The overall objective of this position is to assist USADF Off Grid Enterprises to secure follow on financing for their projects and enterprises. This will be done by this position working individually with the enterprises to prepare them to submit proposals to financial institutions (for commercial, pre-commercial and grant financing, where appropriate) to secure funding for expansion and replication.

The purpose of this position is to best support USADF Power Africa grantee enterprises to develop and refine their expansion plans and to support them to become “investment ready” to attract additional outside financing. The ultimate objective is for the enterprises to secure the capital needed to expand and replicate their systems in a profitable and financially sustainable way to deliver benefits (including but not exclusive to electrical connections) to grassroots communities.

This is an East African position and will be based in Dar es Salaam but will cover the USADF Power Africa programs for Follow on Financing in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Nigeria, and Zambia.

This position will be contracted by DCL of Dar es Salam, the USADF’s Power Africa project’s partner agency in Tanzania. The successful candidate will provide services in Tanzania and up to five other countries. The position in Tanzania will report to the Managing Director of DCL.

1. The position will be based in Dar es Salaam but will cover the USADF Power Africa programs for Follow on Financing in Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia.
2. Develop work plan and methodology in the base country working together with the head of the USADF implementing partner.
3. Meet with the USADF implementing partner teams in the other countries to discuss program goals and objectives, individual grantees in the portfolio and develop work plans. Work plans will include in-country field visits as well as travel and field visits to the other countries in the region.
4. Develop country by country lists of high potential grantees and use this as a short list to develop site visit plans.
5. Conduct an overview of potential funding sources – learning about their due diligence process, key underwriting criteria, investment parameters.
6. Define a methodology for advising African Energy Entrepreneurs to develop their capacity to attract outside financing.
7. Conduct desk reviews of relevant documents submitted by the grantees. Based on the desk review, select a set of 4-8 grantees (across 2-3 countries) whose business model appears most promising and who may be suitable candidates for outside financing (debt and/or equity).
8. In addition to working with individual grantees, the individual is to work directly with each partner and training, mentor, and coach the country partners in supporting the grantees for “investor readiness”.