Project Officer-Mini-Grid

Job Overview:
We are seeking a Project Officer who will be responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, and reporting mini-grid projects. The role involves budget tracking, regulatory compliance, grant and tender management, and performance evaluation of project sites to ensure efficiency and alignment with organizational goals.

Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Project Planning, Monitoring & Reporting: Develop detailed project plans and timelines, monitor project progress on a weekly basis, prepare and submit monthly stakeholder reports, ensure high reporting compliance (95%). 2. Project Budget Management: Track project budgets against actual expenditures, conduct variance analysis at each project milestone, provide insights to support financial decision-making. 3. Regulatory & Compliance Management: Initiate and manage all regulatory and compliance documentation, ensure accurate and complete submission of grant-related documents, maintain minimal documentation errors (2%), ensure timely review and submission of all compliance requirements. 4. Grant & Tender Applications: Identify and process eligible grant and tender opportunities, prepare and submit applications before deadlines, ensure accuracy and completeness of supporting documentation, maintain error rates below 5%. 5. Grant Claims Management: Process and submit grant claims within deadlines, ensure all claims are accurate and well-documented, maintain error rates below 2%. 6. Site Performance Monitoring & Evaluation: Generate and distribute monthly site performance reports, ensure high data accuracy (98%), identify underperforming sites and recommend corrective actions, support implementation of performance improvement strategies. 7. Productive Use Equipment (PUE) Monitoring: Track and analyze energy consumption before and after PUE deployment, evaluate the impact of PUEs on business performance, prepare monthly reports on PUE performance and consumption trends.

Required Qualifications:
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in project management, preferably in energy or mini-grid projects. Experience with grant management and regulatory compliance is an added advantage.

Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience:
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in project management, preferably in energy or mini-grid projects.

Languages:
English

Additional Notes:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application via the provided link and email using Project Officer as the subject.