Advisor – Access to Finance & Digitalisation

Advisor – Access to Finance & Digitalisation

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Job title

Advisor – Access to Finance & Digitalisation

Organisation

GIZ

City

Dar es Salaam

Country

• United Republic of Tanzania

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

Type of job

temporary contract

Duration

14 months

Sector

Energy Access

Language of description

English

Job description

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, and quality-assure the Access to Finance, Carbon Finance Readiness, and Digital Transformation workstreams; manage budgets, contracts with external specialised service providers, timelines, risks, and partner interfaces; lead monitoring, data quality, and knowledge products; ensure compliance with GIZ procedures and safeguards.

Specific Tasks

Access to Finance

• Coordinate activities with GET.invest, the leading European programme that mobilises investment in clean energy, to facilitate access to finance of HTC companies.
• Design, implement and monitor complementary Business Development Services through local service providers for those companies not reaching the level required by GET.invest.
• Act as a business scout and support HTC companies wishing to enter the Tanzanian market.
• Support linkages between Tanzanian companies with European actors (companies, investors, joint venture support, etc.).
• Support the further development of EnDev Tanzania’s clean cooking market development approach.

Access to Carbon Finance

• Design, implement and monitor activities to increase the carbon finance readiness of HTC companies, in coordination with the EnDev Headquarters and other EnDev projects in the region, as well as external implementation partners and service providers.
• Coordinate the technical assistance activities carried out by specialised service providers.

Digitalisation

• Design, implement and monitor activities for the digital transformation of HTC companies (digitalisation of operations, digital inventory management, introduction of CRM platforms, digital Monitoring Reporting and Verification - dMRV, payment tracking and accounting), in coordination with the EnDev Headquarters and other EnDev projects in the region, as well as external implementation partners and service providers.
• Support HTC companies on topics such as data governance, data protection and regulatory compliance (TCRA guidelines).
• Coordinate the technical assistance activities carried out by specialised service providers.

Other tasks

Promotion of synergies and partner management

• Identify and promote synergies and cooperation with other GIZ operations, development partners, sector associations, education, and research institutions in the HTC sector.
• Maintain and cultivate sound relations with the public sector, sector stakeholders, development actors as well as the private sector.
• Knowledge management, M&E and other tasks
• Prepare and implement activities such as events, conferences, webinars, workshops, assessments, studies, pilots and field research as needed.
• Regularly update the project manager and EnDev team members on the progress of ongoing and planned activities and key sector trends.
• Support the preparation of reports and project proposals as needed.
• Support/lead the preparation of factsheets, presentations, articles and other communication and visibility materials as needed.
• Support EnDev Tanzania in monitoring and evaluation including the data collection, verification, and analysis and documentation of lessons learned from the market development and other activities.
• Supervise and guide consultants.
• Comply with procedures within GIZ, such as tenders and contracts with third parties.
• Other Duties/ Additional Tasks

Perform other duties and tasks at the request of management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, business, finance, IT/Information Systems, engineering, or similar degree. Master’s degree is an added advantage.

Professional experience

• At least 5 years of professional experience, of which a minimum of 3 years in clean cooking, off-grid energy, or closely related energy access markets.
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in SME finance, investment readiness, or financial intermediation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• At least 2 years of active engagement with the private sector.
• At least 1 year of relevant professional experience with data analysis or digital processes; experience with dMRV or IoT data preferred.
• Other knowledge, additional competences
• Ability to process, analyse and synthesise complex technical information from different disciplines in the areas of energy, business, financial services, digitalisation among others.
• Ability to network, build and maintain professional relationships with government, development partners and private stakeholders.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Tanzanian HTC sub-sector and its trends.
• Exposure to ICS carbon methodologies, MRV systems, or carbon project documentation.
• Computer literacy with excellent knowledge of MS Office (especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as online meeting and conference tools.
• Project and contract management skills including steering multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Strong organisational skills, self-motivation, and ability to work independently.
• Highly motivated to work in a multicultural and inter-disciplinary team.
• Excellent oral and written English language skills.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and presentation skills.

Application deadline

2026/06/29

URL

https://www.fuzu.com/jobs/advisor-access-to-finance-digitalisation-giz-tz

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