Recent Job Openings at Husk Power Energy Systems Nigeria

Husk is one of the world’s leading rural energy providers. We provide low-cost and reliable power to rural households and businesses, entirely from renewable energy sources. Powering economic possibilities in every village is at the heart of everything we do.

We design, build and operate the lowest cost hybrid (solar and biomass) power plant and distribution network in India and Africa. To date, Husk has provided electricity to over 15,000 homes and business, reducing 95,000 tonnes of CO2. Our aim is to provide 30MW of power to 225,000 customers by 2025, and save 350,000 tonnes of CO2 each year.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Administrative Assistant

Location: Nigeria

Role Summary

• We are seeking an Administrative Assistant to join the growing team in Nigeria.
• This individual will play an integral role in ensuring an effective, efficient coordination of a smooth-running work environment.
• The individual is expected to be responsible for providing support in ensuring administrative tasks are efficiently managed in compliance with the company’s procedures and policies.
• This role would also be responsible for coordinating operational logistics, office and facility management, and the coordination of relevant administrative staff.
• We are looking for someone who has extensive experience in ensuring administrative tasks within the workplace are managed efficiently ensuring work functions are provided relevant admin support to deliver on their objectives.
• The individual is also expected to have basic understanding of accounting and HR best practices.
• The individual should also be passionate about contributing to solving one of Nigeria’s most critical challenges – energy access deficit.
• This role provides the opportunity to join a growing team that is changing the face of rural electrification in countries across Asia and Africa, including India and Nigeria etc.

Key Responsibilities
Office and Facility (Accommodation) Management:

• Coordinate and manage inventory for the office and accommodation, ensuring the timely procurement of supplies.
• Coordinate and manage the upkeep of office facilities and assets. ensuring a healthy, clean, and sanitized work environment at all times.. Will be responsible for the monitoring of the office and facility management staff.
• Responsible for engaging relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure all location utilities are in good order at all times.

Journey Planning and Vendor Management:

• Work with various teams to ensure regular and efficient travel planning as required.
• Liaise with vendors, drivers to ensure proper journey coordination for employees.
• Maintain a vendor database for all admin related purchases, and work with relevant teams to ensure coordinated purchases for required locations.
• Ensure proper management of all required facility services, maintenance services, and office vendors.
• Ensure proper maintenance and use of company vehicles and coordinate travel requests.

Business Support:

• Ensure engagement with relevant teams to drive timely payments for use of utilities, external vendors etc without truncation of service.
• administrative procedures and systems, and devise ways to streamline processes.
• Coordinate effective maintenance of office IT equipment, as required.
• Provide support to HR in ensuring office costs and expenses are managed and monitored extensively to ensure budget compliance.

Qualifications
Does this sound like you?

• Bachelor’s (or relevant) Degree in related field preferred
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in an administrative role.
• A clearly defined strategic thought process and a continuous improvement mindset with excellent problem-solving skills
• Operationally focused; detailed oriented but able to grasp big picture.

General Skills & Attributes:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Basic understanding of clerical procedures and systems such as recordkeeping and filing.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to work in rural, peri-urban locations as required
• Highly resourceful, hands on with great interpersonal skills.

Location and Travel:

• This role is based in Abuja, Nigeria
• Will be required to travel to rural areas and plant sites.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Head, New Business Initiatives (Nigeria)

Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Summary

• The Head, New Business Initiatives is a leadership position responsible for driving high level new business and market entry engagements within the country and across various business lines.
• The Head, New Business Initiatives is required to drive market/business positioning strategies and revenue growth initiatives in alignment with functional leadership whilst providing support in driving “Best Practices” across the business.
• The candidate will also have a track record of proven leadership abilities (communication, relationship building, training & development, employee relations, performance management, etc.) as well as requisite industry knowledge with a robust industry network.

Key Responsibilities
General:

• Work closely with the Country Director and other members of the Nigerian Management Team to deliver on country business objectives.
• Support the optimization of various Husk NG activities to ensure best practices are entrenched towards more efficient processes.
• Support in driving “Best Practices” across the business. Once a “Best Practice” has been identified, ensure that the practice is visible nationally and to another subsidiary.
• Support efforts in the training and mentoring of new employees for capacity building purposes.
• Understand the priorities of the country operations and support the Country Team when required.
• Provide requisite support and inputs on building and aligning various company processes and policies according to global best practices.
• Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

New Business Initiatives:

• Develop accurate segmentation and targeting of the existing market including identification of customer and market opportunities, market entry/expansion strategy, establishing balance of long-term pipeline and short-term revenue.
• Structure and institutionalize the process around identifying and serving existing customers’/clients’ needs to match the company’s corporate strategy and ensure sustainability of business verticals
• Lead efforts in sourcing potential leads for partnerships, joint-ventures and possible  funding for deploying various POC projects/initiatives across mini grid locations with expected direct  impact on topline.
• Design cooperation structures, role-sharing and assess economics for such partnerships/JVs.

