<p></p><h3>ABOUT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>New Energy Nexus (NEX) is an international not-for-profit organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators and networks. We started in California and have expanded operations into China, India, Southeast Asia, East and West Africa, and Australia. Our mission is to support diverse entrepreneurs to drive innovation and build equity in the global clean energy economy. Our goal is to support 100,000 startups to succeed by 2030 – a decisive decade to surface and support as many climate solutions as possible. Through our global network, we directly boost hundreds of entrepreneurs annually while uplifting thousands more. Since 2004, New Energy Nexus (up until recently known as California Clean Energy Fund) has leveraged $1.5 billion in investment, supported over 900 clean energy startups, and launched industry-leading centers for solution collaboration.</p><p></p><h3>ABOUT THE ROLE &amp; OPPORTUNITY</h3><p>New Energy Nexus California (NEX CA) is seeking a candidate who will bring a solid background in Grants Administration Management, specifically in configuring grants management platforms such as SmartSimple, to manage the full life cycle of grant-making programs, from application to contracting, invoicing, reporting, and final project close-out. This is a position that requires technical and project management skills related to coding and system configuration in order to update and improve NEX CA’s existing grant management database hosted on SmartSimple. This role will be part of a Grants Management Team along with other Grants Management and Compliance staff. The successful candidate will have a "roll-up-the-sleeves" attitude, who is inherently hands-on and ready to take the next step forward in their career, and help position us for growth in order to scale our existing and new programs.</p><p></p><h3>A TYPICAL DAY</h3><p>A day in the life of the Grants Administration Manager could include liaising with SmartSimple Technical Support to configure new instances on the grants management database or troubleshoot user errors, developing guides and updating user manuals to train applicants, awardees, or other teammates interfacing with the platform, and conducting quality checks on invoicing and contracting packages with regards completeness and accuracy of data pulled from SmartSimple. There will also be opportunities to attend program events,visit technology development, testing or demonstration sites of awardees and clean energy entrepreneurs.</p><p></p><h3>WORKING AT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>Working at New Energy Nexus California is an opportunity to make a positive impact in the clean energy industry and be part of a supportive and forward-thinking community. It will offer an innovative and collaborative work environment, fostering networking opportunities and providing diverse roles that allow for personal and professional growth.</p><p>This job is located in Berkeley, CA. New Energy Nexus California offers a flexible work environment with this position being based in Oakland/Bay Area, CA and with an expectation to work out of our physical office minimum 2 designated days a week. Unfortunately, relocation assistance is not available for this role.</p><p></p><h3>CORE RESPONSIBILITIES </h3><p><strong>Grants Management Systems</strong></p><p>Oversee development and maintenance of grants management databases, specifically, the cloud-based SmartSimple platform to ensure optimal performance for all end-users (internal and external): </p><ul> <li>Manage user accounts, permissions, access rights, system maintenance, and configuration. </li> <li>Full grant-cycle management &amp; tracking, including applications, invoicing, and progress reports. </li> <li>Ensure data quality and manage data retrieval, coding and reporting, particularly with respect to compliance, monitoring and evaluation.</li> <li>Optimize and streamline the user experience, including developing user guidance, streamlining navigation, offering technical support, and providing troubleshooting assistance for internal and external system users.</li> <li>Capacity building and training related to use of grants management database for both internal staff and external users</li> <li>Manage system development in order to meet program needs such as Monitoring &amp; Evaluation, impact measurement and reporting, invoicing and contracting workflows.</li> <li>Serve as the primary liaison with SmartSimple technical support as needed.