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Job Description

• Wind energy is seen as a critical technology to assist CBE in achieving higher levels of RE contribution to our customers.
• Our current wind portfolio under construction and development includes ~300MW of projects across Madagascar, Kenya and Australia with additional potential being explored in other regions including Egypt, Senegal and Mozambique.
• CBE is recruiting a full-time Senior Wind Engineering Manager to drive the development and implementation of our existing and future wind portfolio.
• The role will initially be focused on managing the wind projects under construction and development and expand into the development of new opportunities and the associated growth and management of the wind engineering team.  

Who We Are

• The CrossBoundary Energy team is a unique group of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the world's most challenging and exciting markets.
• The chosen candidate will play an important role in a unique team with the opportunity to make a large impact on the clean energy landscape across the world. Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Who You Are

• Enthusiastic about working, traveling, and living in sometimes challenging environments
• High tolerance for ambiguity and an ability to operate effectively in a changing context
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse audiences
• Ability to build strong relationships with partners and colleagues in challenging environments

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s engineering degree
• 5+ years’ experience carrying out engineering services related to wind power projects, wind energy project development or project technical due diligence
• Experience with the development, implementation and/or operation of medium to large scale wind energy generation projects –consulting, developer, IPP, operator
• Detailed understanding of wind power plant design

Primary Responsibilities

• Overall lead for technical development of CBE’s wind project portfolio from early lead stage through to financial close;  
• Provide ongoing technical support and design review throughout project implementation, network integration and commissioning;
• Conduct hybrid sizing, configuration and design including optimal configuration of wind, solar, thermal and storage seeking to optimize for LCoE;
• Carry out site and situation analysis of projects and effectively drive the technical development to address high risk and critical path workstreams;
• Manage data gathering from customers and associated 3rd parties as required to effectively carry out studies and associated development activities;
• Manage the early-stage technical analysis of projects including the engagement with third party consultants and specialists as may be required to carry out specialist studies;
• Manage contractor engagement, configuration optimization and detailed design review;
• Support the business development team with technical inputs for pricing, proposal materials and customer engagement;
• Provide technical support during PPA drafting and negotiations;

Project management through implementation including:

• Managing Kickoff meeting and ongoing stakeholder engagement
• Project progress and quality reviews
• Management of PPA, Supply and Construction contracts
• Support the CBE technical team on an adhoc basis on projects across the full CBE portfolio

Think you have what it takes but not sure you check every box? Research shows that while men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women often only apply when they meet every requirement. If you're passionate about what we're building, we want to hear from you!

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Job Description

• CrossBoundary is recruiting MBA Associates to join our Advisory teams globally.
• As a member of one of our teams, you will actively help unlock capital in underserved markets by working with a broad range of investors, donors, and companies seeking capital to facilitate investment in the regions where we work.
• CrossBoundary is an investment firm.
• As an MBA Associate, you will identify and evaluate investment opportunities, conduct macroeconomic market assessments, and provide transaction support. Experience in developing countries is preferred.
• MBA Associate positions begin in early June and continue until early August, with some flexibility. This is a 12-week commitment.

Who We Are

• The CrossBoundary team is a unique group made up of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most challenging yet exciting markets in the world.
• Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share a number of qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Who You Are

• 4+ years in top tier banking, consulting, private equity, or similar
• Current MA or MBA candidate
• Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in underserved markets
• Excellent analytical ability and discipline; ability to think clearly, structure problems logically, and then design and implement solutions that focus on the core issues
• Ability to build strong relationships with partners and colleagues in challenging environments
• Exceptional presentation skills and ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse audiences
• Demonstrated leadership skills; preferably in fast-moving and entrepreneurial environments
• Proficient in basic accounting, financial modeling, financial forecasting, and budget development
• Deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities businesses face in frontier markets, as well as the macro-economic trends that impact them
• Past exposure to Development Finance Institutions and/or development agencies is particularly relevant
• Willing to take on new types of work, even without prior experience or direct supervision
• Enthusiastic about working, traveling, and living in a challenging environment
• Comfortable with ambiguity; able to operate effectively in a changing context
• Humble
• Direct experience working in location is a plus
• Language proficiency in location is a plus

