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We are looking for a
Switch to Solar Program Co-ordinator
We are looking for a
Switch to Solar Program Co-ordinator
Overall Role: Co-ordinate the EU Switch Program to run smoothly and achieve their objectives.
Report to: Program Manager.
Start Date: January 2022.
Type of Employment Contract: Fixed Duration Contract, Full Time (until April 2024).
Report to: Program Manager.
Start Date: January 2022.
Type of Employment Contract: Fixed Duration Contract, Full Time (until April 2024).
Are you someone who wants to make a positive contribution to the world, someone who:
● Is proactive, positive, flexible and adaptable
● Enjoys working with people, networking and building relationships
● Is curious and likes asking questions. Always looking to improve, learn and get the most out of opportunities
● Enjoys problem solving to get the most impact and best outcomes in creative ways
● Open to try new things and new ideas with a positive attitude
● is interested in the environment, entrepreneurship, new technologies ... if these personal characteristics sound like you - we'd love you to apply to join our team!
● Is proactive, positive, flexible and adaptable
● Enjoys working with people, networking and building relationships
● Is curious and likes asking questions. Always looking to improve, learn and get the most out of opportunities
● Enjoys problem solving to get the most impact and best outcomes in creative ways
● Open to try new things and new ideas with a positive attitude
● is interested in the environment, entrepreneurship, new technologies ... if these personal characteristics sound like you - we'd love you to apply to join our team!
Responsibilities and Duties
Co-ordinate EU Switch to Solar Program:
Program Reporting, Budgeting and Financial Reporting
Oversee Program Communication
Participate in, support and co-ordinate other EnergyLab programs as necessary.
- Co-ordinate the smooth running of the design, implementation and evaluation of each activity of the program – hackathons, pre-incubation, incubation, internship activities and Clean Energy Week events.
- Oversee logistics and work with project officers to arrange events.
- Actively support and create strong relationships with the participants in the incubation and internship activities.
- Help build a strong community within and between each co-hort of participants in the incubation and internship program.
- Maintain excellent communication with past participants, mentors, sub-contractors, program partners, funders.
- Continuously work on the improvement and value creation of the program.
- Continuously identify and reach out to potential of Khmer mentors and partners who can support the current and future incubation teams and support the process to enrol them as mentors.
- Continuously track and learn about SMEs, new businesses in clean energy, agriculture, fishery, aquaculture sectors.
Program Reporting, Budgeting and Financial Reporting
- Compile the data and information to prepare for quarterly and annual reports.
- Prepare draft donors reports required for the program.
- Monitor and track sub-contractors' deliverables time and budget against projections.
- Manage the forecast and budget spend for each activity co-ordinated.
- Track project and program expenditure and income with support from Finance and Admin Officer.
- Support Finance Admin Coordinator to prepare financial reports for projects and programs.
- Review financial report including invoices/receipts documentations.
- Support External Audit process if necessary.
Oversee Program Communication
- Oversee Program website page, social media content, promotions and materials to ensure they are professional, up to date and consistent.
- Work with Communication Officer to develop communication and promotion strategy.
- Work with Communication Officer to evaluate and improve communication and promotion activities and strategy.
Participate in, support and co-ordinate other EnergyLab programs as necessary.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
- University Degree (or equivalent) in engineering, education, economics, business, law, IR or management.
- 3 years or more work experience, including volunteer or internship experience.
- Previous experience in program coordination and/or project management.
- Excellent organizational, prioritization, people and time management skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication in English and Khmer.
- Full proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and online tools.
- Previous experience in supporting or writing activity reports and managing budgets would be a plus.
- Experience in presentation and facilitating workshops and training would be a plus.
Personal Qualities
- Hard worker.
- Can work to deadlines and work under pressure.
- Proactive, positive, flexible and adaptable.
- Strong desire to help entrepreneurs grow and develop and keen to support entrepreneurship & innovation ecosystem in Cambodia.
- Strong enthusiasm to support clean energy and agriculture and fishery sector.
- Enjoys leading and working with workshop participants from a wide range of background and skills level to ensure the events are engaging, positive, and valuable to the participants.
- Keen to support youth/university capacity building.
- Available to work full time - Please note that EnergyLab organizes many events during the weekend.
EnergyLab Principles
● We are positive: We encourage positive progress and focusing on opportunities rather than criticising. Critical is ok, negative is not!
● We are open to new ideas. failing or not knowing how is ok.
● We are empowered to find creative ways to achieve our objective
● We are opportunistic – take/make chances when they arise which means we are flexible and 'can-do'
● We work with and support partners – build the ecosystem encourage collaboration
● We are lean – we are smart, effective and do a lot with a little.
● We try to reduce our impact on the environment by reducing, recycling or reusing where we can.
● We are open to new ideas. failing or not knowing how is ok.
● We are empowered to find creative ways to achieve our objective
● We are opportunistic – take/make chances when they arise which means we are flexible and 'can-do'
● We work with and support partners – build the ecosystem encourage collaboration
● We are lean – we are smart, effective and do a lot with a little.
● We try to reduce our impact on the environment by reducing, recycling or reusing where we can.