Job board: East African energy firms hire for off-grid solar

From the newsletter

Renewables Rising has compiled over 160 positions in the past week, with Southern African firms hiring for 115 of these. East African energy firms, led by d.light, Sun King, and Mkopa, are scaling off-grid energy solutions. Both Sun King and d.light have recently received funding to scale operations on the continent, particularly in pay-as-you-go solar solutions.

• Southern African energy firms and recruitment agencies are hiring for utility-scale solar projects, with a few roles in battery storage systems. Companies dominant in the region are Scatec Solar, Mulilo, Sungrow, Globeleq and Yellow Door Energy.

• Multilateral financing institutions in energy have been on our radar for the past three weeks. The African Development Bank has announced over 19 positions in francophone African nations. Others include Inspired Evolution and the Global Green Growth Institute.

Job listings 

Southern Africa

• Yellow Door Energy: Engineering Manager – Solar PV & BESS (South Africa)

• Mulilo: Corporate Affairs & Communication Associate (South Africa)

• Mulilo: Senior Associate, Social Impact (South Africa)

• Scatec Solar: Senior Cyber Security Manager (South Africa)

• Scatec Solar: HRIS and Payroll Specialist (South Africa)

• Scatec Solar: Electric Assistant (South Africa)

• Scatec Solar: Data Analytics & AI Lead (South Africa)

• Scatec Solar: Senior Cyber Security Manager (South Africa)

• Globeleq: Solar Technician (South Africa)

• Hatch: Civil Supervisor (South Africa)

• Hatch: Electrical Engineering Bursary Programme (South Africa)

• Hatch: Architectural and Structural Designer (South Africa)

• ZUTARI: Urban Designer (South Africa)

• ZUTARI: Infrastructure System Administrator (South Africa)

• ZUTARI: Mechanical Engineer (South Africa)

• ZUTARI: Facilities Manager (South Africa)

• ZUTARI: BIM Manager (South Africa)

• ZUTARI: Asset Management Systems Support Engineer (South Africa)

• M-KOPA: Senior Backend Engineer (.NET) (South Africa)

• ENGIE Africa: Biodiversity Monitor (South Africa)

• Anthesis Group: Senior Cyber Security Manager (South Africa)

• RPO Recruitment: Scada Engineer (Solar PV) – Construction Industry (South Africa)

• AltGen Recruitment: Energy and Oil & Gas Recruitment Consultant - Africa Markets (South Africa)

• ReThink Talent (Pty) Ltd: Senior Electrical Engineer - Solar PV & Battery Energy Storage (BESS) (South Africa)

• E and D Recruiters: Junior Data Analyst (Energy Management) (South Africa)

• Datafin IT Recruitment: Business Development Executive (Energy & Utility Solutions) (South Africa)

• Energy at Work: Reconciliation Trustee Service Consultant (South Africa)

• Energy at Work: Sales Consultant - Personal Lines (South Africa)

• Energy at Work: Sales Consultant - Commercial Lines (South Africa)

• Energy Africa Recruitment: Marketing & Sales Coordinator (South Africa)

• Energy Partners HVAC & R (Pty) Ltd: Senior Refrigeration/Electrical Technicians (South Africa)

• Energy Partners HVAC & R (Pty) Ltd: Sales / Business Development Representative: Industrial Refrigeration (South Africa)

• Energy at Work: HOC Claims Consultant (South Africa)

• Tumaini Consulting: Senior Front End Developer (South Africa)

• The Dynamix Team (Pty) Ltd: Business Data Analyst (South Africa)

• The Dynamix Team (Pty) Ltd: Business Data Analyst (South Africa)

• Network Engineering: Substation Automation Engineer (South Africa)

• Fundi Con Pty Ltd: Electrical Quality Officer - Solar exp. (South Africa)

• Sabenza IT Recruitment: Business Process Engineer (South Africa)

• Mpact Plastics: Internal Sales Co-Ordinator (South Africa)

• NOV Africa (Pty) Ltd: Electrical Design Engineer (South Africa)

• Sydsen Recruit: Electrical Engineer (South Africa)

• RPO Recruitment: Senior Electrical Engineer - Transmission and Substation Engineer (South Africa)

• GIBB Pty Ltd: Senior Electrical Engineer: Transmission Substations (South Africa)

