Technical Officer – Renewable Energy at Sollys Energy

VACANCY – TECHNICAL OFFICER, RENEWABLE ENERGY

Sollys Energy is a Malawian for-profit company that is on a mission to end energy poverty in Malawi by making quality solar appliances affordable and accessible to households and businesses in Malawi’s semi-urban and rural off-grid areas. We distribute VeraSol-Certified solar lanterns and solar home systems using a network of local sales agents, enabling customers to pay flexibly over a period of time using Pay-As-You-Go technology. We also design and install solar-powered backup systems for urban individuals and organizations.

Since August 2020, we have reached 500+ households with our products and plan to expand to reach 1000+ households by the end of 2025. We have created 3 full-time staff and 50 part-time sales agent positions, and all our staff and sales agents are below the age of 35. In 2024, Sollys Energy entered into a partnership with the Ministry of Energy in Malawi to scale the distribution of solar home systems to more households in rural Malawi. With support from The World Bank through a grant from the Malawi Off-Grid Market Development Fund (Ngwee Ngwee Ngwee Fund), Sollys Energy aims to connect an additional 1,000 households by June 2025.

Sollys Energy is seeking to hire a Technical Officer – Renewable Energy, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer. The ideal candidate is a proactive, results-oriented, hands-on, and detail-oriented individual who will be responsible for the design of solar systems and oversee Installation and Quality Assurance. They will also lead and supervise the company’s Solar Technicians . An Ideal candidate must possess prior experience working in a similar role, and be conversant with digital tools for the design of solar systems.

The ideal candidate will be based in Lilongwe, Malawi at Sollys Energy HQ.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Design Solar Systems for use in urban settings (Households and Businesses)
• Conduct Energy Demand Assessments for potential customers in urban areas.
• Determine pricing for various components of solar home systems.
• Oversee the Installation of solar systems
• Conduct Quality Assurance for designed and installed solar systems

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Renewable Energy Technologies with at least 2 Years Work Experience or
  Technicians Diploma with at least 5 Years Work Experience
• Certified by the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) as an Electrical/Solar Installer
• Experience working with Digital Solar Installation Design Tools (Aurora, BlueSol, OSeMOSYS etc..)
• Past experience working in Similar Roles in Electrical/Solar Installation
• Past experience supervising Electrical/Solar Technicians
• Conversant with Microsoft Office Tools (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc..)

Method Of Application

Interested candidates should send their CVs with three (3) traceable referees to
[email protected] clearly mentioning the position (i.e. “Technical Officer – Renewable Energy”) in the subject line.

Deadline: Friday, 20th December 2024 05:00 PM CAT

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.