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Other responsibilities related to grants management systems include:</p><ul> <li>Coordinate with Programs, Finance and Grants Management Teams to develop and improve process workflows related to grants administration</li> <li>Maintain and update filing systems related to contracts and invoices, ensuring that documentation is well organized and easily accessible to relevant stakeholders across the various cloud-based filing systems (Dropbox, Google Drive, and SmartSimple)</li> <li>Stay abreast of industry developments in grants management systems in order to recommend improvements to existing systems and processes or transition to new systems so that NEX CA is well positioned to support new and developing programs</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Grants Administration and Compliance</strong></p><ul> <li>Under the direction of the Director of Program Finance and Compliance, monitor status of program budget spending and work with Program Leads to ensure appropriate spend rate for awardees and contractors</li> <li>Extract, analyze, and organize grants data from grants management systems into coherent and accurate reports that meet reporting requirements of funders</li> <li>Provide support with the grant payment process for awarded grants, including informing and communicating with grantees about contract and payment procedures</li> <li>Ensure applicant and awardee status is tracked, facilitate awardee status checks with Program Leads and consult on actions to take with poor performance</li> <li>Flag potential conflicts of interest and other compliance issues, iterate on and maintain processes for compliance and best practices</li> </ul><ul> <li>In collaboration with Program Leads, support awardees with budget development, contract creation, and execution, serving as subject matter expert on awardee budgets for government grants and overseeing budget amendments</li> <li>Ensure quality control and compliance for invoice packages and contracts</li> <li>Maintain tracking spreadsheets, streamlining files and processes</li> <li>Support grant and program audits as required</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><h3>REQUIRED SKILLS FOR THE ROLE</h3><ul> <li>4+ years of grants administration experience specifically related to administering government funding, complex agreement packages, managing compliance with flow down terms, and participating in clean audits</li> <li>2+ years of experience administering and configuring a SmartSimple grants management database</li> <li>Experience with contract review and revision related to sub-grantees and sub-awardees</li> <li>Experience in providing training for contract administration or grant management processes</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills</li> <li>Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to proactively anticipate needs</li> <li>Ability to complete multiple tasks with competing deadlines and priorities</li> <li>Strong attention to detail, file organization, and project management skills</li> <li>Team player with respect for others and ability to work independently</li> <li>Enthusiasm for and the ability to easily adapt to change</li> <li>Eagerness to grow with the position as the department’s needs evolve</li> <li>Strong interpersonal skills, tolerance, flexibility, cooperativeness, and humor</li> <li>Ability to adapt in a fast-paced work environment, prioritize, multitask, and meet competing deadlines</li> <li>Excellent customer service skills with emphasis on respectful and tactful communications</li> <li>Interest in new technologies and the energy transition</li> </ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><h3>BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION</h3><p>Competitive compensation of <strong>$105-$120k </strong>annually plus generous benefits including, medical, dental, vision, unlimited PTO, paid holidays and 401(K)</p><p></p><h3>TO APPLY, TIMELINE, AND PROCESS</h3><ul><ul> <li>Submit your resume and responses to our application questions. Cover letter is optional.</li> <li>Application deadline: Priority deadline is <strong>January 28, 2024</strong> and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until filled. </li> <li> Interview process: Qualified applicants will participate in a series of interviews via Zoom. There will be 2-3 rounds of interviews.</li> <li>Accommodation: If you require accommodations during the interview process, please contact us with your request.</li> </ul></ul><p></p><p>New Energy Nexus is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression of an otherwise qualified individual, or membership in any other class protected by applicable law. New Energy Nexus hires and promotes individuals on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. We strongly encourage diverse applicants to apply.</p><p></p><p></p>

