors, mechanising labor-intensive activities, and starting new enterprises that productively use energy. The project will be implemented from March 01, 2022 – January 31, 2023, with a possibility for extension and expansion. The Program Assistant will report and provide support to the project’s Program Officer.
The project will address four causes of limited demand for energy: 1) limited knowledge of productive use opportunities, including the economics of transitioning from diesel generators to electric motors; 2) limited business skills and financial literacy, which impedes small businesses from assessing the potential of productive use equipment to improve their operations; 3) supply chain and product quality challenges, and 4) to a varying extent, lack of financing options for purchasing productive use equipment. With Pact’s support, local economic activity, incomes, and demand for energy will increase, which will positively impact other socio-economic indicators in target villages, while increasing both the number of customers served by mini-grids as well as average revenue per user. We envision that with project support, local economic activity, incomes, and demand for energy will increase, which will contribute to broad-based economic growth while increasing both the number of customers served by mini-grids as well as average revenue per user.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of materials and processes for topics identified for capacity building of micro-enterprises and households in target communities.
- Under the supervision of the program officer, provide micro-enterprises with comprehensive, customized, and documented mentoring and technical assistance in business management, operations, and financial literacy.
- Under the supervision of the program officer, collaborate with micro-enterprises on business plan development and review proposals for loan approval.
- Utilizing Pact’s proven revolving loan approach, coordinate with the program manager and officer on strategies and approval for equipment financing for those micro-enterprises that require a loan to purchase new equipment or electric motors.
- Work with community leaders to establish or strengthen Village Electrification Committees (VECs), which manage revolving loan funds.
- Liaise with key project beneficiary leads in target communities including village heads, enterprise owners, business association leaders, and VECs.
- Assess the market of locally available electric motors and productive use equipment through discussions with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and advice on quality products that match the needs and productive use opportunities identified by participating communities.
- Support technical needs assessments in target communities and advice on capacity-building opportunities for implementation.
- Support Program Officer with reports and external writing, summarizing project results and evidence.
- Develop data collection tools, ensure the quality of data, and contribute indicators to project reporting.
- Other duties as assigned.
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience OR Master’s degree and 1+ years of experience in capacity building, business advisory, livelihoods, agriculture interventions, and monitoring and evaluation.
- Demonstrated technical skills in analyzing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data, and packaging the findings.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with governments, local private sector/business partners, and community leaders.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and creative problem-solving skills.
- Possess a deep understanding of, and connections to, the communities we serve.
- Strong writing and oral presentation skills, including fluency in English.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently or relocate (if required) to Port Harcourt in Rivers State and Lagos State.
Job Title: Program Officer
- Experience 7 years
- Location Lagos
Position Overview
Pact is recruiting a Program Officer for a one-year project focused on strengthening rural economic development and improving the commercial viability of mini-grids in Rivers State and Lagos State, Nigeria by supporting micro-enterprises’ transition from diesel generators to electric motors, mechanising labor-intensive activities, and start new enterprises that productively use energy. The project will be implemented from March 01, 2022 – January 31, 2023, with a possibility for extension and expansion.
The project will address four causes of limited demand for energy: 1) limited knowledge of productive use opportunities, including the economics of transitioning from diesel generators to electric motors; 2) limited business skills and financial literacy, which impedes small businesses from assessing the potential of productive use equipment to improve their operations; 3) supply chain and product quality challenges, and 4) to a varying extent, lack of financing options for purchasing productive use equipment. With Pact’s support, local economic activity, incomes, and demand for energy will increase, which will positively impact other socio-economic indicators in target villages, while increasing both the number of customers served by mini-grids as well as average revenue per user. We envision that with project support, local economic activity, incomes, and demand for energy will increase, which will contribute to broad-based economic growth, while increasing both the number of customers served by mini-grids as well as average revenue per user.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of materials and processes for topics identified for capacity building of micro-enterprises and households in target communities.
- Provide micro-enterprises with comprehensive, customized, and documented mentoring and technical assistance in business management, operations, and financial literacy.
- Collaborate with micro-enterprises on business plan development and review proposals for loan approval.
- Utilizing Pact’s proven revolving loan approach, advise the program manager on strategies and approval for equipment financing for those micro-enterprises that require a loan to purchase new equipment or electric motors.
- Work with community leaders to establish or strengthen Village Electrification Committees (VECs), which manage revolving loan funds.
- Manage relationships with key project beneficiary leads in target communities including village heads, enterprise owners, business association leaders, and VECs.
- Assess the market of locally available electric motors and productive use equipment through discussions with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and advise on quality products that match the needs and productive use opportunities identified by participating communities.
- Regularly conduct a technical needs assessment in target communities and advise on capacity-building opportunities for implementation.
- Contribute to reports and external writing, as required, summarizing project results and evidence. Provide input to regular reports documenting processes, outputs, and outcomes of work.
- Other duties as assigned.
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of experience OR Master’s degree and 5+ years of experience in capacity building, business advisory, livelihoods, and/or agriculture interventions.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with governments, local private sector/business partners, and community leaders.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and creative problem-solving skills.
- Possess a deep understanding of, and connections to, the communities we serve.
- Strong writing and oral presentation skills, including fluency in English.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently or relocate (if required) to Port Harcourt in Rivers State and Lagos State.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their resume/CV and cover letter on their suitability to: [email protected] The deadline for submission is the close of business on Friday 8th April 2022. All CV’s/resume/applications MUST be in either word format or PDF. Applicants MUST indicate the position applied for on the SUBJECT of the mail. Note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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