Program Officer – Energy at Mercy Corps

• Work with the County Coordinators and consortium partners to support all relevant aspects of RANGE implementation in pursuit of the program goals and outcomes.
• Provide updates and analysis of key developments in Energy sector in the targeted thematic areas.
• Identify needs and opportunities energy sector and provide relevant information to facilitate the program team's ability to develop and implement renewable energy.
• Under guidance by the Energy 4 Impact team, identify and oversee delivery of relevant market-led renewable energy and clean cooking interventions in program locations.
• Document lessons and best practices on application of green technologies to support livestock systems, strengthen land management, and mitigate climate threats.
• Support activities to strengthen capacities of the public sector, private sector, and communities in clean energy supply and adoption.
• Under the guidance and QC by the E4I team provide technical assistance to any energy companies identified and engaged in the program.
• Under the direction of the County Coordinators, develop and maintain relationships with organizations/ actors in key target sectors (e.g. faith organizations, youth groups, women's organizations, CBOs/local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), local government officials, etc.).

• Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation team and partners in program monitoring, evaluation and learning.
• Support tracking of partners' activities - attending all events in the targeted counties, as relevant.
• Support partners on activity-level Monitoring and Evaluation(M&E) efforts, ensuring quality, reliability, and consistency in data collection efforts using program M&E templates.
• Support analysis on the contribution of energy interventions to natural resource management, livestock systems, livelihoods, and climate mitigation.
• Help identify lessons learned from project implementation and facilitate the incorporation of lessons learned into the activity development cycle.
• Meet regularly with the program team to evaluate project progress, identify successes, challenges and lessons-learned, and adjust practices as necessary to improve performance.
• Prepare and submit to the program team reports of specific events, field trips and meetings attended.
• Support the team in effectively utilizing established Monitoring and Evaluation formats and provide feedback for their improvement.
• S/he can help (with E4I's guidance) to build MCK's in-house knowledge and capacity on integrating clean energy technologies in achieving our climate action objectives.
• S/he could also participate in the Green team and be our representative in the satellite offices.

• Bachelor's degree in Energy and Environmental Technology/Renewable Energy related fields, Electrical Engineering, or in a related degree from a recognized institution.
• At least 3 years' experience implementing donor funded projects.
• Knowledge and experience in implementing carbon reduction initiatives and clean energy technologies. Experience working with the private sector on technology and business model development is advantageous.
• Experience in project development, financing, operation and capacity building of communities and partners on renewable energy solutions.
• Excellent organization and project management skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with the diverse project stakeholders, including government officials (National and County Government), private sector actors, local Implementing partners Community Based Organizations and community members.
• Experience in project Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Strong analytical and report writing skills.
• Previous experience working in Kenya's ASAL counties preferred.
• Good knowledge and skills with the of MS Office applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Access
• Fluency in Swahili and other relevant languages necessary

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