The Organisation
ETC Foundation (www.etc-international.org) supports people-centred development in rural and urban settings in the domains of energy, sustainable agriculture and food security. ETC assists governments, NGOs, development agencies and the private sector through capacity building, studies and advice. ETC facilitates international thematic networks and hosts a number of national and global programmes and network organisations. In the Netherlands, ETC focuses its efforts on making and keeping the Dutch countryside liveable.
ETC Foundation (www.etc-international.org) supports people-centred development in rural and urban settings in the domains of energy, sustainable agriculture and food security. ETC assists governments, NGOs, development agencies and the private sector through capacity building, studies and advice. ETC facilitates international thematic networks and hosts a number of national and global programmes and network organisations. In the Netherlands, ETC focuses its efforts on making and keeping the Dutch countryside liveable.
In the domain of energy, ETC aims at being a prominent, relevant and innovative player in two sub domains: energy access and business development support and energy and gender (Energia). In both sub-domains ETC has and maintains networks of partner agencies. The vacancy focuses on the first mentioned sub-domain. However, close interaction between the two sub-domains as well as other ETC domains will be actively pursued.
Our Energy Access Profile
OUR AMBITIONS AND GOALS: ETC’s Energy Access activities involve bringing modern energy products to the rural poor in developing countries. Together with our network of local partners we facilitate the upscaling processes in the rural energy sector and local energy markets.
Our Energy Access Profile
OUR AMBITIONS AND GOALS: ETC’s Energy Access activities involve bringing modern energy products to the rural poor in developing countries. Together with our network of local partners we facilitate the upscaling processes in the rural energy sector and local energy markets.
OUR APPROACH: We do not believe that the energy problems of the poor can be resolved with a mere technological breakthrough or through large scale financial support. Instead, our approach is to start our projects by better understanding the realities of the energy needs of the poor, and their local energy markets of shopkeepers, technicians, promoters and (micro)financiers. Through the identification of the bottlenecks in these local markets, we design and implement sustainable project models that can be replicated in other energy poor communities, in close cooperation with local stakeholders.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
• Business and project model development: Design and implementation of sustainable project models driven by entrepreneurial spirit for expansion and replication.
• Public Private Partnerships: Demand driven support to companies targeting the base of the pyramid with energy products and services.
• Program/Project Management: Development of implementation strategies and support to project-level activity to ensure that overall program goals are met.
• Business and project model development: Design and implementation of sustainable project models driven by entrepreneurial spirit for expansion and replication.
• Public Private Partnerships: Demand driven support to companies targeting the base of the pyramid with energy products and services.
• Program/Project Management: Development of implementation strategies and support to project-level activity to ensure that overall program goals are met.
OUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE:
• Our institutional capacity builds on our 16 years of experience in the energy sector
• We start from proven business models and energy solutions
• We have an active network of partners in Africa and Asia
• We pioneer new concepts and models in the energy sector
Vacancy
ETC Foundation is currently seeking to employ an experienced senior consultant to provide leadership to and active engagement with current and future energy access projects
• Our institutional capacity builds on our 16 years of experience in the energy sector
• We start from proven business models and energy solutions
• We have an active network of partners in Africa and Asia
• We pioneer new concepts and models in the energy sector
Vacancy
ETC Foundation is currently seeking to employ an experienced senior consultant to provide leadership to and active engagement with current and future energy access projects
The vacancy is based in Leusden, the Netherland. Candidates will have to be residential in the Netherlands.
Required Qualifications:
Candidates should have:
• A Masters degree in energy and/or environment, international business (such as MBA) or development economy, or engineering (such as civil and electrical) or any other energy related field
• Expert knowledge of current debate, challenges and facts on energy access
• At least 5 - 10 years of relevant working experience in the energy sector, with a focus on Asia or Africa
• Proven track record in the development and management of a portfolio of energy access projects, business development support and marketing; and value chains analysis (familiarity with social equity issues in the energy sector is an advantage)
• Experience with working with public private partnerships, local businesses and social enterprises in developing countries
• Proven track record in leading major acquisition efforts, in building client portfolio's and a strong network in the above mentioned areas
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills (in English); and at least one other language, such as French, Portuguese
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to lead and organize teams, and work constructively with people from different cultural backgrounds
• Ability to multi-task and operate in a challenging work environment
Required Qualifications:
Candidates should have:
• A Masters degree in energy and/or environment, international business (such as MBA) or development economy, or engineering (such as civil and electrical) or any other energy related field
• Expert knowledge of current debate, challenges and facts on energy access
• At least 5 - 10 years of relevant working experience in the energy sector, with a focus on Asia or Africa
• Proven track record in the development and management of a portfolio of energy access projects, business development support and marketing; and value chains analysis (familiarity with social equity issues in the energy sector is an advantage)
• Experience with working with public private partnerships, local businesses and social enterprises in developing countries
• Proven track record in leading major acquisition efforts, in building client portfolio's and a strong network in the above mentioned areas
• Outstanding written and oral communications skills (in English); and at least one other language, such as French, Portuguese
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to lead and organize teams, and work constructively with people from different cultural backgrounds
• Ability to multi-task and operate in a challenging work environment
Core Responsibilities and Tasks
The senior consultant will have the following responsibilities and tasks as the leader of ETC’s Energy Access and Business Development activities:
• Develop and implement ETC’s energy access strategy
• Provide strategic direction and supervise ETC consultants actively engaged with Energy Access
• Identify new opportunities and actively lead acquisition efforts
• Acquire, implement and manage relevant assignment as project manager/team leader/senior technical advisor
• Represent ETC at high level meeting and conference on energy and development
• Contribute to ETC-wide discussions and tasks for the organisation
The senior consultant will have the following responsibilities and tasks as the leader of ETC’s Energy Access and Business Development activities:
• Develop and implement ETC’s energy access strategy
• Provide strategic direction and supervise ETC consultants actively engaged with Energy Access
• Identify new opportunities and actively lead acquisition efforts
• Acquire, implement and manage relevant assignment as project manager/team leader/senior technical advisor
• Represent ETC at high level meeting and conference on energy and development
• Contribute to ETC-wide discussions and tasks for the organisation
International travel is part of the job.
We offer
• An open and stimulating work environment with active and experienced colleague consultants in the Energy and other domains.
• Salary and secondary conditions depending on background and experiences in conformity with the ETC performance-based remuneration system
• An open and stimulating work environment with active and experienced colleague consultants in the Energy and other domains.
• Salary and secondary conditions depending on background and experiences in conformity with the ETC performance-based remuneration system
Application
Letters of interest and CVs, including contact details for two references, should be sent electronically to our secretariat (info@etcnl.nl ), latest by 30th April 2013.
Letters of interest and CVs, including contact details for two references, should be sent electronically to our secretariat (info@etcnl.nl ), latest by 30th April 2013.
Interviews for the position will take place in May 2013. All applications will be acknowledged.
Information on the vacancy and the profile is available through Tamara Flink or Mayte de Vries, Energy Access consultants, +31 33 432 6000.
