Business Consultant Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Duma Works is recruiting a Senior Energy Business Consultant for

one of our clients. 

Our client is a Swedish company that

aims to attract direct foreign investment in Sweden.
 

The role as an energy business

consultant is to facilitate effective and efficient energy business

opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa whilst actively promoting Swedish energy

solutions. 

The energy business consultants will

have a leading role in the “Africa Energy Program” launched by Team Sweden and

facilitated by the company. 

The purpose of the Africa Energy

Program is to provide Swedish companies with market knowledge and connect them

to the business opportunities within the energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa,

in order to increase sales for Swedish energy related companies.
 

The program is designed for Swedish

energy companies interested in establishing and expanding their business in the

region. 

Apart from your colleagues at the

company, you will work closely with Swedish energy related companies, the

Swedish inter-agency team of specially designated representatives, the US Power

Africa in South Africa, transaction advisors and inter-agency team, the Power

Africa team at the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) as well as

with the aid and trade promotion teams at Swedish Embassies in relevant African

countries.

The role of the energy business consultant is a new one linked to the Swedish

Government´s export strategy with the intention of:

• Increasing Swedish companies´ participation in
  
  so called “High Potential Opportunities” (HPO´s) e.g. Africa Energy
  
  Program


• Improving coordination between aid and trade
  
  promotion, thus leveraging on Sweden´s long tradition of extensive aid not
  
  least to the energy sector

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• In cooperation with Swedish industry and Team
  
  Sweden, identify and develop a pipeline of high potential energy projects
  
  that are technically and financially viable, and well matched to the
  
  Swedish offerings.


• Consulting services with the objective of
  
  establish and grow Swedish energy businesses and presence in Sub-Saharan
  
  Africa


• Energy market intelligence and information
  
  sharing



• Coordinate with other Power Africa
  
  implementers and stakeholders within the US and Swedish teams


• Identify investors, shop around opportunities,
  
  and assist a host government to promote to potential investors


• Support bid and tender processes


• Identify legal and regulatory impediments to
  
  deals, and assist host governments to address.


• Stakeholder management


• Support dialogue broadly with the government,
  
  donors, and civil society.


• Monitor and report on program and project
  
  development

• Business minded energy expert, with an
  
  extended local and regional network


• Bachelor’s degree in energy-related
  
  engineering, policy, business, finance, economics, or a related field
  
  required; advanced degree preferred


• Minimum five years of experience of the
  
  sub-Saharan energy sector required; eight years of experience preferred


• Experience with international donors and
  
  financial solutions


• Excellent knowledge of the demands of the
  
  local and regional power sector


• Demonstrated business and team skills,
  
  versatility, and integrity


• English fluency required

Areas of responsibilities?
 

• Lead own projects


• Lead program and promotional activities

• Full sales cycle responsibility


• Independent client dialogues

• Manage and develop team members


• Role model our company values

• Regular business travel within Sub-Saharan
  
  Africa and to Sweden will be required dependent on project needs

You will report to the Trade

Commissioner and work as a part of the consultant team and the Africa Energy

Program.

Applications letters and detailed CV

are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “2102”,

Your Full name &  Phone number e.g. 2102, Barack Obama,

07xxxxxxxxx. 

If you don’t follow these

instructions, your application will not go through

Deadline for receiving applications: 12th June 2016

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