Scaling up the wPOWER Hub at the
Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies
University of Nairobi
Position title: wPOWER Partnership Officer
Background: The Green Belt Movement International (USA) has received a grant from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans & International Environmental & Scientific Affairs (OES) to support the creation and scaling up of the wPOWER Hub at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies (WMI) at the University of Nairobi.
Position title: wPOWER Partnership Officer
Background: The Green Belt Movement International (USA) has received a grant from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans & International Environmental & Scientific Affairs (OES) to support the creation and scaling up of the wPOWER Hub at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies (WMI) at the University of Nairobi.
wPOWER is the Partnership on Women’s
Entrepreneurship in Renewables, an initiative which leads efforts to integrate
women into the energy access value chain and promote entrepreneurship
opportunities related to sale and distribution of small-scale clean energy
technologies, including solar lamps and clean cookstoves.
The Hub empowers women entrepreneurs
from around the world by providing training on best practices in clean energy
entrepreneurship, promoting the use of small-scale clean energy technologies
globally, creating a platform for partners to share experiences and best
practices on empowering women clean energy entrepreneurs, and conducting
monitoring and evaluation on partners working with domestic clean energy
technologies disseminated by partners.
wPOWER Hub activities are focused in
two primary areas
(1) providing targeted trainings
and
(2) serving as the Secretariat of the
wPOWER partnership. Responsibilities of the wPOWER Partnership Officer will be
focused on the second area of activities.
The Green Belt Movement is seeking to recruit a Partnership Officer to be based at the wPOWER Hub.
The Green Belt Movement is seeking to recruit a Partnership Officer to be based at the wPOWER Hub.
The Partnership Officer is expected
to carry out the following duties.
Responsibilities Include:
Responsibilities Include:
- Provide daily management and oversight of Hub
employees and activities on behalf of the Project Director
- Develop and implement a partnership strategy
- Design a partnership program, incorporating
best practices
- Plan and host partnership gatherings and
networking sessions
- Develop strong relationships with current and
future wPOWER partners, maintaining consistent contact
- Track and monitor progress towards partnership
goals
- Manage partnerships and communications with
partners, including the interactive platform
- Maintain database and recordkeeping systems of
files, calendars, and spreadsheets on partners
- Write and edit promotional materials for specific
wPOWER programs
- Produce and oversee the distribution of
correspondences, including invitations to funder events/briefings
- Help plan and manage events for partners,
develop and distribute materials for the events and/or follow-up
- Manage the knowledge management platform,
identify and facilitate sharing of resources with partners including
facilitation of trainings and webinars
- Perform other administrative duties as
required
Location, Hours and Compensation
This is a full-time position based at the wPOWER Hub in Nairobi, Kenya. Attendance may also be required at special events that occur outside of normal working hours and the position involves some travel.
wPOWER offers a competitive salary to be determined based on the candidate’s education level and prior work experience.
Required Background and Skills
This is a full-time position based at the wPOWER Hub in Nairobi, Kenya. Attendance may also be required at special events that occur outside of normal working hours and the position involves some travel.
wPOWER offers a competitive salary to be determined based on the candidate’s education level and prior work experience.
Required Background and Skills
- Bachelor’s / Master’s Degree in international
relations, nonprofit management, building networks / partnerships or
related fields
- 5-10 years of experience in communications,
networking, nonprofit management, partnership development or related
experience working for the U.S. government
- Strong communication (written and oral) skills
in English. French fluency a bonus.
- Ability to conduct research and analysis
- Excellent networking and partnership building
skills
- Knowledge of computer programs: all Microsoft
Office programs, web-based communication tools
- Ability to work independently and in groups,
and to manage multiple projects at once
- Ability to work with people from diverse
backgrounds
- Knowledge of environmental and energy issues
- A passion for women’s empowerment
How to Apply
Please submit your resume, cover letter, writing sample (max 3,000 words), and salary expectations to jobs@greenbeltmovement.org,by COB on 29th February 2016.
wPOWER is an equal opportunity employer.