• Dante Group Pty Ltd: Senior Technician / Project Manager (South Africa)

• VRH Power: Quality Officer & Manager - Renewable Energy (South Africa)

• Paton Personnel: Construction Manager - Renewable Energy (South Africa)

• VRH Power: Civil Engineer - Renewable Energy (South Africa)

• Simplex Africa PEA: Renewable Energy Project Development Specialist (South Africa)

• Camino Recruit: Senior Civil Engineer - Renewable Energy focus (South Africa)

• Oxyon People Solutions: Renewable Energy Engineer (Electrical, Civil, Structural, Mechanical) (South Africa)

• RPO Recruitment: Senior Professional QS - Renewable Energy Industry (South Africa)

• RPO Recruitment: Electrical Design Lead - Renewable Energy Industry (South Africa)

• RPO Recruitment: Solar Sales Representative - Renewable Energy Industry (South Africa)

• RecruitMyMom: Part-time Legal & Commercial Counsel - Renewable Energy Sector (South Africa)

• Jelocorp: Senior Account Manager - Renewable Energy Sector (South Africa)

• Quyn International: HR Practitioner - Renewable Energy Projects (South Africa)

• Network Engineering: Renewable Energy Sales Executive (South Africa)

• Network Engineering: R&D Electrical Engineer (Energy Management Systems) (South Africa)

• Sungrow Southern Africa: Senior Account Manager - Utility-Scale Market (Solar PV & BESS) (South Africa)

• Innovazi Consulting: Electrical Engineer (South Africa)

• Hi-Tech Recruitment – Engineering: Senior Electrical Engineer (South Africa)

• Communicate Engineering: Technical Solar Operations Manager (South Africa)

• Oxyon People Solutions: Senior Solar Design Engineer (South Africa)

• Alumo Energy: Business Development Manager (South Africa)

• DEEQA Construction & Water Well Drilling Co. LTD: Engineering Manager (Somalia)

• Pro Tem Capability: Electrical Engineer (South Africa)

• Atlantica South Africa Operations: Safety Health and Environmental Quality Manager (South Africa)

• MCM Management Solutions: Legal Manager - International Business (South Africa)

• Paton Personnel: Sustainability Manager/ESG - French speaker (South Africa or Africa)

• The Talent Experts: Country Manager (Solar PV Distribution) (South Africa)

• Communicate Finance: Finance Manager (South Africa)

• Mirror Images: Contracts Administrator (South Africa)

• A1L Digital: Energy Product Manager (South Africa)

• Job Masters: PV (Solar) Project Manager (South Africa)

• Square 1 Recruitment: Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) (South Africa)

• Oxyon People Solutions: HSE Officer (South Africa)

• Network Engineering: Proposal Design Engineer (South Africa)

• The Talent Experts: Project Developer (RE) (South Africa)

• The Talent Experts: Project Developer (C&I Solar PV) (South Africa)

• Rainmaker Acquisition CC: Senior IT Business Development Manager (South Africa)

• Tiger Personnel Management: Technical Support Agent (Solar Energy) (South Africa)

• Communicate Engineering: Solar PV Draughtsman (South Africa)

• Live Wire Recruitment Consultants: Scada Engineer (South Africa)

• Network Engineering: Energy Efficiency Technician (South Africa)

• Jelocorp: QC Inspector (Electro-Mechanical) - Solar PV Project (South Africa)

• The Talent Experts: Project Controls Manager (South Africa)

• Armstrong Appointments: Sustainable Finance Specialist (South Africa)

• Energy Africa Recruitment: Financial Manager (South Africa)

• Network Engineering: Solar Design Engineer (South Africa)

• AltGen Recruitment: Procurement and Logistics Officer (South Africa)

• Lusapho Professional Services: Electrical Site Supervisor (South Africa)

• Network Engineering: Legal Counsel (South Africa)

• Energy Africa Recruitment: C&I Customer Acquisition Consultant (South Africa)

• Elev8 Recruitment Services (Pty) LTD: Senior Private Equity Analyst (South Africa)

• Communicate Finance: Project Accountant (South Africa)

• Network Engineering: Electrical Engineer (South Africa)

• Live Wire Recruitment Consultants: Lead Environmental Consultant (South Africa)

• Higher Intelligence: Electrical QA/QC Officer (South Africa)

