Tetra Tech Off-Grid Team Lead Jobs Vacancies

Tetra
Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services
worldwide. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of
our employees-16,000 people working together across disciplines and time zones
to provide smart, sustainable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud
to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure,
resource management, energy, and international development. Tetra Tech combines
the resources of a global, multi-billion dollar company with local,
client-focused delivery in 400 locations around the world.

We
are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job
Title: Off-Grid
Team Lead
Ref No: 15400000138
Locations: Abuja and Lagos
Job: Energy Consultant
Schedule: Full-time

Job
Summary

Tetra
Tech, ES Inc., a subsidiary of Tetra Tech dedicated to international
development, is recruiting for a Off-Grid Team Leader/Business Technical
Advisor in Nigeria.
The
Team Leader (TL) will manage a small team of transaction advisors to
deliver the activities outlined in the current Work Plan, and oversee the
development and delivery of the activities in the future to achieve new
connections in Nigeria.
In
addition to managing the local team of experts required to deliver the
Work Plan activities, the TL will also lead on the provision of business
focused Technical Assistance (TA) to off-grid companies, to help develop
and implement their business models to increase their numbers of new
electrification connections and generation from off-grid energy systems,
in particular solar lanterns and home systems (SHS).
This
will include supporting their financial planning, cost analysis, and
developing long-term business strategies to ensure that they can convince
financial institutions and investors of their bankability and low risk.
The
TA will also help companies more effectively distribute and retail their
products, including developing new partnerships with other distribution
and retail companies, and further developing their distribution and
marketing strategies.
The
team will provide Technical Assistance (TA) to off-grid energy companies
to accelerate transactions, as well as investors and Financial
Institutions (FIs) to increase access to finance for off-grid companies
and potential customers. The team will also look for opportunities to help
build the institutional capacity of off-grid Government Departments to
improve the enabling environment for off-grid energy companies in Nigeria.

Responsibilities
Manage Technical Advisory team and oversee the delivery of current Work Plan
activities, including the following:

Distribution,
retail and marketing-focused Technical Assistance to at least 5 solar
lantern and solar home system (SHS) off-grid energy companies in Nigeria,
including assessing potential demand and identifying potential partners
for companies to reach these customers.
Business-focused
Technical Assistance (TA) to at least 5 solar lantern, solar home system
(SHS) and mini-grid off-grid energy companies in Nigeria to help them
develop and implement their business models, financial planning, access to
finance, and distribution and retail strategies, and link them with
relevant investors with suitable terms, including loan periods, interest
rates and required collateral levels, and, if required, the provision of
Technical Assistance to FIs to reduce their risk and increase their
willingness to lend with suitable terms.
Support
to at least 3 off-grid energy companies to develop their mobile payment
strategies.

Provide
Other Transaction Advisory Services as required, including the following:

Identify
new potential high-impact energy companies for support, determining
financial viability of business plans and potential for USG assistance.
Identify
domestic and external financing sources and develop and maintain a
database of available financing sources for off-grid energy companies,
including investors, institutional investors, commercial banks and
international finance institutions.
Identify
private sector stakeholders, including off-grid energy companies,
distributors and others in the country and facilitate matchmaking between
stakeholders.
Maintain
and update a database of off-grid energy company transactions and provides
updates on transactions to Power Africa.
Identify
critical issues and problems for design and execution and assist in
accelerating closure for off-grid energy companies, providing independent
advice to Nigerian government decision makers as needed to move closer to
project milestones.
Coordinate
provision of technical assistance to off-grid energy companies with other
donors to avoid duplication of efforts.
Identify
areas of support required by private sector that can be provided by Power
Africa.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s
Degree and a minimum of 10 years’ experience of managing International
Development programs, ideally energy programs in Nigeria.
Relevant,
ideally postgraduate, degree in economics, finance or business.
Based,
or willingness to be based, in Nigeria and with significant experience of
Sub-Saharan Africa off-grid energy sector, and ideally project finance.
Experience
of analyzing and structuring financial transactions, ideally of energy
companies, including financial models and investment deals, including the
provision of targeted Technical Assistance (TA).
Proven
written and oral communication skills, teamwork and interpersonal skills
dealing with high-level donor, government agency and private sector
company staff.
Ideally
over 10 years of working with energy companies, commercial investment
banks, private equity and/or financial or legal services companies or
firms in the international energy or finance sector.
Significant
management experience, with skills to analyze and resolve a wide range of
problems arising in transaction structuring and project development.
Skills
in monitoring and evaluation of energy programs, a plus.
Demonstrably
nuanced understanding of the nexus between energy, poverty and gender, and
a background in gender, energy and the environment, preferably with
established social (gender) and economic analysis skills.