Job Vacancies at Jaza Energy

Jaza is a solar energy start-up working to power Sub-Saharan Africa. We build solar-powered shops which charge batteries customers use to power their homes. In 2022, we achieved over 1.5 million battery swaps, providing approximately 186,000 people access to clean, affordable energy. We employ women from each community (known as Jaza Stars) to run the service, empowering our team to become leaders, entrepreneurs and drivers of economic growth within their communities. We’ve already successfully entered the Nigerian market, piloted several sites here and will grow to hundreds of locations over the next year. To support this expansion, we’re planning to hire over 200 people over the next 6 months.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.)Talent Development Coordinator

Job Locations: Ogbomoso, Oyo
Employment Type: Contract
Workplace Type: Onsite
Job function: General

Job role

• The Talent Development Coordinator is responsible for acquiring competent Jaza Stars (Sales agents) for the new sites. 
• The SDC owns the entire process of recruitment, training and onboarding of new Jaza Stars for new sites identified in the expansion pipeline and ensures that the Jaza Stars recruited are competent and have the appropriate training to manage the hubs and accomplish company set goals.

Accountability:

• Manage the recruitment process (advertising, interviewing and hiring) of great Jaza Stars whose goals and ambitions align with the goals of the company in the new sites it expands to.
• Own the process of training and evaluation of the selected Jaza Stars and ensure that the training materials are kept up to date. Ensuring that all onboarding procedures for recruited Jaza Stars are followed and all necessary documentations are filed accordingly.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that open Jaza Star positions for new sites in Expansion are advertised extensively.
• Monitoring the number of interested candidates during Jaza Stars recruitment and ensuring that it meets the set criteria for interviews and training to be conducted
• Making sure that all necessary arrangements for interviewing and training process are made for each site in the expansion process
• Conducting interviews, classroom training and on-site training for possible Jaza Star recruits 
• Identifying possible areas of concentration for training for the Jaza Star recruits and recommend inputs to the training materials 
• Ensuring that classroom and on-site training materials are kept up to date by flagging any additions or changes to be made by the QA Expansion Operations.
• Ensuring that all onboarding action items for new recruits are followed and all necessary documentation is filled appropriately. This includes:
  • Ensure that the Jaza Stars are registered on the Dashboard and set their accounts on the Star App
  • Prepare and have them sign their contracts and upload them to the drive.
  • Upload the Jaza Star registry with the new recruits details. 
  • Create the Jaza Star profiles.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in any related field.
• Previous experience in roles where rural talent acquisition was done.
• Ability to tap into local networks, leveraging community connections, and local job boards to find candidates.
• Ability to position the company as an attractive local employer.
• Ability to develop tailored recruitment strategies to attract candidates.
• Effective planning and prioritization to ensure timely and efficient hiring processes, even with fewer candidates.
• Strong problem-solving skills to handle challenges like long hiring timelines, and/or limited local candidate pools.
• Experience in conducting in-person interviews.
• Ability to assess candidates for both technical skills and cultural fit within the community-oriented nature of rural work environments.
• Ability to manage the full recruitment cycle in a rural environment where resources may be more limited.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills to establish trust within a close-knit community.
• Familiarity with local languages or dialects can be a huge asset, especially in remote / rural areas.
• Ability to work independently, interact with people of different backgrounds, cultures, languages and to travel frequently to remote locations.

Must have skills:

• Community Based Recruitment
• Communication
• Sourcing
• Stakeholders Management.