• Jelocorp: Procurement Officer - Telecommunication and Energy (South Africa)

• RecruitX: Technical Sales Executive (South Africa)

• Network Engineering: Substation Engineer (South Africa)

• RPO Recruitment: Commissioning Manager (Electrical EPC Projects) (South Africa)

• Goldman Tech Resourcing (Pty) Ltd: Junior Project Engineer (South Africa)

• Live Wire Recruitment Consultants: Junior Electrical Design Engineer (South Africa)

• Communicate Engineering: Solar Operations Analyst (South Africa)

• Ntice Sourcing Solutions: Head of Engineering (South Africa)

• Communicate Engineering: Solar PV Draughtsman (South Africa)

• TalentSphere Pty Ltd: Electrical Sales Representative (South Africa)

• AfDB: Principal Country Economist (Zimbabwe)

• Scatec Solar: Electrical Assistant (Botswana)

• Network International: Solar & Water - Technical Manager (Botswana)

• BURN Manufacturing: Field Operations Assistant - Tete (Mozambique)

• Sun King: Regional Stock Coordinator (Mozambique)

• Inspired Evolution: Financial Reporting Accountant  (Mauritius)

East africa

• d.light: Regional Trainer (Kenya)

• d.light: HRBP - Corporate Functions (Kenya)

• d.light: Credit Manager, Kenya (Kenya)

• d.light: Service Tracking Executive (Kenya)

• Tana: Senior Software Engineer (Java) (Kenya)

• Tana: Software Engineer (Java)(Kenya)

• M-KOPA: Inventory Manager (Kenya)

• M-KOPA: Field Service Assistant (Kenya)

• M-KOPA: Customer Experience Officer (Kenya)

• M-KOPA: Senior Backend Engineer (.NET) (Kenya)

• M-KOPA: Senior Manager Strategy & Operations - Technology (Kenya)

• SNV: Project Manager & Technical Lead (Kenya)

• SNV: Project Manager and Technical Lead-Clean Cooking Policy (Kenya)

• SunCulture: Software Engineer II (Kenya)

• The Nature Conservancy: Postdoctoral Fellow, Global Science (Kenya)

• M-KOPA: Sales Executive - Kyengera (Uganda)

• M-KOPA: Sales Executive - Gayaza (Uganda)

• M-KOPA: Sales Executive - Ntinda (Uganda)

• M-KOPA: Field Sales Manager - Mukono (Uganda)

• M-KOPA: Field Sales Manager - Kampala (Uganda)

• M-KOPA: Field Sales Manager - Kakiri (Uganda)

• M-KOPA: Growth and Partnerships Manager (Uganda)

• SNV: Executive Administration Officer (Uganda)

• SNV: Regional Administrative Officer - Rukungiri (Uganda)

• Energy Upgrade Africa: Technical Project Manager (Tanzania)

• SNV: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor (Ethiopia)

• Global Green Growth Institute: Green Investment Senior Officer (Rwanda)

West Africa

• AfDB: Chief Investment Officer (Ivory Coast)

• AfDB: Senior Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Officer (Ivory Coast)

• AfDB: Chief Country Economist (Ivory Coast)

• AfDB: Capacity Development Officer (Ivory Coast)

• AfDB: Logistics Analyst (Ivory Coast)

• AfDB: Chief Total Rewards Officer (Ivory Coast)

• AfDB: Chief Country Economist(Cameroon)

• Sun King: Area Business Manager, Mbam (Cameroon)

• Sun King: Store Executive (Nigeria)

• Husk Power System: Operational Excellence Lead (Nigeria)

• Husk Power Systems: Manager, Operational Excellence (Nigeria)

• Husk Power Systems: Service Engineer (Nigeria)

• Koolboks: Head of Credit (Nigeria)

• ENGIE: Pessoa Estagiária (O&M) (Chad)

• ENGIE: Pessoa Técnica de Gasoduto I - Vaga afirmativa Feminina (Chad)

North Africa

• Schneider Electric: Customer Project Technical Leader (Egypt)

• Schneider Electric: HR Administrator (Egypt)

• Sun power: Branch Manager (Egypt)

• Premier Services & Recruitment: Project Manager (Egypt)

• SPA Atlas Copco Algeria: Logistics Manager (Algeria)

• Aptiv: HR Development Coordinator (Morocco)