Duma Works is recruiting a Solar Partner Relationship Manager for our client; a digital investment platform where people
invest in solar energy projects in Africa.
The job holder will ensure that the
company partners with high quality and bankable solar companies all over
Sub-Saharan Africa.
To keep developing the partner
pipeline and its dealflow, you will do due diligence on new partners, assess
the financial viability of a company, its sales capabilities, technology,
scalability and management team by going through documentation submitted during
the due diligence.
You will conduct field-trips to
current and future solar partners and their customers
Working at here means that you work
with people that are highly driven by our vision of a world where all people
have access to clean energy.
All in the team are rockstars who
love to take on new challenges.
They believe that transparency is key
and want to enable people to be their best. Being proactive is in their DNA and
they don’t wait for change to happen. They create change.
You
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Thrive in a goal-oriented environment
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Enjoy solving problems and love
taking on challenges and finding creative solutions
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Communicate clearly and openly
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Enjoy working in an ever-changing job
where responsibilities are not set in stone
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Bring experience in due diligence on
companies in emerging markets
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Have 3+ years experience in
relationship management or key account management experience
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Have the motivation to learn and
desire to constantly improve processes
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Have experience in financial
assessment of SMEs and/or projects
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Speak fluent English and know how to
work with Microsoft Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint), Google Docs and
Sheets, Email, CRM tools, etc.
Extra awesome
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You speak Swahili fluently
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You have worked in with solar energy
in emerging markets (non-technical)
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You have experience in structuring
financial vehicles (SPVs, receivables finance, etc.)
Outline
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6-month trial period during which the
team fit will be determined
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Kick-off event 2-week training
/workshops in the company’s HQ in Sweden
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Focus on East-Africa +potentially
West Africa at a later stage
Apply
Send your Cover Letter and detailed
CV to apply@jobs.dumaworks.com marking the subject as “2811”, Your Full name
& Phone number e.g. 2811 Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxx. If you don’t follow
these instructions, your application will not go through.
Deadline for receiving applications: Wednesday, 31 May 2017
N.B.* You will receive a confirmation email and an alert to take a
basic screening test over SMS or online. The email with the test may not arrive
immediately. Please be patient. The email/SMS test will typically be 5-8
questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the
test.
If you apply and don’t meet these
minimum qualifications, we won’t be able to forward your application to the
employer.