Primary Responsibilities

Leading transaction advisory work by:

• Sourcing and evaluating potential investment opportunities
• Sourcing and leading investor reach outs on behalf of companies’ management
• Supporting transactions through due diligence and post-investment strategy
• Conducting market assessment and ongoing trend analysis by:
• Undertaking macroeconomic, regulatory, and operational assessments
• Providing sector analysis of priority areas for investment
• Driving CrossBoundary’s growth in new markets by:
• Pitching and overseeing proposal responses for strategic new business opportunities which are aligned with CrossBoundary’s mission
• Identifying and synthesizing key trends amongst our clients and the geographies which we serve 
• Managing investor relationships

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Who We Are

• The CrossBoundary team is a unique group made up of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most challenging yet exciting markets in the world.
• Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead a team of investment professionals, maintaining responsibility for hiring, capacity building, performance management, and general team leadership duties
• Lead business development across multiple channels, including private commercial opportunities and government/donor-sponsored opportunities
• Provide continuous client coverage of private capital investors, development finance institutions (DFIs), corporates ranging from SMEs to MNCs, and other relevant organizations to proactively identify advisory opportunities
• Manage relationships with key CrossBoundary clients, such as USAID; provide strategic input into program design and oversee mandate execution and reporting
• Provide deal and project leadership and execution oversight to a wide range of transaction-related advisory engagement:
• Investment target identification and screening
• Investor identification and relationship building
• Detailed commercial due diligence/vendor due diligence
• Development and/or review of robust, multi-faceted corporate and/or project finance models, as well as models used for valuations analysis, market sizing, etc.
• Development of investment memoranda and teasers
• Recommendations on optimal transaction structures based upon near-, medium- and long-term company strategic objectives and capitalization parameters, available instruments, and investor preferences
• Market assessment and ongoing market analysis
• Blended and innovative finance structuring, with an emphasis on health outcome achievement
• Lead brand-building by driving team participation at conferences and on panel discussions, developing thought leadership pieces, and other involvement in relevant initiatives that help grow our visibility

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration or Finance or other relevant advanced degree preferred (extensive relevant experience may be accepted as equivalent)
• 7+ years of relevant experience in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or similar, with a particular focus on healthcare
• Experience living and/or working in underserved markets required
• Exceptional management skills with an ability to serve as a coach and mentor to the team; can lead teams to results in challenging circumstances
• High tolerance for ambiguity; ability to operate effectively through friction and opacity
• Experience sourcing, advising on, and closing transactions in the healthcare sector
• Great at building and maintaining relationships with colleagues and clients in the healthcare sector
• Knowledge of corporate finance and project finance and familiarity with M&A processes, company evaluation, and valuation techniques
• Knowledge of the global health financing ecosystem, and experience working with international organizations and government counterparts
• Excellent quantitative skills and analytical abilities: can think clearly, structure problems logically, and then design and implement solutions that focus on the core issues
• Superb presentation skills: ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse audiences
• Experience working with a range of stakeholders (including private equity firms, Development Finance Institutions, and development agencies) to support investments in high impact sectors
• Self-starter who is humble and passionate about creating lasting change in underserved markets
• Enthusiastic about working, traveling, and living in sometimes challenging environments
• Understanding of project management principles and able to manage complex combinations of concurrent workstreams
• Fluent in English. French skills beneficiary but not required

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Job Description  

• CrossBoundary Energy is recruiting a full-time Energy Policy Director to drive CBE’s pan-African energy regulatory engagement strategy.
• We are seeking a resourceful and creative problem-solver to execute CBE’s vision for changing how African governments view distributed energy.
• The Energy Policy Director will support project development teams to secure licenses through direct advocacy and management of in-country consultants, as well as sourcing current and specific research to guide CBE’s business development efforts in new markets.
• This person will also help design and carry out strategic activities to secure and promote our solar business models for the long-term across Africa, including advocacy for appropriate net-metering, captive power, and power wheeling approaches (across East and West Africa). We expect the Director’s work to directly shape the future of distributed energy deployment on the continent.
• This member of the team will report to the Head of Energy Policy & Regulatory Affairs and collaborate regularly with the business development, project development, legal, and asset management functions on strategy and compliance topics. 

