Position: Chief Growth Officer
Type of employment: full-time
Duration: long-term collaboration
Place of work: home-based, with monthly meetings in Rome

Duties and responsibilities

The CGO will report to the CEO and will mainly have the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a marketing strategy integrated with the medium-term growth plan.
• Monitor and analyse new market trends and stakeholders for the purpose of pursuing the company strategy.
• Develop the marketing plan according to the budget and allocated resources.
• Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of industry trends, emerging markets and innovative technologies.
• Develop and manage brand identity, awareness and positioning.
• Select and organise EnGreen’s participation in national and international industry events.
• Coordinate the communication plan: managing content for website, social media, newsletter in collaboration with other departments.
• Identify and monitor Key Performance Indicators to assess the success of growth initiatives and adjust strategies as needed.

Essential competences

• 10 years of proven experience in Marketing, of which at least 5 years in leadership positions,
• Master’s degree in Economics/Marketing or related.
• Thorough knowledge of marketing and communication principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and relate at all levels.
• Innovative thinking with emphasis on creative problem solving.
• Understanding of financial planning tools (budget, business plan) .
• Fluent knowledge of English in a professional context

Desirable skills

• Experience in the renewable energy sector in both a commercial and non-profit environment (academia, institutions, NGOs, etc.)
• Experience working in developing countries and emerging markets.
• Experience in copywriting and graphic design.
• Additional language requirements: French, Portuguese

How to apply

Send your CV, including at least 3 references you can contact, to talent@engreen.world by 20 October 2024, specifying ‘Chief Growth Officer’ in the subject line.

POSITION: APPLICATIONS CLOSED

EnGreen offers a Junior Energy Engineer position in its Technical Operations department.

The selected candidate will be in charge of supporting the Project Manager and the Chief Operating Officer in the development and management of projects related to grid-connected and off-grid Photovoltaic Plants and will be involved in the preparation of technical drawings and in research activities in Italy and abroad. The selected candidate will also be involved in the design of project proposals, budget and business plan analysis, feasibility studies, engineering and financial models.

The cross-training resource will be assigned different tasks on a rotational basis. The nature of the projects will be related to sustainable energy and rural electrification, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, mini-grids and energy access.

Contract type: full-time

Candidate requirements:

• Master’s degree in energy engineering
• 0- max. 2 years of experience
• General experience in the field of renewable energy in international development cooperation is an advantage.
• Fluent knowledge of English and Italian
• Passion for sustainable energy; motivation in a long-term perspective to travel internationally;

Place of work:

Remote – smart working, with national travel at least monthly and possible field missions nationally or abroad.

Recruitment:

Permanent employment with professional apprenticeship contract – CCNL Professional Studies

POSITION: CLOSED.

Position: Africa Branch Director
Employment type: full-time
Duration: long-term collaboration
Duty station: Dakar, Senegal
Deadline to apply: August 30, 2024

Duties and responsibilities

The Africa Branch Director will report to the CEO.

He/she will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Establish EnGreen’s Africa Headquarter in Dakar, Senegal ensuring office, company and staff compliance to local standards and admin recurring requirements
• Lead the development of a sustainable team structure to support the operational requirements of the business
• Build portfolio of consultancy assignments and EPC projects in the energy sector in Africa in different market segments (off-grid, grid- connected, C&I)
• Create a roster of donors, clients, investors in the continent and feed the network through participation to events, 1-2-1 meetings, workshops, etc.
• Engage with local and regional actors such as energy agencies, development programs, financing institutions, cooperation agencies on the purpose of creating partnerships and framework agreements.
• Continuously monitor Africa market performance, marketing, sales and project delivery.
• Responsible for Health, Safety, and Security for all activities in the country
• Support proposal and tender writing
• Occasionally support project management of specific assignments

