Vigilance Strategy & Monitoring Officer at Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company

• As a Vigilance Strategy and Monitoring Officer, you will play a key role in field operations that support the strategic objective of reducing unbilled energy.
• Your work will directly contribute to revenue protection, fraud detection, and compliance enforcement, ensuring the efficient delivery of electricity services.

You’ll contribute to:

• Conducting field activities aimed at identifying and reducing unbilled energy losses.
• Analyzing customer data to provide insights that drive proactive field operations and identify revenue leakages.
• Investigating whistleblower reports on illegal electricity use and providing detailed reports to stakeholders.
• Carrying out meter recertification and DT validation exercises for accurate energy accounting.
• Enforcing sanctions on consumers involved in electricity theft or illegal connections, in line with regulatory provisions.
• Contributing to commercial loss reduction initiatives in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Ensuring compliance with Quality Management System (QMS),
• Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) standards, and all applicable regulations.

Skills & Competencies

• The role affords you to develop technical and behavioral competencies, that is, skills, knowledge, and behaviors required to successfully perform in the role and contribute to the organization's goals.

Technical Competencies

• Familiarity with technical field work, use of work tools and personal protective equipment.
• Knowledge of the various types of electricity metering infrastructure.
• Knowledge of the electricity supply chain value system
• Knowledge of the electricity regulatory codes and requirements
• Knowledge of various forms of meter manipulations and other forms of energy theft

Behavioral Competencies

Communication Skills (Written & Oral):

• Clearly articulates vigilance findings, reports, and recommendations to stakeholders while ensuring effective communication across teams.
• Attention to Detail: Detects anomalies, inconsistencies, and potential risks with precision, ensuring thorough analysis and reporting.

Good Intuitive & Observational Skills:

• Identifies potential risks and suspicious activities based on behavioral patterns, data analysis, and situational awareness.
• Risk Management: Proactively assesses, mitigates, and responds to risks to ensure organizational security and compliance.
• Entrepreneurship: Innovates and improves monitoring approaches, integrating new tools and methodologies for enhanced vigilance.

Minimum Requirement

This opportunity is an Entry Level role.

You will assist in implementing vigilance strategies, tracking key risk indicators, and ensuring adherence to regulatory and internal standards.

This role directly reports to the Vigilance Strategy & Monitoring Specialist. Successfully applicants will typically possess the following criteria :

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in / HND in Engineering, technology (limited to chemical, electrical, civil, production and mechanical), Physics and Mathematics

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience in power sector