Project Officer For Renewable Energy Project | Plan International

Plan International is seeking a Project Officer for a Renewable Energy Project in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The role involves coordinating project implementation at the district level, supervising solar power installations, and ensuring community participation. Responsibilities include organizing training, managing project budgets, and collaborating with local stakeholders. The position is based in Addis Ababa and requires engagement with community committees, particularly focusing on children and women.
Post Date: June 2, 2011
Dead Line: June 9,2011
Place of Work: Addis Ababa
No of Position: Lalibella Program Unit, Lalibella
Salary: Negotiable

Organization: Plan International

Plan is an international humanitarian, child-centered development organization, without religious, political or governmental affiliation. Plan works at grass roots level with children, families and communities to bring about long term sustainable development. Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of the organization.

Plan’s global identity includes a central organizing thought – “Children are at the heart of everything we do” – with four organizational attributes: Building relationships; Being a recognized voice; Achieving results; and realizing potentials.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The job holder is responsible to coordinate the implementation of the project at district level in collaboration with partners, local stakeholder’s community renewable energy committees. Moreover, she or he will provide professional work involving supervision and coordination of the installation, and maintenance of the solar power unit systems and Fuel Saving Stoves (FSS) and capacity building support to direct beneficiaries to sustain the results of the project.
- Supervise the installation implantation of solar energy unity systems/equipments to provide a useful and quality standard work;
- Ensure works are made as per the design and specification and procedures are followed by the contractors as per the contract agreement;
- Mobilization and organize the community for full participation in the project implementation in the organization of committees;
- Ensure the community especially children and women are fully participate in the organization of committees;
- ensure steering committee is established and follow up of the meeting of the steering committee is made regularly;
- Coordinate the overall district activities of the project in consultation with project manager/ national project coordinator in collaboration with local stakeholders and partners;
- Facilitate and organize trainings and workshops that are to be made at regional and district level;
- Provide technical support to the Partner Technician’s in the production and dissemination of FSS;
- Carry out other tasks given by the Project Manager of CMREP/Program Unit Manager that are found necessary for the project to be successful;
-Be accounted for the Program unity manger for the project to be manger of CMREP in discharging all duties and responsibilities;
- Ensure proper management of the project budget and other resources strictly In line with the Project Document/ Budget revised and given to the PU.
Interested applicants should send non-returnable copies of supporting documents with CV and application letter. Candidates should send in their application letters also state current and expected salary, and the date they will be available if selected for the position and clearly indicate the position and location she or he is applying for. Applicants should send to:

People and Culture Department
Plan International Ethiopia
P.O.BOX 5696
Addis Ababa
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