AECF staff are instrumental in the work that we do to ensure a prosperous and enterprising rural Africa. AECF offers you an opportunity to be part of the team impacting the lives of millions of rural poor across Africa through the over 266 investments it has made in private sector that have resulted in job creation, improved livelihoods, improved health and reduce emissions.
As a staff member, you will join a team of professionals from across Africa, who are dedicated, dynamic and passionate about the work they do.
The AECF is seeking a consultant to document success stories and lessons learned from the implementation of the REACT SSA programme, in terms of gender lens investing, improved business value through gender smart solutions and overall improved well-being of women impacted by the interventions.
The AECF is seeking a Mini-grid Advisor to carry out various technical and commercial advisory tasks for mini grid-connected and stand-alone renewable energy electrification projects under REACT SSA. The job will particularly focus on advising investees on design, simulations, technical standards, bill of quantities and supervision of solar hybrid plants from kW-scale up to the MW range. Some work on electrical distribution networks is also envisioned (LV and MV).
The AECF is looking for a curriculum development specialist who will, in consultation with critical players on the ground, design and develop simple, practical curricula tailored to the KKCF/LED and well aligned with the KKCF Operations Manual. The curricula and training materials will be administered by local business coaches as they build the capacity of the small local enterprises in the Kakuma-Kalobeyei regions in North-eastern Kenya. The curricula will mainly cover the following four pillars of business planning, financial management, business operations and marketing, sales and service. All training will be delivered in Kakuma-Kalobeyei, with an element of digital delivery where possible.
The AECF would like to deliver an improved virtual learning support to its investee SMEs through a simple, practical, flexible and integrated learning management system that provides capabilities that meet the above objectives, through a plug-and-play system that also offers already developed SME training content especially in business management and leadership. The system will also enable AECF’s investees to engage in cross-learning/peer-to-peer mentoring. These learning services will also be accessed by AECF staff, to increase their own productivity at work. Through this request for proposal (“RFP”), The AECF is seeking to invite vendors to submit bids for the implementation of a Learning Management System as per the statement of works annexed to this Terms Of Reference (TOR).
The AECF is looking for consultants to provide technical support for the KKCF Local Enterprise Development (LED) funding competition with credit review and analysis for shortlisted companies.
The AECF is seeking a Mini-grid Advisor to carry out various technical and commercial advisory tasks for mini grid-connected and stand-alone renewable energy electrification projects under REACT SSA. The job will particularly focus on advising investees on design, simulations, technical standards, bill of quantities and supervision of solar hybrid plants from kW-scale up to the MW range. Some work on electrical distribution networks is also envisioned (LV and MV).
The AECF is seeking to recruit a dynamic, proactive, and passionate intern for a six-month placement to provide research, data analysis, monitoring of interventions, planning and coordination of advisory service provision, information processing and procurement support. You will be part of a small and highly motivated team supporting over 100 investee companies across Africa with business advisory and investment (IAS) raising support.
The AECF is looking to hire a talented individual to join us for an internship position. This position provides an excellent opportunity for the intern to work in a fast paced environment that hones his/her skills and enables the individual to learn while gaining direct and practical experience.
The AECF is looking for an entrepreneurial and experienced Innovations and Program Management expert who will be responsible for stimulating an environment for innovation and entrepreneurship while providing strategic leadership in program implementation that will see AECF increase its value proposition to its partners.
The AECF is seeking a Portfolio Officer responsible for overseeing AECF portfolio of companies in REACT SSA and REACT HS programmes in Liberia and Nigeria respectively. He/she will be providing broad-based technical and grants management and monitoring of the AECF investees. The incumbent is expected to work flexibly and collegially in offering support to the Programme Manager West Africa, the Programme Leads and other internal stakeholders.
The AECF is seeking a consultant to document success stories and lessons learned from the implementation of the REACT SSA programme, in terms of gender lens investing, improved business value through gender smart solutions and overall improved well-being of women impacted by the interventions.
The AECF is looking for a curriculum development specialist who will, in consultation with critical players on the ground, design and develop simple, practical curricula tailored to the KKCF/LED and well aligned with the KKCF Operations Manual. The curricula and training materials will be administered by local business coaches as they build the capacity of the small local enterprises in the Kakuma-Kalobeyei regions in North-eastern Kenya. The curricula will mainly cover the following four pillars of business planning, financial management, business operations and marketing, sales and service. All training will be delivered in Kakuma-Kalobeyei, with an element of digital delivery where possible.
The AECF would like to deliver an improved virtual learning support to its investee SMEs through a simple, practical, flexible and integrated learning management system that provides capabilities that meet the above objectives, through a plug-and-play system that also offers already developed SME training content especially in business management and leadership. The system will also enable AECF’s investees to engage in cross-learning/peer-to-peer mentoring. These learning services will also be accessed by AECF staff, to increase their own productivity at work. Through this request for proposal (“RFP”), The AECF is seeking to invite vendors to submit bids for the implementation of a Learning Management System as per the statement of works annexed to this Terms Of Reference (TOR).
The AECF is looking for consultants to provide technical support for the KKCF Local Enterprise Development (LED) funding competition with credit review and analysis for shortlisted companies.
The AECF is seeking a consultant to provide an end of programme review of the AAW R2 that will extract lessons learned on how the deployment of donor capital has led to improvements in market systems for smallholder farmers. These findings will be directly relevant to other AECF investment windows in the agriculture sector currently being financed by GAC as well as other donors. They are also expected to contribute to a broader discussion on how best to deploy concessional capital to the private sector.