Vacancy title:
Project Manager – Solar Repair Grant
Jobs at:
SolarAid ZambiaDeadline of this Job:
16 December 2021
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, December 02, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Position
We are looking for an energetic, quick thinking and enthusiastic Project Manager with the ability to manage the recycling grant funded through GIZ for the next 18 months. The successful applicant will be interested in learning about solar energy and the SunnyMoney operations. They will be creative, adaptive and able to work independently as well as manage a field team.
Skills and Qualifications
• University degree in Project Management and/or extensive experience of working as a Project Manager, particularly in the field of solar or renewable energy – Must be clearly demonstrated in the CV
• 3 to 4 years of professional experience in Project Management
• Used to working in a small organisation
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Organized, hardworking and flexible
• Experience in Report writing, presentation, managing communications with people from different educational, economic and cultural backgrounds
• Effective time management and planning
• Good IT skills (Excel and Word)
• Work experience in sales or customer service and project delivery.
• Passion and enthusiasm for SunnyMoney’s social goal and the work it does
• Has worked with a budget and can implement and follow a work plan
• Experience working in a rural setting
Job Description and Duties
Project Management
• Manage budget and all costs related to the project
• Overall project management
• Responsible for all money spent and money collected
• Recruit, manage and train Project Coordinator and Project Asst/Driver.
• Ensure that the key milestones are met in a timely manner.
Sales and Marketing
• Ensure that all field work, meetings and trainings are scheduled in a timely manner
• Travel to field work periodically throughout the project.
Logistics
• Plan schedules and have them approved in a timely manner, this includes trips, trainings, meetings, etc
Admin
• Ensure all paperwork completed by the Coordinator and PA/Driver is done properly and sent in on time.
• Ensure that all required reports are done by deadlines
• Work with SA fundraising team in London on reports to the funder during and at the end of the grant period.
• Work with local Acct Manger to report on spend on a periodic basis and at the end of the grant period.
• Write monthly reports to the Ops Director on lessons learned, what is working well, what can be done better, etc
• Perform any other related duty as required
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
To apply for this position, please verify that you have all of the qualifications and skills before sending in your CV. In the subject of the email please state this is for the Project Manager position. You must highlight your previous experience working with project management, a budget, and sales. Please ensure that you cover letter is no more than 1 page and your CV is no more than 3 pages in length and that you only send it through one time to recruitment.zambia@sunnymoney.org.
Only short-listed people will be contacted.
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