Senior Technical Officer - AGI Energy Service Centre

• Improve capacities of commercial and industrial companies (C&I) in planning their renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) investments.
• Develop, organise, and facilitate technical and advisory services and training for C&I and service providers in the sector.
• Liaise with project partners, donors, and other stakeholders in the design and execution of projects.
• Assist in structuring and amending AGI-ESC’s technical activities/services/trainings and other products to market the services to existing and potential clients.
• Assist in any other assignment by AGI-ESC and AGI

• Through personal selling and direct marketing efforts.
• Drafting of agreements and contracts.

• Carry out and/or supervise RE feasibility studies and EE Audits at C&I facilities.
• Transaction advisory: Assisting companies in realising their projects through tenders, etc.
• Owner’s engineering: Quality control of third-party project implementers.
• Preparation of respective reports to clients, AGI, donors and other project partners.

• Assist in the design, preparation and implementation of training, workshops, seminars,and other events.

• Updating of monitoring datasheets of the services provided and implementation of ESCs recommendations (e.g., energy audits, feasibility studies, etc.).
• Provide information to respective donors if requested.

• Support the AGI-ESC in the identification of financing opportunities for RE/EE investment measures and provide liaison services between project owners and financial institutions.

• Master’s degree in renewable energy, electrical or electronic engineering, mechanical engineering or any related course.
• Membership of the Ghana Institution of Engineering or any professional group is desirable.
• 5 years’ experience in the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency sector.
• 3 years’ experience in Project Development with donor organisations.
• Sound technical knowledge in energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate change and sustainability.
• Experience as a trainer.
• Knowledge of innovative financing concepts (contracting/ESCO models, lease-to-own, crowdfunding) for RE/EE, for both public and private sectors.

• Very good working knowledge of ICT technologies and office applications (e.g., Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Experience in RE/EE design software, i.e., AutoCAD, RETScreen, PV Syst, HelioScope.
• Fluent in English language (spoken and written form).
• Work experience in an intercultural environment is an asset.
• Team Player with an independent work attitude, proactive, and a self-starter.
• Willingness to update skills as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.

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