Senior Energy Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Key responsibilities:

• Carry out diagnostics and sizing of electrical production sources for the ACF facilities in his/her areas of assignment;
• Perform electrical safety diagnostics of ACF facilities of the bases of assignment;
• Control and ensure that ACF buildings comply with the energy standard (diagnostics & recommendations);
• Quantify energy needs, verify that the means of production are sufficient and adapted;
• Propose solutions to improve the facilities, including reducing the environmental impact of energy production;
• Support the logistics teams in the choice of their electrical production means;
• Define the budgetary needs in order to support the logistics teams in the choice of their production means solutions;
• Support to the logistic teams in the evaluation of the recycling capacities of electrical equipment;
• Plan and organize the maintenance of production equipment;
• Support the log teams in carrying out maintenance;
• Consolidate and analyze the intervention sheets (preventive or curative) of the country base of the teams and subcontractors, draw a technical analysis and optimization and/or mutualization solutions;
• Facilitate the integration of the work schedule with the Field Coordinator / Logistics Manager;
• Control of the work carried out (phase balancing, control of differentials;
• Design and display the start/stop procedures of the equipment;
• Design with the logistician and display a hourly schedule of use of equipment adapted to the energy sources;
• Ensure the training of guards in procedures, planning and proper use of equipment;
• Ensure electrical safety awareness for all staff at least once a year on all bases and sub-bases;
• Treat all users in a respectful and fair manner, in accordance with ACF's code of conduct and policies (gender, safeguarding, etc.);
• Provide technical support to the Nutrition team (and with the support of the WASH team) on the sizing, installation and commissioning of solar irrigation;
• Provide technical support to the Nutrition team on the sizing, installation and commissioning of the electrification of health centers;
• Study and Design of Pharmacy and temperature controlled room isolated and electrified according to the climatic context;
• Supervise the completion and acceptance of Pharmacy and/or temperature controlled room work;
• Train users in the installation of production equipment;
• Plan and coordinate the energy visit schedule with the bases/sub-bases in connection with the definition of the objectives.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree / Higher National Diploma in Electrical / Electronics Engineering or related fields;
• Minimum of 2 to 3 years work experience in similar responsibilities is required;
• Licensed by at least 1 local engineering regulatory body (COREN, NSE);
• Professional certificate(s) and/or trainings in the energy/electrical field;
• Previous experience working for NGOs an asset, particularly international related NGOs;
• Excellent attention to detail, highly organized, rigorous, self-motivated, strong sense of responsibility, ability to work independently;
• Strong verbal, written and communication skills;
• Able to work effectively in diverse, cross-cultural teams in a complex, multi-site work