Energy
4 Impact -Capital Access Analyst
Energy 4 Impact supports businesses that provide energy access to off-grid communities in Africa.
Energy 4 Impact supports businesses that provide energy access to off-grid communities in Africa.
We
believe that businesses can offer the best solutions to energy poverty.
We
help them access capital, technology and operational advice so they can become
profitable and sustainable.
Purpose: Generally, to provide
vital quantitative and qualitative information and monitoring/analysis on the
organization’s capital access activities to the Capital Access Manager, the
Capital Access Coordinator, Capital Access team, wider organization in general
and donors/stakeholders.
More
specifically within the above purpose:
- To
assist team and organization to monitor, analyze and evaluate:
- loan
performance (both guaranteed and non-guaranteed)
- partner
financial institution performance
- borrower
performance and behaviour (both guaranteed and non-guaranteed)
- where
relevant, loan guarantee fund use and performance
- trends
or patterns in the above performance within the context of the capital
access “business model” or financial mechanism adopted by the organization
with its partners.
- Prepare
or deliver data, summaries, analyses, forecasts and reports to manager,
team, Senior Management, other colleagues and external parties such as
bank partners or donors to inform or even shape their discussions, views,
strategy and decisions.
- Review
relationships with existing financial partners, review partnership
agreements where necessary and build relationships with existing or new
financial institutions
- Market
research on lending activity, practices and sources in or potentially
suitable for the African renewable energy
- Design
new or develop existing tools and methods/processes/procedures for or
related to the various performances and trends/patterns referred to above,
which tools and methods are to be used or applied by CA team, other E4I
teams and partners such as financial institutions
Roles
and Responsibilities
- Track
the monthly performance of Energy 4 Impact supported loans and report to
the CA team, other relevant teams inside the organisation as well as stakeholders
and partners outside the organization.
- Identify
and report trends (performance of borrowers, lenders, guarantee fund etc.,
activities or behaviors of lenders and other actors in the renewable
energy sector in East or West Africa or beyond) which help in building
case studies and analyzing the impact of the loans on the entrepreneurs’
businesses and lives.
- Track
the monthly utilization of guarantee in deposit in partner financial
institutions which helps in decision making in terms of more efficient use
of the loan guarantee fund
- Track
CA related key performance indicators for purposes of reporting to the
senior management and the donors.
- Liaise
with partner financial institutions to get information on loans
performance, guarantee in deposit, partnership agreements and any other
administrative information.
- Provide
support in the preparation of presentations for meetings with management.
- Provide
support in the preparation and development of concept notes, partnership
agreements, board authorizations and letters for us in CA team’s
collaborations with financial institutions.
- Carry
out research to keep the team informed on lending trends in the East
African market, financial institutions with renewable energy loan
products, different lending models and entrepreneurial trends.
- Work
with the M&E team to improve the M&E database and processes with
regards to the monitoring and reporting of our activities or interventions
with our programme beneficiaries, in particular CA related activities.
- Provide
support to interns assigned to the CA team.
- Provide
occasional assistance to the Advisory team on needs basis.
- Assist
in assessing the credit worthiness of companies looking to apply for
Energy 4 Impact guarantee backed loans.
- Deputise
for Capital Access Co-coordinator or Capital Access Manager in meetings
and presentations
- Prepare
notes/minutes of meetings within team and between and its partners or
stakeholders and using those notes to structure subsequent meetings and
discussions as to actions to be taken, next steps etc.
- Track
CA team members activities in the field to ensure better co-ordination of
team activities
- Assist
in preparation, delivery and implementation of finance related training to
financial institutions, companies/borrowers, E4I teams (e.g. business and
technology mentors).
Academic
and Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Energy Engineering or relevant
field
Relevant
Working experience
- Minimum
1 year relevant working experience.
- Experience
in donor funded projects is an added advantage.
- Experience
working with and in financial institutions/Sacco or social enterprises,
particularly on enterprise financing is an added advantage.
Skills
and Knowledge
- Excellent
analytical and numeracy skills.
- Great
attention to detail.
- A
good knowledge of MS office packages, particularly Excel, Word and
PowerPoint.
- Ability
to work within a team as well as individually with minimum supervision.
- Understanding
of the household energy sector and energy technologies and/or ability to
build strong working relationships with local businesses is an added
advantage.
How to
Apply
Interested candidates should forward their cover letters and CVS and indicate their minimum salary requirement to recruitment@energy4impact.org on or before 28th August, 2016.
Energy 4 Impact is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, national origin or disability.