Who We Are 

• The CrossBoundary team is a unique group of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most challenging and exciting markets in the world.
• Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action. 

Who You Are 

• A seasoned policy expert, with 5+ years’ experience at a leading multinational professional services firm, policy research or consulting institution, or infrastructure firm, including experience on African energy projects 
• An established ‘voice’ in the clean energy sector, with a record of success liaising with utilities or energy regulators to secure agreements or licensing to successfully implement power projects 
• Experienced in advising or implementing distributed energy projects, as distinct from utility-scale (i.e., captive, commercial-industrial, mini-grids) 
• Familiar with the key terms of power purchase agreements and the business models of independent power producers  
• Skilled at creating and leveraging professional relationships across countries, personalities, and the political spectrum to achieve a positive impact. Comfortable in working in complex, and highly political environments, when needed 
• Politically savvy; passionate about understanding the unique machinery of government in different countries, and understands that there is no one-size-fits-all policy solution  
• Systematic and highly organized, you can track multiple activities across diverse workstreams while delivering results on time 
• Ethical and highly principled; you hold yourself to rigorous international standards for anti-bribery and anti-corruption without exception 
• You thrive in a non-hierarchical, collaborative environment and welcome input on your work from any teammate. There is nothing you’d task someone else to do that you wouldn’t do yourself 
• Professional fluency in French 

Required Qualifications 

• 3+ years’ experience at a leading multinational professional services firm, policy research or consulting institution, or infrastructure firm, including experience in highly regulated sectors in underserved markets 
• 2+ years’ business experience in Africa or on Africa-based projects  
• Specific insights and real-world experience about how policy engagement by private businesses can successfully shape national market environments 
• Established network in the energy sector, including in CBE countries of operation 
• Expert and professional communicator in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) 
• Bachelors’ degree in relevant field 
• Professional fluency in English 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Lead energy regulatory analyses across African countries to inform business development, project development, and investment decisions 
• Support CBE direct engagements with energy regulators and policymakers across several jurisdictions, to negotiate successful acquisition of project permits needed to achieve CBE’s business goals 
• In collaboration with the Head of Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs, work with policymakers to best practices and new ways of thinking about distributed energy to advance CBE's business interests and impact goals  
• Maintain extensive practical familiarity with energy, investment, and corporate regulations across Africa to readily advise relevant project teams 
• Summarize impacts of new and existing regulations to current renewable energy projects, then plan and manage rollout of any activities required to align with these standards  
• Regularly evaluate policy risks to achieving business goals and single out top priority concerns. Summarize for management and investors and offer recommendations on how best to mitigate 
• Maintain strategic relationships with senior local counsel to advise on new regulations 
• Lead CBE relationships within the energy industry across several jurisdictions and ensure CBE Regulatory team has effective engagement with releavant associations and industry bodies, where useful.
• Leverage influence to build buy-in among competitors and cooperate in advocating policymakers and regulators for mutually beneficial sector-wide policies  
• Manage CBE's internal database of laws and regulations across all markets, creating and overseeing processes to ensure that our information is current and relevant to project development teams 
• Supervise local policy consultants on specific advocacy or project permitting objectives 

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Job Description

• CrossBoundary is recruiting a full-time Analyst to join the CrossBoundary office in Lagos, Nigeria. As a member of the transaction team, you will actively contribute to a powerful intervention that has the potential for a significant impact on investment into Nigeria, in addition to building CrossBoundary’s long-term presence in the region.
• As an Analyst, you will be tasked with evaluating investment opportunities, conducting macroeconomic market assessments, and providing transaction support to both investors and capital seekers. Analyst candidates should have 1-3 years of experience working in high-caliber finance or consulting organizations and experience working in developing countries – ideally in Nigeria. Expertise in project finance, renewable energy, and agriculture will be regarded favorably.

