Community Field Assistant (Energy Ambassador)

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Overview of position

The selected candidate will be responsible for supporting the energy project implementation activities i.e., awareness raising on clean energy technologies & related impacts & also coordinate all the energy related activities in the resettlement sites. The incumbent will also support with village saving & lending group training.

Role objectives

Community awareness & education:

• Educate households on clean energy access & its benefits.
• Raise awareness about Village Savings & Lending models (VSLAs) as a tool for improving access to energy.
• Highlight the health, environmental, educational & economic impacts of clean energy.
• Promote opportunities for productive use of energy in households & small businesses.
• Provide guidance on financial inclusion & access to financing for energy solutions.
• Encourage efficient use of energy resources to maximize benefits.

Coordination & information management:

• Coordinate energy activities in resettlement sites in collaboration with community leaders, solar companies, saving & lending groups.
• Maintain records of all energy related activities & compile reports using the energy information sheet.
• Prepare detailed weekly reports on energy related activities & progress.
• Manage the energy information desk, logging visits & inquiries.
• Document & report complaints following our clients Complaint & Feedback Mechanism (CFM).

Additional responsibilities:

• Perform any other duties as assigned by the project team to support the implementation of energy initiatives.

Expected output:

• Households are educated on clean energy access.
• Households are educated on VSLA's & how they can be used as a model to improve clean energy access.
• Households are educated on impacts of clean energy access i.e impacts on health, environment, education, livelihoods etc
• Household are educated on opportunities of clean energy access & economic activities.
• Household have access to a reliable & accountable CFM.
• Household have access to information on the project & activities.
• Households & small businesses are educated on productive use of energy.
• Households & entrepreneurs are educated on financial inclusion & access.
• Households are educated on efficient use of energy resources.
• Project activities are coordinated in the resettlement sites with stakeholders & partners i.e community leadership, solar companies, clean cooking companies, saving & lending groups etc.
• VSLA are established & supported across the project implementation.

Project reporting

Weekly reports on:

• All energy related activities in the sites.
• All energy activities conducted.
• All the VSLA activities.
• CFM report.

Additionally, the candidate must:

• Record in the attendance book all the visits to the information desk & purpose of the visit.
• Record & report on complaints as per the our clients CFM SOP.

Key competencies

• High school certificate is required, a bachelor degree is desired.
• Certificate in Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is desired.
• A driving license for motorcycle is desired.
• 2 years experience in communicating & working with a wide range of stakeholders & communicating with communities.
• Experience in training of communities.
• Experience in the energy sector.
• Prior & relevant experience in central Mozambique preferably in Sofala province.
• Must be fluent in Portuguese & any local language.
• Working knowledge of English is required.
• Good communication, interpersonal & organizational skills.
• Demonstrated gender awareness & gender sensitivity.
• Ability to work effectively & harmoniously with colleagues from varied cultures & professional backgrounds.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Personal commitment, efficiency, flexibility & drive for results.
• Digital skills (Microsoft Office Suite Word, Excel, Outlook etc.).

Team management

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.