Renewable Energy Challenge Fund Business Development Consultant Vacancy at UNCDF Uganda

RECF will provide technical assistance to companies at pre-investment, investment and exit stages of the RECF funding. The nature and intensity of the assistance will differ depending on the development stage of the company and the business idea. In their business proposals, companies should already articulate all the inputs needed to deliver their “ideas”, and allocate their own and RECF funding accordingly.


Duties and Responsibilities
To this end, the Consultant will support the CleanStart Programme team to implement the challenge funding process in Uganda, as well as manage the partner portfolio once partnerships are in place.

Expected results
Challenge rounds are relevant to market developments and attracts applications from many commercially-driven companies;
Applicants submit investable proposals that align with the Challenge funding objectives; RECF’s Investment Committee members can make an informed investment decision based on sufficient background information about the business idea and the company’s ability to deliver;
Partners receive technical assistance at pre-investment, investment and/or exit stages of the RECF funding;
Progress and lessons learned throughout the implementation are well-documented and widely shared; 

Key Activities
The consultant will specifically assist with the following:

Key Activity 1: Challenge rounds are relevant to market developments and attracts applications from many commercially-driven companies;
Put together background on the Renewable Energy commercial business sector in Uganda. This means going through all relevant data and literature and identifying the key issues in expanding Renewable Energy commercial business sector in Uganda.
Identify quantitative indicators that might help build an accurate picture of the Renewable Energy landscape in Uganda and collect baseline data for those indicators.
   
Key Activity 2: Applicants submit investable proposals that align with the Challenge funding objectives; RECF’s Investment Committee members can make an informed investment decision based on sufficient background information about the business idea and the company’s ability to deliver;
Providing pre-investment consultations to applicants so that proposals are in line with the Challenge’s objectives;
Undertaking technical review of proposals for long and shortlisting based on objective criteria; conduct due diligence to ensure organizations have the capacity to implement; collect necessary documents for RECF appraisals;

Required Skills and Experience
Education:
A Master’s degree in finance/economics, engineering/technology, public/business administration, social sciences, electrical or material engineering, or related discipline or the equivalent experience;

Experience:
Minimum of five (5) years’ experience working with SMEs in the distributed energy sector in Uganda; experience must be hands-on and demonstrate progression in responsibilities;
Experience with various distributed energy business models, including those that integrate digital solutions such as pay-as-you-go;
Experience in integrating some form of financing in the energy business model such as consumer or enterprise financing;

Language:
Fluency in English

How to Apply:
https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=69894

Application Deadline :    05/Jan/17