Regional Product Development Manager

C- Quest Capital LLC (CQC) is a social impact investor, project developer, and climate finance specialist with a mission to transform the lives of families in the poorest communities in developing countries by providing them access to clean and sustainable energy services, clean energy technologies and improving the health and wellbeing of women and children. CQC was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Washington DC, USA with subsidiaries in India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Cambodia as well as on-ground teams in Malawi, Zambia, and rapidly growing into other Sub-Saharan African countries.

CQC is a leader in providing clean efficient cooking and lighting services to the rural poor worldwide and has growing businesses in renewable energy production and supply, sustainable agricultural land use, and forestry. CQC’s projects are implemented either through operational platforms and subsidiaries or through closely managed partnerships and joint ventures with on-the-ground organizations.

C-Quest Capital has active investments in over 15 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, and South and East Asia that have thus far improved the lives of over 20 million people.

CQC employs over 120 full-time staff of investment, project management, and carbon professionals based around the world including Washington DC, India, Malaysia, Cambodia, Malawi, and Zambia. In addition, CQC regularly draws on a pool of individual consultants, collaborating NGO and private sector partners, and staff from joint venture partners.

Background:

CQC is rapidly expanding investments in cleaner cooking services, efficient lighting, and sustainable energy across core geographies to improve the overall well-being of the communities and align with the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the general development approach. An opening for a Country level Product Development Manager has been opened to assist the organization in expanding operations in Kenya.

Core Responsibilities:

• Under the guidance and supervision of C-Quest Capital’s Country Director in Kenya, the Product Development Manager will:
• Manage or coordinate management of company trials, focus groups, and other forms of feedback for improved cookstoves and other related clean energy technologies in rural, peri-urban, and urban market segments in Kenya.
• Produce reports and other documentation with pertinent feedback, outcomes, and recommendations on cookstove performance, design, fuel usage, cookstove, fuel economics, stakeholder preferences, market insights, and marketing, sales, and distribution channels, among other areas of interest.
• Perform market and product research, economic analysis, and other related research in target market segments.
• Work closely with and coordinate related findings and activities with key CQC business units and stakeholders.
• Maintain registry of trials and their findings, and maintain an inventory of all trial-related products.
• Work closely with CQC Direct and CSAT team to register stoves from trials where acceptance is achieved.
• Coordinate CQC staff site visits to Kenya, in coordination with the Country Manager
• Help advise and oversee other country offices- Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda- with their product development pilots, as needed
• Manage other special projects that are related to addressing target markets and company ambitions in the region, as directed.

Supervision:

The Product Development Manager reports to Kenya Country Director for administrative workload and day-to-day planning and reports to the Director of Business Development Planning for technical management.

Position Requirements:

• University Degree, with a preference for the following fields: Product Management, Market Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management, Data and Analytics, Statistics
• At least 10 years of experience as a Product Manager, Market Research Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Project Manager, or Manager of Data, Analytics, or Statistics.
• Experience working for a social impact or development organization (business, non-profit, or governmental)
• Experience working directly in rural communities; with preferred experience training and presenting to groups in local languages
• Experience managing data collection projects
• Experience organizing, coordinating, and leading stakeholder consultations
• Hold a current host-country driver’s license
• Be willing to travel across Kenya

Knowledge and Skills:

• Fluency in English, both orally and in writing, is required.
• Fluency in operating Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Outlook)
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Able to multi-task projects and activities
• Be highly enthusiastic and motivated, able to work both independently and in a team

Employment Type:

Full-time Employee

Salary: Commensurate with experience

To Apply: Please submit a short statement (no more than 2 or 3 paragraphs) stating why you’re interested and qualified for this position, a current CV that substantiates your experience against the position requirements, and three references.

Send your application to ahatva.ctr@cquestcapital.com

Note: Applicants must be a citizen of Kenya or authorized to work in Kenya.