Duties and responsibilities
The Business Development Officer Africa will report to the Head of Business Development.
The person appointed to this role will spend the majority of the year at our Africa branch in Dakar – Senegal.

He/she will have the following main duties and responsibilities:
• Support proposal development and tender writing on energy access projects in developing countries
• Build portfolio of consultancy assignments and EPC projects in the energy sector in Africa in different market segments ( off-grid, grid- connected, C&I)
• Create a roster of partners, donors, clients, investors in the continent and feed the network through participation to events, 1-2-1 meetings, workshops, etc.
• Engage with local and regional actors such as energy agencies, development programs, financing institutions, cooperation agencies on the purpose of creating partnerships and framework agreements.
• Continuously monitor African markets performance, marketing, sales and project delivery.
• Establish EnGreen’s Africa Headquarter in Senegal, ensuring office and admin recurring requirements

Essential skills and qualifications
• 5-7 years in a business development role in energy markets
• Advanced degree (Msc/MA) in Engineering/ Economics
• Strong experience in renewable energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Knowledge and understanding of the international development and cooperation context
• Fluency in English and French
• Leadership attitude

Desirable skills
• Experience in off-grid energy systems
• Experience with key business development/project design tools (offers, theory of change, logical framework, etc.)
• Experience in both profit and non-profit sector
• Additional language requirement: Portuguese

In addition to the stated salary, the compensation package includes a typical range of benefits related to the international assignment, such as accommodation in a company-provided apartment and health insurance coverage.