Vacancies at Daystar Power

Daystar Power is a leading off-grid power service provider, offering hybrid power solutions to commercial and industrial businesses in West Africa. Daystar Power’s solutions “Solar-as-a-Service” (100% solar power) and “Power-as-a-Service” (hybrid power solutions with battery storage) provide clean and reliable power while significantly reducing clients’ overall power costs.

Daystar Power counts the region’s leading industrial and commercial companies among its client base. Daystar is active in Nigeria, Ghana, Togo and Senegal with a representative office in Cote d’Ivoire.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: NOC Engineer

Location: Nigeria
Schedule: Full-time

Job Description

• Daystar Power Group is looking to engage competent and experienced NOC Engineers who will monitor all power systems on the dedicated monitoring platforms and escalate faults on any power system.
• We are seeking hardworking, motivated, and well-organized individuals with a focus on continuous improvement to exceed expectations.
• We are seeking a hardworking, motivated, and well-organized individual with a focus on continuous improvement to exceed expectations on providing remote monitoring support to the Field Service team.
• Daystar Power Group is an equal-opportunity employer committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• We prohibit all forms of discrimination and harassment based on race, colour, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
• Qualified women are encouraged to apply.

Key responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 monitoring of hardware, power and environmental alarms on customer equipment by utilizing network monitoring and surveillance software.
• Maintain network by troubleshooting and identifying fault and outage location.
• Create trouble tickets and assign tickets to field resources and track ticket till closure.
• Escalate fault to field team and assist in testing of equipment till resolution.
• Perform test and simulation of alarms, testing backup systems procedures and updating documentation.
• Ensure all systems on the network are reporting on monitoring platform and escalate any not reporting.
• Facilities maintenance (monitoring and management of Inverters, generators, power usage, running health and safety checks).
• Preparing shift report to reflect activities carried out during the shift.
• Prepare monthly ticket analysis to show status of all tickets raised during the Week/Month/Year.

Requirements

• Education: Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or relevant discipline
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of work experience in a network operating centre, analysing system and network performance using monitoring and graphical data.
• Language Proficiency: English (excellent oral & writing skills).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Financial Analyst

Location: Nigeria
Schedule: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking to engage a competent Financial Analyst to support the Executive Management with detailed analysis for business planning and performance management of the Company.
• This includes preparing budgets, analysing and monitoring performance, managing investor requirements and providing reliable data and analysis for decision making.
• We are seeking a hard working, motivated, and well-organized individual with a focus on continuous improvement to exceed expectations.
• Daystar Power Group is an equal opportunity employer, committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• We prohibit all forms of discrimination and harassment based on race, colour, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
• Qualified women are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the budgeting process for the departments and business units within the Group.
• Analyse budget performance and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Perform deep-dive analysis of the Group’s portfolio using both financial and non-financial performance indicators.
• Prepare profitability analysis of different operating segments of the business.
• Build robust financial dashboards that provide deeper insights on the Company’s performance.
• Provide regular monitoring of performance across the Group, including the review of monthly operating results and return on investment.
• Prepare management reports and reporting packs for Board meetings.
• Build advanced financial models that forecast the Company’s growth and profitability plans.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and collaborate on metrics, goals, and business reviews.
• Identify and escalate key risk issues that may impact the achievement of the Company’s strategic objectives.

Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in related disciplines – Accounting, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics & Statistics.
• MBA is highly preferred. Professional qualifications like ACCA, ICAN, and CFA will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• A minimum of 4 years of work experience in a similar role in a Big 4 firm, investment bank or consulting firm will be a plus.

Language Proficiency:

• English (with good communication skills and accurate reporting skills).

Character:

• Proactive self-starter and pays attention to details.
• Self-motivated and demonstrate a sense of ownership with high level of commitment and the ability to thrive under pressure.
• Passionate leader with excellent team leadership skills.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple projects in parallel and prioritize competing demands, passion for renewable energy.

Competency and Skills Requirements:

• Strong analytical skills with ability to pay attention to details. Experience using Business Intelligence tools e.g., PowerBI and Tableau, will be an added advantage
• Excellent financial modelling skills
• Advanced communication, leadership, and negotiation skills
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills
• Ability to work independently but also work with others in a fast-paced environment
• Highly inquisitive mindset
• Strong presentation and business writing skills
• Must demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint in particular).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Job Title: Procurement Officer

Location: Nigeria
Schedule: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking to engage a competent and experienced Procurement officer who will handle local and international purchasing. He or She will play a pivotal role in securing high-quality and cost-efficient supplies for the business by following procurement procedures and maintaining an updated list of current and incoming stock.
• We require a hardworking, motivated, and well-organized individual with a focus on continuous improvement to exceed expectations.
• Daystar Power Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
• We prohibit all forms of discrimination and harassment based on race, colour, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
• Qualified women are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities
Support:

• Work with the Procurement team to deliver a strategically focused, professional and efficient procurement service, providing expert advice, support and guidance to stakeholders within the business, using best practices in procurement and supply chain management principles.
• Act as the procurement primary point of contact, partnering with senior managers within assigned business areas – ensuring they receive effective strategic procurement support and proactive advice, spanning the full lifecycle of all procurement activity.
• Lead on commercial activities in the procurement of high-risk/high-value contracts within the assigned business area – from end-to-end market engagement, supplier due-diligence, tender, contract negotiation and award.
• Provide advice to contract owners to support the resolution of issues and any post-contract disputes, working collaboratively and seeking appropriate legal guidance where required.
• Working with the Procurement Manager to deliver the Corporate Procurement Strategy, adopting a robust but proportionate approach to sourcing and contract management to ensure contract visibility but also facilitate improvements in relationship management and communication.

Managing Systems, Processes and Data:

• Support the wider Procurement guidance to all internal stakeholders on best practice procurement principles, contract management, e-Procurement and Purchase to Pay systems in a format appropriate for the audiences.
• Feed into the development and maintenance of procurement information, guidelines, templates and tools and other useful information to be used.
• Provide high-level systems support to stakeholders for all procurement systems.

Vendor Management:

• Conduct appropriate supplier due diligence to identify supply chain risk and provide support and guidance to stakeholders on appropriate supplier evaluation and risk mitigation methods.
• Produce regular reports on supplier/contract performance against agreed measures, which both monitor progress and enable effective decision-making.

Learning, Evaluating and Improving:

• Participating in, contributing to and supporting continuous improvement activities by adapting to the changing systems within the Procurement team, and the Planning & Operations within the organization.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or HND in Supply Chain Management, Sciences, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering or relevant discipline
• Experience: Must have 3 years’ experience in supply chain management particularly with the importation of highly valued assets
• Language Proficiency: English (with good communication skills and accurate reporting skills)

Character:

• Proactive self-starter and pays attention to details.
• Self-starter with enthusiasm for a fast-paced, high-performing start-up work environment
• Attention to detail and strong oral and written communication skills
•  Highly organised and able to plan, think critically, pre-empt and communicate
• Manage multiple stakeholders in a dynamic environment

Competency and Skills Requirement:

• Computer savvy with a knowledge of working with Microsoft Office Suite (Microsoft Office and PowerPoint in particular)
• Critical thinking and negotiation skills required
• Must be self-motivated and demonstrate a sense of ownership with high-level of commitment.
• Must demonstrate discretion in dealing with sensitive information.
• Must demonstrate good communication skills in discussions relating to finance, budget and cost.
• Must be able to manage time, prioritize tasks and work under pressure.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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