The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) is recruiting for a resource mobilisation and partnerships specialist to provide expertise for a five-month period from August to December 2020 (immediate start an option). The role is a maternity cover for the current partnerships manager and will focus on project-based proposal development as well as prospect research and pipeline development for private sector focused initiatives across Africa. 

The successful candidate needs to demonstrate: 

• Exceptional proposal writing skills – including budgets, log frames, and technical tenders; 
• Ability to project manage multiple proposals and coordinate winning teams; 
• Solid track record in securing grants and contracts for international development organisations in Africa, particularly focused on economic programmes/social enterprises; 
• Subject expertise in agribusiness, renewables, climate change, and social impact investing would be a distinct advantage; and 
• Experience in donor mapping, researching prospects and managing pipelines essential. 
   

There may be an option for contract extension. 

AECF is seeking to recruit Policy and Advocacy Manager who will provide technical and administrative support for successful implementation and delivery of AECF policy and advocacy strategy for the Renewable Energy & Climate Technologies (REACT) in the Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) region.

AECF is seeking to recruit a Portfolio Officer who will be responsible for providing broad-based technical and grants management support to the task of selecting, managing and monitoring the AECF portfolio of projects.

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The AECF is looking for a seasoned Partnerships and Resource Mobilisation Officer to provide policy and operational support to AECF programmes and country offices on resource mobilisation. The incumbent will be responsible for information gathering and monitoring of donor priorities, policies, financial projections and recommend targeted efforts on new funding opportunities and approaches to support the fulfilment of AECF strategy implementation on partnerships.

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) is recruiting a consultant to collect impact data that is useful to both development funders and Off-grid solar firms operating in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The expert will provide support in data collection, analysis, independent verification and communication of impact to both AECF and its partner investees.  

Applicants must be able to illustrate the minimum competencies of:

•    At least five (5) year’s team experience in data collection and analysis, impact reporting and verification, report writing and presentations to stakeholders in the off-grid energy space. 
•    Experience in undertaking these types of assignments, with strong references.
•    Have a developed a credible and cost-effective methodology for measuring impact, a set of standardised indicators that can be used to compare impact performance and customer insights is an added advantage. 
•    Knowledge of the off-grid energy sector and experience working with Solar Home System firms in Africa.   
 

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AECF is seeking to recruit a consultant to assess the impact of tax laws and to conduct a tax health check for PowerGen Renewable Energy East Africa.

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The AECF is seeking to recruit a consultant to provide technical assistance in product development - Fish meal formulation.