Who We Are

• The CrossBoundary team is a unique group made up of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the most challenging yet exciting markets in the world.
• Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Primary Responsibilities

• Prepare presentations with business plans, explanation of management structure, competitive landscape, and financial projection to recommend strategies
• Market assessment and ongoing market analysis
• Conduct macroeconomic, regulatory, and operational assessments
• Provide sector analysis of priority areas for investment
• Investor sourcing
• Lead identification of qualified investors
• Manage numerous investor relationships
• Transaction support
• Develop valuation activities and detailed financial models
• Perform sensitivity analysis and stress testing to examine impacts on valuation
• Coordinate due diligence and transaction execution

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative skills and finance background; familiar with company evaluation and valuation
• Excellent analytical ability and discipline; ability to think clearly, structure problems logically, and then design and implement solutions that focus on the core issues
• Ability to build strong relationships with partners and colleagues in challenging environments
• Excellent presentation skills with an ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse audiences
• Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in frontier markets
• Comfort with ambiguity; ability to operate effectively in a changing context
• Willingness to work and live in a sometimes challenging environment
• Knowledge of the West African investment landscape (or previous work experience in West Africa)
• Experience working with a range of stakeholders (including private equity firms, Development Finance Institutions, and development agencies) to support investments in high-impact sectors
• Bachelor’s degree required

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Job Description

• CrossBoundary Energy is recruiting an ESCo Project Engineer for the development and implementation of it Telecom Energy as a Service Company (TESCo) activities in Africa. We are actively pursuing opportunities to provide Energy Services to integrate solar PV and storage solutions with telecom customers who rely on diesel generators to provide power to their operations. Working with our engineering team, EHS team, operations team, business development team, finance team and external consultants and EPC contractors, the ESCo Project Engineer will be responsible for supporting technical development activities as well as contracting and management of EPC contractors and general oversight support for projects through development and implementation.
• Other activities could integrate support with the development of our ESCo product, from equipment sourcing to creation of an asset management tool, and technical support during operations.
• CBE is not an EPC or a pure developer, as we seek to build a portfolio of long-term, high-performing assets. CBE will look to you for practical insights on how to make discrete business decisions that will directly affect our financial outcomes.

Who We Are

• CrossBoundary operates in frontier markets that also hold immense investment opportunities.
• The chosen candidate will play an important role in a unique team with the opportunity to make a large impact on the renewable energy landscape in Africa.
• Team members come from diverse backgrounds, but share a number of qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Who You Are

• Self-starter who is passionate about clean energy and its potential to transform fragile states and frontier markets in Africa
• Entrepreneurial mind who is not afraid of exploring how new technologies can be used to optimize our work and enable us to create robust products
• Capable of applying engineering principles to complex, bespoke problems that require creative thinking
• Comfortable with ambiguity; you are effective in a fast-moving and complex environment that does not have a fixed rule book.
• A practical thinker known for choosing the simple, robust solution where more complicated approaches would deliver the same results
• A open-minded learner who is not afraid to take on new challenges head on
• Eager and willing to train up contractors to consistently deliver excellent work
• A systematic and highly organized project manager; takes personal accountability for tracking numerous activities across workstreams and driving them all to successful conclusion
• Sound commercial judgement; independently assesses the most economical interventions
• Considers the long-term view when evaluating the costs and benefits of a potential solution
• A creative problem-solver not afraid to get their hands dirty to untangle a complex issue

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise during project design, construction, commissioning, representing the interests of CBE’s customer and our interests as the asset owner
• Conduct hybrid sizing, configuration and design including optimal configuration of solar, thermal and storage seeking to optimize for LCoE
• Produce preliminary design documentation including layouts, Interconnection strategy, SLD’s, BoQ’s, PVSyst analysis, etc.;
• Provide ongoing technical support and design review throughout project implementation, network integration and commissioning
• Carry out site and situation analysis of projects and effectively drive the technical development to address high risk and critical path workstreams.
• Support data gathering from customers and associated 3rd parties as required to effectively carry out studies and associated development activities
• Support or drive the development of an asset management tool
• Support the early-stage technical analysis of projects including the engagement with third party consultants and specialists as may be required to carry out specialist studies
• Support with the EPC engagement, contracting, configuration optimization and review of EPC detailed designs
• Support the business development team with technical inputs for pricing, proposal materials and customer engagement
• Provide technical support during Energy as a Service (EaaS) contract drafting and negotiations

