Senior Technical Advisor, Health Electrification and Telecommunication Alliance (HETA) at ABT Associates – Apply Now

The Opportunity

• The Health Electrification and Telecommunications Alliance (HETA) is a Global Development Alliance implemented by Abt Associates in partnership with USAID’s Power Africa with a goal to electrify 10,000 health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa. HETA takes a market-based approach to expanding access to reliable energy, leveraging other donor funding and private investment capital, and building public-private partnerships to ensure sustainability.
• As the Senior Technical Advisor, you will support the HETA team across a range of geographic and technical areas, focusing on the financing and development of distributed renewable energy initiatives.
• You will support HETA country teams to design program strategies, provide technical assistance to facilitate effective implementation, and assure the quality of country level outcomes.
• You will also facilitate and broker partnerships with external private companies, donors, and other relevant organizations in a variety of settings at the regional and country level.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide technical input into HETA’s approaches to financing and implementing health facility electrification (HFE) activities.
• Collaborate with the HETA Financing Lead to develop and execute strategies for raising investment capital to support HFE.
• Develop relationships with key project stakeholders including private sector firms and institutions, NGOs, international donor organizations, and other institutional and research partners under the project.
• Lead co creation exercises with energy service companies and HFE stakeholders and support structuring of innovative HFE ideas from the public and private sector.
• Provide technical and commercial support to HETA country programs, working alongside the deputy director, chief of parties and implementation leads. 
• Collaborate with HETA country teams on the development of strategies for engaging energy service providers regionally and at the country level.
• Advise on and support engagement of government ministries in implementing countries.
• Promote HETA initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Participate in collaborative activities with partners across the sub-Saharan African. 
• Support the planning of project milestones and high-level goals in coordination with clients and partners.
• Assist in the development of annual planning and timely, high-quality implementation of activities and deliverables.
• Support the management team in providing general oversight and guidance to country programs, with a focus on increased buy-ins from private sector and other institutions.
• Provide global thought leadership and support learning for to advance best practices and innovations for sustainable HFE models. 

What We Value 

• Bachelor’s Degree + Fifteen years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Twelve years of relevant experience, or PhD + Ten years of relevant experience
• An advanced degree in economics, energy/environmental, engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in managing international development energy projects as a senior manager: field-based experience with USAID projects preferred.
• Experience managing donor-funded projects in developing countries. 
• 10+ years of experience working with energy sector programs with progressive leadership experience.
• Experience providing long or short-term in-country technical assistance to developing and/or emergent nations.
• Demonstrated ability to work and coordinate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders including national governments, regulators, utilities, financial institutions, project developers, donor community, and private sector.
• Knowledge of USAID energy and climate programming under IDIQs, Global Development Alliances, regional programs and bilateral projects is strongly desired.
• Excellent interpersonal, diplomacy, and leadership skills, including the ability to manage high-level relationships and motivate subordinates across large geographies.
• Fluency in English is required; experience in a second language is preferred.