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2.) Solar Installation Engineer

Job Location: Ogbomoso, Oyo
Employment Type: Contract
Workplace Type: Onsite
Job function: General

Responsibilities

• Prepare a predeparture checklist of required items, tools and technical equipment for the commissioning of allocated sites.
• Commission and install solar technical equipment at allocated sites by ensuring that all set processes according to the commissioning guidelines and documentations are accurately done and completed.
• Ensure proper set up of new sites in the Star App, Dashboard and Dataverse before handing the site over to the regional tech.
• Accurately file, respond to, update, and escalate technical issues in Gitlab.
• Remotely troubleshoot and resolve Hub performance issues pre-golive. Travel to Hubs to resolve issues requiring in-person troubleshooting/repairs, for sites still under Expansion. 
• Ensure availability of working Jaza packs for Go-live by checking charge rate.
• Ensure 100% connectivity at new sites.
• Keep accurate records of Hub/Shop Equipment and product component inventory during the commissioning phase.
• Test new products and firmware as needed. 
• Work effectively with regional tech, supply chain, and other construction teams, ensuring seamless integration between different parts of the project.
• Document and report milestones reached during this process. 

Job Role

• The Electrical Installation Engineer (Expansion) is the owner of the Technical operations involved in the Expansion process into new sites. 
• The Expansion Tech reports to the QA Tech Operations and works to ensure that our service locations have commissioning and installation of solar technical equipment completed to the pre-defined standards.

Accountabilities

• Own the technical commissioning process for our service locations by ensuring 100% compliance with the commissioning process.
• Own and manage all tech activities, equipment and tools used in the commissioning process for new sites.
• Own and audit the work completion per allocated site according to defined standards.

Qualifications

• Background in Electrical/Electronics or any related field.
• PV system design and installation knowledge.
• Knowledge in electrical installation.
• Good data collection, analytical, reporting and communication skills.
• Ability to commit to high level quality standards.
• Ability to learn new technologies as required in the role.
• Ability to work independently, interact with people of different backgrounds, cultures, languages and to travel frequently to remote locations.

Must have skills:

• Electrical Engineering
• Electrical Installation
• Project Management
• Project Commissioning.

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3.) Construction Engineer (Solar Energy)

Job Location: Oyo, Nigeria
Employment Type: Contract
Workplace Type: Onsite
Job function: Execution

Job Role

• The Expansion Construction Engineer is the owner of the process of service location acquisition, renovations and installation in our expansion process into new sites. 
• The Expansion Construction person  finds suitable service locations, negotiates, leases, procure equipment, renovates, installs, audits and signs off on those allocated sites according to our company’s predefined standards.
• Assess approved sites and identify suitable services locations, shops / plots of land for leasing that meet our defined standards.
• Manage the lease or acquisition of shops or plot of land that meet our service location criteria.
• Assess the acquired service location and identify preparations or renovations requirements.
• Manage the sourcing of appropriate furniture producing factories/contractors that meet the set criteria to produce Jaza furniture and install hubs across allocated sites.
• Manage quality checklists and ensure that they are adhered to in the process of acquisition, renovation and construction.
• Request, procure, take delivery and document required items, tools and equipment needed for the completion of the work.
• Ensure availability of furniture across allocated regions/sites undergoing Expansion to ensure there are no delays in the set timelines.
• Monitor renovations and construction needs and constantly reports need for tools, materials and equipment with reference to the set targets across allocated locations undergoing Expansion
• Work effectively with engineers, supply chain, and other construction teams, ensuring seamless integration between different parts of the project.
• Document and report milestones reached during this process.

Qualifications

• A relevant Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in similar role.
• Understanding of the overall construction process, including shop or land negotiation, leasing and acquisition, renovation, site preparation, furnishing and foundation work, and structural assembly.
• Ability to interpret blueprints and design specifications, especially for our customized hubs, ensuring they meet both the structural and electrical needs for solar installations.
• Ability to think critically and come up with solutions for unique or complex construction challenges, particularly when working with already built shops.
• Good data collection, analytical, and reporting skills.
• Ability to commit to high level quality standards.
• Clear communication skills to interact with suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders and explain complex technical concepts in simple terms.
• Ability to work independently, interact with people of different backgrounds, cultures, languages and to travel frequently to remote locations.

Must have skills:

• Civil Engineering  
• Construction Engineering  
• Project Management  
• Communication  
• Stakeholders Management.

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