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Junior Energy Advisor at GIZ, Freetown , Sierra Leone

GIZ

Junior Energy Advisor at GIZ, Freetown , Sierra Leone

GIZ

Full time Job

Date Posted: August 24, 2023

Application deadline:

Expired on: September 9, 2023 12:00am

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Job description

The position supports, advice, and partially manages; in particular:

 

  • Responsibilities
  • Work closely with the Key Team Lead (KTL) RE-Tech team from acquisition, planning, costing, procurement, through implementation to closure for technical and strategic issues.
  • Support with administrative tasks in the absence of the RE-Tech team lead in solar related fields.
  • Coordinate end users regarding solar items or possibly ICS and provide them with orientation and other technical training.
  • Stock keeping and control of all solar equipment under the supervision of the RE- Tech team lead.
  • Secure timeliness, respect to GIZ rules and discipline within the Endev Team.

 

The Technician performs the following tasks:

 

  • Tasks
  • Technical 

The Technician

  • Collecting data on renewable energy systems for testing or research analysis.
  • Support in the needed data regarding the upcoming EU TEA project.
  • Conduct technical feasibility study and data collections in RE related field for our project partners.
  • Checking electrical installations for proper wiring, polarity, grounding, or integrity of terminations.
  • Office Generator and Building repairs and maintenances.

 

  • Supports and Training 

The Technician

  • Assist with monitoring, apps, ITC4 Renewables, online monitoring of system performance and data interpretation if the need arise.
  • Assist the administrative specialist with his/her tasks as instructed.
  • Perform other duties or tasks for any of the key teams when required.
  • Coordinate and conduct solar trainings and installation with other GIZ projects and partners.
  • Provide basic training package to end users or partners when the need arises.
  • Provide technical assistance remotely.
  • Maintenance 

The Technician

  • Laise with the SIMs team, to help develop maintenance strategies.
  • Keep track and take note of any known maintenance need.
  • Provide technical specification to colleagues and procurement for buying of solar products and spear part.
  • Carry out trouble shooting and repairs as necessary liaising with RE-Tech Team
  • Performing routine system maintenance and diagnosing problems with photovoltaic systems for GIZ sister projects and Partners.

 

  • Other duties/additional tasks

The Technician

  • assists other experts, if necessary, as translator
  • Secure soft and Hard copy structures for relevant document in the absence of the RE-tech team lead
  • Follow-up on all technical requests from EnDev partners as instructed by the KTL RE-Tech
  • Continue with the filing system of both soft and Hard copy of Documents.
  • performs other duties and tasks at the request of management.

 

  • Required qualifications, competences, and experience.

Qualifications 

  • university degree in an area that is related to the project/programme objectives.

 

Professional experience

  • At least 1-2 years’ work experience in a comparable position with references

 

Other knowledge, additional competences

    • ideally, a knowledge of Kerio, or the European language widely used in the country.
    • sensitivity in handling and disposing of documents which may be important.
    • good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g., MS Office, Access, or another database programme)
  • experience of project management and research experience in an area related to the project’s/programme’s requirements is desirable.
  • willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.

Application deadline:

Expired on: September 9, 2023

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