Solar Sister
Program Development Fellow
About the Organization
Solar Sister is an organization dedicated to empowering women and addressing energy poverty in last-mile communities by recruiting, training, and supporting women to become entrepreneurs in the clean energy sector. When empowered female entrepreneurs bring affordable, clean energy products to their communities, livelihoods are improved thanks to regular access to energy, and the effects of climate change are mitigated while CO2 emissions are reduced. Women gain footing on which to build a more equitable future for themselves and their families. Since its inception, Solar Sister has supported more than 11,000 women across Africa who have reached over 5 million people with life-changing renewable energy products
Fellowship Description:
Position Description: The person in this position will support the Program & Partnerships Manager in improving Solar Sister’s internal capacity to secure grant funding and implement unique and pilot programming, especially when working with additional partners.
Responsibilities include:
- Assist to collate regional & in-country government programs & partnership opportunities
- Help assess Solar Sister readiness for governmental & institutional funding
- Co-develop framework for non-core program - partnership and collaboration
- Support development of concept notes for partnership models and role matrix for non-core programs
Qualifications:
- Current student or recent graduate within the last 2 years
- A strong desk research skill for developmental programs
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Ability to multi-task and meet multiple deadlines
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Google Suite applications especially PPT/Slides & Excel/Sheets
Time Commitment: 30 hours / week