• Application Deadline:
• Position: Site Acquisition Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 0 - 2 years


• Location Gombe


• Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  

Role Summary

• Husk is seeking a Site Acquisition officer, to join the Marketing and Communications team in Nigeria towards achieving its targets.


• This individual will play an integral role in coordinating progress actions for site acquisition as the initial point of contact for the communities.


• You will be required to contribute to engagements for the deployment of HUSK’s mini-grid portfolio.


• The role will directly support engagement across many levels of stakeholders including community representatives, local authorities, and paramount rulers within areas where Husk is operational and/or intends to site its operations.


• We are looking for someone with experience in site acquisition and engagement, report writing, and on-ground business development support. We require someone who is a people person and understands the importance of engagement for achieving business objectives.


• The individual must be passionate about contributing to solving one of Nigeria’s most critical challenges – the energy access deficit. This position provides the opportunity to join a growing team that is changing the face of rural electrification in many countries including India and Nigeria etc.

Key Responsibilities

General:

• Play a key part as a member of the Marketing and Communications Team responsible for providing support towards expanding and maintaining project sites’ portfolio.


• Support information and data gathering for use by the relevant teams for market intelligence insights within and around proposed IMG deployment locations.


• Assist with community engagement strategies to ensure minimal community-related issues arise.


• Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.


• Maintain a repository of all critical stakeholders across communities and areas where Husk is operational and/or intends to site its operations.


• Support in providing documentation to ensure relevant regulatory permits (and submissions) are registered and/or applied for in time with regulators and other government stakeholders.


• Maintain active data of all government agency engagements within Husk operational areas.


• Maintain an active database of the minutes and pictures of all community engagement meetings and relevant agreement documentation at the point of acquiring a site.


• Provide relevant support for the Security Coordinator in documenting possible security insights gathered during site acquisition exercises.


• Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Attributes:

• Minimum of  HND.


• 0-2 years of experience in a similar role within the power or telecommunications sectors, supporting project development, rural development, stakeholder management, and sales support activities


• Ability to ensure closure for tasks.


• Excellent skills with MS Office.


• Excellent knowledge of MS Office, Google Suite, and other relevant tools


• Highly motivated and target-driven with a proven track record in delivering tasks in a timely and effective manner.


• Excellent communication skills


• Responsive with great time management and organizational skills


• Relationship management skills and openness to feedback


• Ability to work in rural, and peri-urban locations as required.