Support with project management through implementation including:

• Support during Kickoff meeting and ongoing stakeholder engagement
• Project progress and quality reviews
• Support with EaaS and EPC contracts
• Support the CBE technical team on an adhoc basis on projects across the full CBE ESCo portfolio

Qualifications

Ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

• 3+ years relevant working experience
• 2+ year work experience in solar PV, SHS, minigrids or nanogrid construction with a top-tier firm
• Experience designing a small scale solar/storage/thermal hybrid project including minigrids and nanogrids
• Working knowledge of battery storage technologies and design of storage solutions
• Background in designing and implementing EHS policies for construction projects
• Undergone some project management training
• Experience working in Africa
• Good commercial understanding of the solar IPP model including an understanding of project finance
• Interest and understanding of the telecom world
• Experience with monitoring and control systems

Required skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor’s engineering degree (mechanical/electrical/electronic)
• 2+ years work experience in either power systems engineering, electrical transmission/distribution networks, building electrical engineering, or electrical generation
• Hybrid sizing, configuring and modelling experience – HOMER (or similar) and/or self-built models

Understanding of the key components that form part of a hybrid solution:

• Solar PV
• Battery storage (including understanding different storage technologies and the associated tradeoffs)
• Thermal/baseload generation – diesel generators
• Strong understanding of AC/DC Electrical Power Systems, Power Electronics, and/or Solar Energy
• Demonstrated interest in renewable energy systems
• Work experience or demonstrated familiarity with solar PV installations
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field
• Demonstrated ability to independently supervise multi-stakeholder projects
• Clear effective communicator across diverse audiences
• Writes clearly, professionally, and without grammatical errors

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Job Description

• CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) is recruiting a full-time Business Development Manager.
• As a member of the CBE team, you will actively support in deploying the $100M+ fund to finance renewable energy hybrid assets for businesses throughout Africa.
• CrossBoundary is not a development firm and is not seeking typical development skills – CBE will look to you for practical insights on how to make discrete business decisions that will directly affect our financial outcomes.

Who We Are

• CrossBoundary operates in frontier markets that also hold immense investment opportunities.
• The chosen candidate will play an important role in a unique team with the opportunity to make a large impact on the renewable energy landscape in Africa. Team members come from diverse backgrounds, but share a number of qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.

Who You Are

• Independent self-starter who is passionate about clean energy and its potential to transform underserved markets in Africa
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfort with ambiguity; ability to operate effectively in a changing, challenging context
• Strong demonstrated quantitative skills; mastery of financial and pricing models
• Strong business judgement; ability to independently conduct evaluations of a variety of businesses

Primary Responsibilities

• Implement strategies for identifying, tracking, and engaging potential clients and then create bespoke proposals to meet their needs
• Deeply understand clients’ business activities and business drivers to ensure proposed solutions meet their greatest needs
• Diligently track, manage, and engage numerous clients’ stakeholders across the local and regional levels, and across various functions within the client organizations including technical, procurement, financial and leadership
• Cultivate and manage a wide range of developers and technical partners to originate, develop, and close projects
• Populate and review initial drafts of a variety of financing contracts including power purchase agreements, leases, and loans
• Drive negotiations by leading on commercial aspects and coordinate input from the internal technical and legal teams
• Conduct desktop due diligence of potential projects and clients, including collecting client information and coordinating across the internal technical, environmental, legal, and regulatory teams

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

• Business-related bachelor’s degree is strongly desired
• Experience working in Africa, especially in East and West Africa  
• 4+ years in a business-related field at a top tier firm
• Experience working in renewable energy

Required skills and qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience working in emerging markets
• 2+ years in a business-related field
• Experience working in energy