Essential skills and qualifications

• 10 years professional experience in technical and/or managing sectors, with at least one leadership role in the energy market
• Advanced degree (Msc/MA) in Engineering/ Economics
• Strong experience in business development and general management
• Strong experience in renewable energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Knowledge and understanding of the international development and cooperation context
• Fluency in English and French
• Demonstrated ability in team management and collaboration
• Leadership attitude

Desirable skills

• Experience in off-grid energy systems
• Experience with key business development/project design tools (offers, theory of change, logical framework, etc.)
• Experience in both profit and non-profit sector
• Additional language requirement: Portuguese

POSITION: CLOSED

Position: Junior Business Development Officer
Employment type: full-time
Duration: permanent
Duty station: home-based
Deadline to apply: August 20, 2024

Duties and responsibilities

The Junior BDO will report to the Business Development Manager and will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Monitoring of funding opportunities, including consultancy tenders and research and cooperation calls for proposal
• Regular updating of key BD documents (e.g. roster database, CVs, partners) and M&E documents
• Supporting the BD Manager in securing partnerships
• Supporting the BD Manager in preparing offers and writing proposals
• Supporting the BD Manager in boosting new workstreams
• Supporting the Research&Innovation activities on primary and secondary data analysis (e.g. market analysis, data entering/cleaning, etc.)

Essential skills and qualifications

• Advanced degree (Msc/MA) in Engineering/Economics/Environmental Studies/Public Policy/International Development
• At least 2 years of experience in proposal writing for international cooperation agencies, EU funding programs ( H2020, Horizon Europe, Life, Interreg, etc.) regarding renewable energies or energy efficiency
• Knowledge and understanding of the international cooperation for development
• Basic knowledge and understanding of quantitative and qualitative analysis tools
• Advances Knowledge of the Office suite
• Language requirement: Fluency in English + Fluency in French or Portuguese
• Strong communications and presentation skills
• Positive attitude to teamwork and strong motivation to lead high impactful work

Desirable skills

• Experience in energy contexts, knowledge of off-grid energy systems and energy communities is considered an asset
• Experience with key business development/project design tools (offers, theory of change, logical framework, etc.) is considered an asset
• Proficiency in performing advanced online researches for desk-based data collection

POSITION: CLOSED

Duties and responsibilities

The Corporate Finance Manager will report to the CEO and have the following main duties and responsibilities:

a) Financial Planning and Control:
– strategic finance;
– access to subsidized finance;
– research&devepment finance management;
– forecast e actual management accounting;
– supervision of financial statements;
– KPI dataset monitoring.

b) Administrative Supervision:
– cashflow monitoring and forecasting;
– update of company admin documents;
– HR contracts;
– Supplier/provider contracts;
– Patent and quality centificates.

c) Corporate Communication Supervision:
– internal communication
– external communication
– publications
– events

Essential skills and qualifications

• Advanced degree (Msc/MA) in Finance/Economics/Political Science/Engineering
• At least 7 years of experience in the business finance, administration, HR
• Language requirement: fluency in English + fluency in Italian
• Demonstrated ability in team management and collaboration
• Positive attitude to teamwork and strong motivation to lead high impactful work

Desirable skills

• Knowledge and understanding of the development and cooperation context
• Experience in HR and/or Communication
• Experience in access to subsidized finance
• Experience in both profit and non-profit sector
• Additional language requirement: French or Portuguese

How to apply

Send a CV in English, and at least 3 references, to info@engreensolution.com by October 1, 2023, specifying “Corporate Finance Manager” in the email object.

POSITION: CLOSED

Position: Energy Project Manager
Employment type: full-time
Duration: long-term collaboration
Duty station: home-based with availability for short-term missions abroad
Deadline to apply: October 15, 2023

Duties and responsibilities

The Energy Project Manager will report to the COO.

