Nigeria Commercial Specialist, Mini Grids at ENGIE Energy Access (EEA)

ENGIE Energy Access is a leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa, with a mission to deliver affordable, reliable and sustainable energy solutions and life-changing services with exceptional customer experience. The company is a result of the integration of Fenix International, ENGIE Mobisol and ENGIE PowerCorner; and develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy.

The PAYGo solar home systems are financed through affordable instalments from $0.14 per day and the mini-grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,700 employees, operations in nine countries across Africa (Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), over 1 million customers and more than 5 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access (EEA) aims to remain a leading clean energy company, serving millions of customers across Africa by 2025.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nigeria Commercial Specialist, Mini Grids

Location: Abuja
Department: Mini Grids
Reporting Line: Commercial & Product Manager

Job Purpose / Mission

• As part of the Minigrids team and reporting to the Commercial & Product Manager, you will play a key role in providing support for successful commercial operations of the EEA’s minigrids in Nigeria.
• This includes optimizing the customer experience, coordinating cluster activities, and maximizing minigrid revenues across the different streams of electricity sales, appliances sales, and customer finance.
• This role implies to work closely with the rest of the EEA team in Nigeria and the global MySolGrid team. You will be based in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, but will occasionally be required to travel nationally.

Key Responsibilities
Minigrid Development:

• Participate in carrying out mini-grid development activities: site surveys, community and stakeholder engagement, and financial and regulatory due diligence. 
• Carry out site and demand analysis for input to the development of financial models, budgets, and business plans.
• Write concept notes and proposals to support grant applications, responses to tenders, and other partnerships.
• Collaborate with technical operations and legal to facilitate customer connections and smooth onboarding

Minigrid Commercial Operations:

• Facilitate energy accounting and sales
• Build working relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to facilitate appliance financing and sales, and the development of income-generating activities in our client communities
• Act as the ambassador for customers, and liaising with operations, CX, and other key internal teams, to ensure competitive operating decisions
• Build and maintain operational monitoring platforms and monthly reports

Qualifications

• Hold a Degree in Engineering, Business, Economics or any other related field.

Experience:

• Have at least 3 years of relevant experience in commercial operations, sales/business development, and customer and stakeholder engagement.
• Proficient in data and quantitative analysis and BI tools such as Excel, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Be passionate about clean energy expansion and improving the socio-economic standing of rural communities.
• Proven ability to be structured, organized, plan and schedule, and have an eye for detail.
• Able to meet deadlines and carry out several tasks in parallel 
• Able to work independently and demonstrate a great sense of initiative and sense of priorities 
• Have an entrepreneurial spirit and be able to work in a team 
• Have strong interpersonal skills to interface with your team-members and interact with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills 
• Commit to upholding high standards of integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality 
• Demonstrate humility, honesty, and flexibility  
• Have experience in the field of minigrids or related experience in electrical utilities
• Functional knowledge of the Nigerian power sector and energy market fundamentals
• Prior experience with, or able to work with CRM tools.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.