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Job Description  

• CrossBoundary Energy is recruiting a full-time Senior Operations Officer to support our independent power producer business as we continue to grow our number of projects, markets, and people under management.
• The Senior Operations Officer will play a hands-on role in streamlining our team’s continuous data management, culture management, publicity, compliance, and business intelligence work, employing their broad curiosity and creativity to build robust analog and digital solutions.
• This person will solicit feedback from CBE’s diverse functional teams on operational pain points, then train people to use the new approaches they design to deliver consistent outcomes and maximize the value of our talent.
• The Senior Operations Officer will also be responsible for evaluating data for application to management decision-making, external marketing, and investor requirements. Bringing cross-functional experience across business disciplines (communications, IT, finance, human resources), this role will use strong organizational, problem-solving, and change management skills to build the internal operating systems CBE needs to deliver clean power solutions to all African industry. The Senior Operations Officer will report to the COO and work directly with a range of CBE leadership and staff to implement their objectives.   

Who We Are 

• The CrossBoundary Energy team is a unique group of people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in some of the world's most challenging and exciting renewable energy markets.
• The chosen candidate will play an important role in a unique team with the opportunity to make a large impact on the clean energy landscape in Africa.
• Team members come from diverse backgrounds but share several qualities: curiosity, humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action. 

Who You Are 

• Excellence: You hold yourself to high standards and lead by example. You overdeliver on all tasks – big or small – necessary to contribute toward the team objective 
• Curiosity: Not satisfied with “no;” assists others to generate creative solutions by looking at problems from new perspectives. A wide variety of business problems interest you. You do not make or accept ultimatums  
• Acts Like an Owner: A systematic and highly organized project manager; takes personal accountability for managing teams and tracking numerous activities across workstreams to drive them all to successful conclusion 
• Deliberate Thinker: A pragmatic decision-maker known for deducing the simple, robust solution where more complicated approaches would deliver the same results. Excellent strategic writing and presentation skills; ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse audiences 
• Bias to Action: Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in Africa. You are comfortable with ambiguity and effective in a fast-moving and complex environment 
• Prioritizes Results: You are continuously iterating on how to improve our team’s efficiency. Skilled at employing software solutions to business workflows where technology can better leverage talent 

Required Qualifications 

• Cover letter highlighting at least two specific examples in your work describing how adoption of new tools, technologies, or automations in the organization helped the company to better achieve its goals 
• 3+ years’ experience working in operations, IT, corporate communications, or business intelligence at a top-tier international corporation, consulting firm, or start-up enterprise 
• Motivation to work in the renewable energy industry, particularly the distributed generation / off-grid sector  
• Curiosity about managing B2B external relations and branding 
• Fluency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Powerpoint, Excel) 
• Familiarity with the capabilities of applications in the Microsoft Technology Stack (Dynamics, Sharepoint, Projects, Teams) 
• Familiarity with graphic design principles and social media management 
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Identify patterns in team workflows across CBE’s Business Development, Project Development, Regulatory, Environmental & Social, Finance, and other departments, synthesizing disparate quantitative and qualitative data to form a cogent view of how our team gets work done 
• Accelerate problem-solving within CBE’s corporate operations function by identifying the core business/financial problem to be solved, then quickly structuring and executing on an effective, efficient approach to cracking it  
• Translate knowledge and analyses into digestible “so-what's,” reporting back to the Operations team and to CBE Management on the impact of Operations opportunities and challenges  
• Employ a hypothesis-driven, adaptable, and prioritized framework to investigating how to remove obstacles to setting up holistic operations in new countries  
• Negotiate on CBE's behalf to contract business service providers, including legal, communications, insurance partners. Manage constructive conflict where necessary in a calm, curious, and solutions-oriented manner to advance CBE's business interests  
• Identify gaps in existing procedures or documentation and pilot new ways of doing things to better achieve team objectives  
• Develop new checklists, procedures, tools, procedures, and templates to better capture and organize team knowledge and data to publicize CBE’s brand and meet reporting obligations 
• Train CBE teams on new, efficient ways of working, collecting and responding to team feedback 
• Remain appraised of relevant corporate regulations and lead application for and acquisition of corporate permits and any other permissions as appropriate 
• Identify external industry, national, or global work trends that impact CBE's business and shares with the team. Contribute ideas about potential positive and negative impacts of external trends on team work in group discussions 
• Lead on short-term, interdisciplinary strategic initiatives at the request of the COO