He/she will work in the following activities:

• Research energy projects (e.g. Horizon Europe)
• Renewable energy projects in Developing Countries (advisory/consultancy and execution)
• Renewable energy projects in Italy (feasibility study, business development and execution)
• Renewable Energy Communities (REC) in Italy (community engagement, prosumers/consumers aggregation)

He/she will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Defining methods and tools for execution of consultancy assignments and projects in the energy sector
• Managing staff and overseeing the day-to-day activities of consultancy assignments and projects in the energy sector
• Managing external consultants, monitoring progress on deliverables under those contracts and coordination of their work with the overall project implementation plan
• Carrying out high-level tasks related to consultancy assignments and projects he/she is managing
• Undertaking communication with clients and partners
• Preparing progress and final reports
• Supporting the COO in annual work plans and budgets
• Supporting proposal and tender writing

Essential skills and qualifications

• Advanced degree (Msc/MA) in Engineering/ Environmental Studies/ Energy Finance
• At least 5 years of experience in project management
• At least 5 years of experience in renewable energy sector
• Knowledge and understanding of the international development and cooperation context
• Previous experience in developing countries
• Language requirement: fluency in English + work proficiency in Italian
• Demonstrated ability in team management and collaboration
• Positive attitude to teamwork and strong motivation to lead high impactful work

Desirable skills

• Experience in off-grid systems
• Experience in design and site management of solar-PV projects
• Experience with key business development/project design tools (offers, theory of change, logical framework, etc.)
• Experience in both profit and non-profit sector
• Additional language requirement: French or Portuguese

POSITION: CLOSED

Duties and responsibilities

The Business Development Officer will report to the Business Development Manager and will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Monitoring of funding opportunities, including tenders and calls for proposal
• Regular updating of key BD documents (e.g. database, CVs, etc.) and M&E documents
• Management of social media and communications activities
• Supporting the BD Manager in structuring partnerships
• Supporting the BD Manager in developing offers and proposals
• Supporting the BD Manager in developing new workstreams
• Supporting the R&D activities on primary and secondary data analysis (e.g. market analysis, data entering/cleaning, etc.)

Essential skills and qualifications

• Advanced degree (Msc/MA) in Engineering/Economics/Environmental Studies/Public Policy/International Development
• At least 2 years of experience in a similar role
• Knowledge and understanding of the development and cooperation context
• Basic knowledge and understanding of quantitative and qualitative analysis tools
• Advances Knowledge of the Office suite
• Language requirement: Fluency in English + Fluency in Italian, French or Portuguese
• Strong communications and presentation skills
• Positive attitude to teamwork and strong motivation to lead high impactful work

Desirable skills

• Experience in energy contexts, knowledge of off-grid systems is considered an asset
• Experience with key business development/project design tools (offers, theory of change, logical framework, etc.) is considered an asset
• Proficiency in performing advanced online researches for desk-based data collection

POSITION: CLOSED

Duties and responsibilities

The Project Manager will report to the COO and will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

• Defining methods and tools for execution of consultancy assignments and projects in the energy sector
• Managing staff and overseeing the day-to-day activities of consultancy assignments and projects in the energy sector
• Managing external consultants, monitoring progress on deliverables under those contracts and coordination of their work with the overall project implementation plan
• Carrying out high-level tasks related to consultancy assignments and projects he/she is managing
• Undertaking communication with clients and partners
• Preparing progress and final reports
• Training of internal junior experts
• Supporting the COO in annual work plans and budgets

Essential skills and qualifications

• Advanced degree (Msc/MA) in Engineering/Environmental Studies / Energy Finance
• At least 5 years of experience in the energy sector
• Previous experience in project management
• Experience in off-grid systems
• Knowledge and understanding of the development and cooperation context
• At least 1 year experience in developing countries
• Language requirement: Fluency in English + Fluency in Italian, French or Portuguese
• Demonstrated ability in team management and collaboration
• Positive attitude to teamwork and strong motivation to lead high impactful work

Desirable skills

• Experience in design and site management of solar-PV projects
• Experience with key business development/project design tools (offers, theory of change, logical framework, etc.)
• Experience in both profit and non-profit sector

POSITION: CLOSED