Role Title:
Associate Fellow, Distribution
Associate Fellow, Distribution
Role Type:
12-24 months with future opportunities
12-24 months with future opportunities
Location:
Arusha, Tanzania
Arusha, Tanzania
Company Description:
Off.Grid:Electric is the world’s first massively scalable off-grid electric company. It exists to provide affordable and reliable energy (M-POWER) to communities that currently lack such power. The company utilizes distributed renewable energy to sell power as a service to customers who suffer from an expensive grid, an unreliable grid, or have no electrical grid access at all. It is headquartered in Arusha, Tanzania and founded by a team of world-class, venture-backed entrepreneurs.
Off.Grid:Electric is the world’s first massively scalable off-grid electric company. It exists to provide affordable and reliable energy (M-POWER) to communities that currently lack such power. The company utilizes distributed renewable energy to sell power as a service to customers who suffer from an expensive grid, an unreliable grid, or have no electrical grid access at all. It is headquartered in Arusha, Tanzania and founded by a team of world-class, venture-backed entrepreneurs.
OGE’s Core Values:
1. Deliver more. Our customers deserve the very best. We obsess over exceeding our customers’ expectations.
2. Expect more. ‘This is Africa’ doesn’t fly with us. We hold ourselves and our partners to a higher standard.
3. Think big. We have an audacious goal that will be impossible unless every member of the organization thinks bigger than the average employee.
4. Create value, rather than extract it. Build local management capacity, support small businesses and improve customers’ lives.
5. Pursue personal growth. We invest in ourselves, our employees and our partners more than anyone else. We teach each other how to be better than we think we are.
6. Speak up. All of our employee’s opinions are valuable and we give them tools to express themselves.
7. Integrity above all else. Integrity drives trust and builds the company’s reputation.
8. Build a community you want to be a part of. Like a family, a company builds strong bonds through intentional time together; fun times, challenging times and time spent helping each other. Throughout our organization we encourage teams to treat each other like family.
9. More than just a customer: Our customers are long term partners in our success, and we in theirs. We reward their loyalty continually.
1. Deliver more. Our customers deserve the very best. We obsess over exceeding our customers’ expectations.
2. Expect more. ‘This is Africa’ doesn’t fly with us. We hold ourselves and our partners to a higher standard.
3. Think big. We have an audacious goal that will be impossible unless every member of the organization thinks bigger than the average employee.
4. Create value, rather than extract it. Build local management capacity, support small businesses and improve customers’ lives.
5. Pursue personal growth. We invest in ourselves, our employees and our partners more than anyone else. We teach each other how to be better than we think we are.
6. Speak up. All of our employee’s opinions are valuable and we give them tools to express themselves.
7. Integrity above all else. Integrity drives trust and builds the company’s reputation.
8. Build a community you want to be a part of. Like a family, a company builds strong bonds through intentional time together; fun times, challenging times and time spent helping each other. Throughout our organization we encourage teams to treat each other like family.
9. More than just a customer: Our customers are long term partners in our success, and we in theirs. We reward their loyalty continually.
Fellowship Program Description:
As Off.Grid:Electric expands, a variety of new projects are on the horizon. Projects include but are not limited to: expansions into other East African countries, developing recruitment and training programs, research and development of new product offerings, and leading pilots to introduce innovations into the existing business model. Off.Grid:Electric is in search of people with the desire, determination and commitment to spend two years in East Africa at a leading social enterprise. This position offers an opportunity to work with an established team of business professionals and engineers and directly contribute to the success of a rapidly expanding company. Candidates must have a passion for entrepreneurship, renewable energy and sustainable development.
As Off.Grid:Electric expands, a variety of new projects are on the horizon. Projects include but are not limited to: expansions into other East African countries, developing recruitment and training programs, research and development of new product offerings, and leading pilots to introduce innovations into the existing business model. Off.Grid:Electric is in search of people with the desire, determination and commitment to spend two years in East Africa at a leading social enterprise. This position offers an opportunity to work with an established team of business professionals and engineers and directly contribute to the success of a rapidly expanding company. Candidates must have a passion for entrepreneurship, renewable energy and sustainable development.