Interconnected Mini Grids (Business):

• Own the P&L and sales related activities for operational Husk Interconnected Mini Grids (IMGs) across Nigeria.
• Lead and drive sales, business development, expansion and business reporting activities for the IMGs’ portfolio in alignment with set objectives.
• Regularly interact with various high level internal and external stakeholders on IMGs business performance and growth.
• Work with relevant teams to set relevant site selection criteria, for viable IMG locations.
• Ensure support for other Business Units to drive alignment with IMG related activities.
• Support market research activities across the IMG business, including but not limited to marketing, business development, review and budgeting.

Business Growth:

• Coordinate with the relevant Teams on inputs regarding deployment and implementation of POC projects and initiatives.
• Support efforts for business communications internally and externally, including project press releases, case study development and videos..

Funding Proposals/Thought Leadership:

• Drive thought leadership engagements to ensure Husk maintains local visibility as an industry leader.
• Co-lead engagements with relevant stakeholders for submission of funding proposals geared towards specific POC projects and/or initiatives.

Qualifications
General Skills & Attributes:

• Ability to develop and update professional knowledge and skills quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to apply professional knowledge and skills in the advancement of business objectives.
• Proven proactive approach to driving business initiatives.
• Quickly and successfully implements changes and improvements in operational activities and services. Effectively carries out tasks that are required by the Senior Leadership and Nigeria Management team in addition to carrying out own role.
• Adapts to changes in company strategy whilst developing own strategy to achieve a personal goal of competently developing projects.
• Assesses own development needs and develops self to improve job performance and fulfil future potential. Contributes to the team ethos of Company.
• The ability to evaluate and convey complex information to others in an effective manner through persuasive communication, negotiating skills and clear presentation skills in both verbal and written contexts.

Physical Demands:

• Have full range of mobility in upper and lower body
• Could work in outdoor weather conditions at certain times
• Have adequate visual and hearing acuity to follow instructions; and determine accuracy of the work assigned
• Ability to work in rural, peri-urban locations

Requirements
Does this sound like you?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Management, Business or related degree from a top rated institution. Post graduate degree or relevant business certifications; a  plus.
• 7 – 10 years of work experience with at least 3 years of experience in contributing to driving business growth at senior management level; fostering and growing strategic partnership engagements at a high level.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent people skills, and ability to engage in a multi-cultural and diverse environment, with multiple internal and external industry stakeholders
• This position requires experience in driving business initiatives from conception to fruition, critical thinking and the ability to provide solutions to the benefit of the company, and projects.
• Excellent problem-solving skills are required
• A clearly defined strategic thought process and an entrepreneurial mindset with a drive to achieve continuous business growth – a must
• Demonstrates high level of accountability, and ownership of tasks
• Ability to influence through data and business analysis
• Confident to liaise at all levels, articulate with good presentation skills
• Ability to work and lead effectively in cross-functional teams
• Excellent skills with MS Office, Google Suite, and relevant tools
• Most importantly, candidate must fit company spirit where people work smart, play hard, have fun and are dedicated to success

Also:

• You are driven to deliver business growth in a new market.
• You have a robust industry network and have indebt understanding of business engagement and practices.
• You are an effective planner and have a strong orientation to process
• You building strong relationship built on trust, and are a strong verbal communicator
• You pride your negotiation and communication skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Corps Member

Location: Nigeria

Job Description
We currently seek NYSC Candidates with the following Degrees:

• Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline
• HR or related discipline.

Qualifications

• Must have a 2.1 or higher grade
• Must be passionate about the renewable energy sector
• Must be impact driven
• Must be serving in Abuja in 2023.

Also:

• You are driven to support the delivery of business growth in a new market.
• You have a robust recruiting network.
• You are an effective planner and have a strong orientation to process
• You enjoy building strong relationships built on trust, and are a strong verbal communicator
• Most importantly, candidate must fit company spirit where people work smart, play hard, have fun and are dedicated to success.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online