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Responsibilities:

Transaction advisors provide transaction support to advance Power Africa priority transactions by tracking statuses, engaging with stakeholders, and recommending specific technical assistance to expedite or remove obstacles to financial close.

Specific Responsibilities:

Transaction Development and Selection
  • Assist Power Africa in analyzing potential transactions to select the ones most relevant to meet Power Africa’s goals, including advising on which projects should be classified as priority projects
  • Review potential high impact projects and perform due diligence activities – including identifying funding sources and potential for Power Africa assistance
  • Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders (government, developers, DFIs, investors, and donors)

Advisory Services and Capacity Building to governments

  • Assist in devising strategies to alleviate problem areas with IPP frameworks and assist in implementation of new frameworks, including policy reforms and project implementation
  • Accelerate priority transactions by providing independent advice to government decision makers 

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Activities

  • Use existing mechanisms for monitoring and update/develop new ones where needed to track Power Africa goals/objectives, key milestones to complete transactions, and recommend actions for expediting transactions
  • Prepare and maintain region and country budgets to track actual vs. budgeted expenses
  • Prepare all required reports for USAID
Required minimum qualification and experience.
• Bachelor’s required with a Master’s preferred in engineering, finance, business or related fields;
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the power sector with a preference for experience in East Africa;Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.
• Strong oral/written communication skills and ability to communicate at multiple levels in the organization: and ability to coordinate activities with officials from host country government, US Government, NGO’s, and other agencies;
• Ability to build effective relationships with all clients, peers, and stakeholders
• Ability to work hands-on, independently, and within team.
• Demonstrated success managing and leading technical and administrative teams;
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team-oriented setting;
• Experience in general business administration and financial management
• English language proficiency

How to apply

Physical and mental demands of this role include those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, as outlined above.  Examples include:  remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time; operating a computer and other office machinery; thinking, learning, and concentrating effectively and frequently communicating with other people, both within RTI and outside of RTI; frequently moving about inside and travel between offices and laboratories; frequently conducting laboratory site inspections (if applicable), ability to handle the stress associated in meeting frequent, multiple and tight deadlines, ability to work in excess of 40 hours per week as workload and deadlines may require, consistent demonstration of mental stability and ability to have regular, reliable and predictable attendance.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, per RTI procedure 4.2.1.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Further information is available here.

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