As an Off.Grid:Electric Fellow, you will be based in Tanzania working on critical projects with real and immediate impact to the company. You will receive a stipend along with housing and travel expenses as the role will include opportunities for domestic and regional travel. Fellows will also help to co-design projects with leadership based on their background, interests, and career aspirations. Candidates with significant work experience will be considered for a Senior Fellow position, which offers additional management opportunities, greater responsibilities and a larger stipend. Midway through the Fellowship, we will schedule time with all Fellows to discuss future career opportunities with Off.Grid:Electric in East Africa or other markets where the company is expanding.
Job Description:
Off.Grid:Electric is seeking a highly motivated and entrepreneurial Fellow with leadership experience to work with our local team to develop the M-POWER distribution model. This will include building and driving various aspects of our agent recruitment, training and management systems. Additionally, the OGE Distribution Fellow will significantly contribute to the development of M-POWER’s expansion strategy in East Africa.
Off.Grid:Electric is seeking a highly motivated and entrepreneurial Fellow with leadership experience to work with our local team to develop the M-POWER distribution model. This will include building and driving various aspects of our agent recruitment, training and management systems. Additionally, the OGE Distribution Fellow will significantly contribute to the development of M-POWER’s expansion strategy in East Africa.
Key Responsibilities:
• Identify and prioritize Off.Grid:Electrics’s most significant business challenges.
• Work with the Operations team to drive sales and test new innovative marketing, distribution and product strategies.
• Develop an approach for each project including budget, implementation plan, expected outcomes and monitoring & evaluation mechanisms.
• Develop M-POWER agent trainings and recruiting systems.
• Collect, analyze and report consumer insights data to contribute directly to expansion and product development strategy.
• Provide general support to the Operations, Technical and Business Development teams.
• Work with Senior Management to formulate and evaluate projects that are critical to the success of the organization.
Note: Core responsibilities will vary for each Fellow to account for the unique skills and experience that each team member brings, as well as their specific interests and career goals. A portion of each Fellow’s time will be spent on a project that the Fellow identifies and co-design with Off.Grid:Electric leadership.
• Identify and prioritize Off.Grid:Electrics’s most significant business challenges.
• Work with the Operations team to drive sales and test new innovative marketing, distribution and product strategies.
• Develop an approach for each project including budget, implementation plan, expected outcomes and monitoring & evaluation mechanisms.
• Develop M-POWER agent trainings and recruiting systems.
• Collect, analyze and report consumer insights data to contribute directly to expansion and product development strategy.
• Provide general support to the Operations, Technical and Business Development teams.
• Work with Senior Management to formulate and evaluate projects that are critical to the success of the organization.
Note: Core responsibilities will vary for each Fellow to account for the unique skills and experience that each team member brings, as well as their specific interests and career goals. A portion of each Fellow’s time will be spent on a project that the Fellow identifies and co-design with Off.Grid:Electric leadership.
Required Skills & Experiences:
• Commitment to live and work in East Africa for 12-24 months.
• Bachelors degree in a relevant field with a record of strong academic performance.
• Two years of post-undergraduate, full time work experience in a relevant field or world class institution.
• A demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship, including the ability to flourish in dynamic, ambiguous environments and to drive work independently.
• Leadership and project management experience.
• Experience in working in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to build effective teams, coach and develop others.
• Quantitative and qualitative skillsets.
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills (English).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.
• Commitment to live and work in East Africa for 12-24 months.
• Bachelors degree in a relevant field with a record of strong academic performance.
• Two years of post-undergraduate, full time work experience in a relevant field or world class institution.
• A demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship, including the ability to flourish in dynamic, ambiguous environments and to drive work independently.
• Leadership and project management experience.
• Experience in working in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to build effective teams, coach and develop others.
• Quantitative and qualitative skillsets.
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills (English).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.
Highly Desired Skills & Experiences:
• Prior work experience outside of the US, preferably in East Africa, or other emerging markets.
• Work experience as an employee at a company that has rapidly grown in headcount and number of locations.
• Business level competency in Swahili.
• Education and/or work experience in renewable energy or energy access programs.
• Prior work experience outside of the US, preferably in East Africa, or other emerging markets.
• Work experience as an employee at a company that has rapidly grown in headcount and number of locations.
• Business level competency in Swahili.
• Education and/or work experience in renewable energy or energy access programs.
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