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Grants Administration Manager

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div>As the infrastructure manager, you will be responsible for managing the setup of our new state-of-the-art, greenfield manufacturing facility located near Ahmedabad. You will work with the Manufacturing Expansion team to ensure that targets and met and the facility is in a position to go on-stream in Q1, 2024</div><br><br><h3>Responsiblities</h3><ul><li>Work directly with Expansion Head on the Factory construction project.</li><li>Manpower calculation for Construction Project (Must)</li><li>Responsible for greenfield facility set up within the agreed timeline and budget with Expansion Head.</li><li>Plan, coordinate and/or supervision of all the activities for a new greenfield plant or brownfield expansion of plant in terms of construction, erection and commissioning</li><li>Liaise with the construction partners and execute the necessary pre-construction tests for soil,water,land filling,excavation.</li><li>Bring the right kind of contractors and subcontractors for greenfield setup project on board with proper groundwork.</li><li>Work with Architect and Plant Engineers on the Factory Layout drafting and overcoming the technical issues through solutions which abide by local laws.</li><li>Construction permit filing and provide basic facilities for factory construction ( water, electricity...)</li><li>Maintain the safety logs and ensure the site operates without accidents and labour law &amp; environment law violations.</li><li>Technical review of site grading, roads, drainage and utility layouts.</li><li>Resource management along with contractor for Labour availability, construction Equipment service providers,machinery &amp; Materials agencies.</li><li>Run the weekly status reports on overall greenfield setup project, alert the management in timely manner on any abnormalities and create mitigation plan.</li><li>Coordinate with engineers and architects and contractors to ensure that the project gets completed in a timely manner and within proposed budget</li><li>Negotiate with architects, contractors and vendors.</li><li>Evaluate the construction methods and keep accountability of good receipt under control</li><li>Monitor the progress on site, including the reception and installation of equipment</li><li>Identify differences and problems with designs</li><li>Develop and implement quality control programs</li><li>Ensure the specs and capacity for the drainage,sewage treatment,stormwater, ETP, STP, RO,Cooling Tower,HVAC,assembly point,fire fighting system are inline with factory capacity.</li><li>Plan for efficient Electrical Systems &amp; LV Systems / CCTV,utility area development,DG sets, Compressors and Landscape development.</li><li>Ensure proper compound walls are constructed surrounding the factory with zero discharge or leakages into the neighbouring property.</li><li>Maintaining high-quality standards at the site</li><li>Deciding the quantity of material required for Civil works (Contractor ordered material) and raising PRs (if required)</li><li>Checking drawing documentation quality and maintaining records pertaining to Civil drawing and documentation for all projects</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>B.E./B.Tech. in Civil /Infrastructure Engg.</li><li>10-11 years of work experience</li><li>Masters degree in Urban Planning OR Infrastructure Planning or similar area would be an added advantage</li><li>Bachelor's degree in Architecture OR Urban Planning OR Civil Engineering</li><li>5-7 years experience  in greenfield/brownfield setup over 50000 Sq Meters land parcel size is desired.</li><li>MS office, Project Management</li><li>AutoCAD, Civil 3D,Infraworks, ArcGIS, Infraworks, Revit would be plus point</li><li>Sound negotiation and communication skills</li></ul><br><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

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Infrastructure Manager

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div>As Assistant Manager, Quality, you will be responsible for ensuring product quality for our flagship product, the two burner ethanol cooker and refillable canister. The role is a two-fold responsibility, with heavy involvement on the supplier quality front, as well as being a senior member of our production quality assurance and quality control team. You will be working out of our world-class manufacturing facility, based out of Sanand, Ahmedabad and join a highly qualified quality team who have taken the unique product from conceptulisation upto large scale manufacturing. </div><div><br></div><br><br><h3>Supplier quality </h3><ul><li>Maintain Complete record of the supplier activities such as performance, delivery, quality and improvement log</li><li>Alternate or new supplier pre qualitfication audit's at supplier's site</li><li>Coordinate the PPAP,APQP,PSW,FMEA activities for new /alternative supplier parts</li><li>Perform and monitor the Pilot batch qualification for Factory (03 lots) for new supplier</li><li>Ensure all Engineering changes and DCN are timely updated at vendor's database.</li><li>Carry out supplier and sub-supplier validation audits, with supplier support and supplier advanced product quality planning (APQP).</li><li>Perform on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of corrective actions of supplier quality issues</li><li>Monitor and report on supplier product quality and performance understanding any commercial issues and impacts</li><li>Manage the supplier PPM, supplier problem solving on time, cost recovery and supplier warranty indicators</li><li>Review and evaluate supplier quality data to identify process improvement opportunities within the supply chain</li></ul><h3>QA-QC </h3><ul><li>Promote the use of preferred techniques for continuous improvement such as Lean, Six-Sigma, Poka-Yoke, MSA,SPC and FMEA</li><li>Ensure planned audit is being carried out for all suppliers as per ISO requirements.</li><li>Ensure process and product requirements are being verified as per drawings, control plan and work instructions.</li><li>Drive root cause analysis and problem resolution for critical and repeated issues which impact the production line.</li><li>Drive FMEA activities for the entire products.(child parts to assembly)</li><li>Drive SPC &amp; MSA implementation across the plant.</li><li>Collaborate with cross functionals on Supplier Approval activities for new product /supplier development projects.</li><li>Carry out risk analysis for contract manufacturing parts during project development.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>10+ years of experience with large scale OEMs</li><li>BE from a reputed institution</li><li>Well versed in 8D, FMEA, SPC, MSA</li><li>Relevant experience in setting up QMS from ground up</li><li>Experience in developiong quality management features in ERP systems</li></ul><br><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

Assistant Manager - Quality

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div>As Manager, Automation, you will be a key member of the expansion team looking at the scaling up of our manufacturing facility to 10x. You will work closely with our engineering team in bringing the latest in automation to our new product line which is to go on-stream in 2024.</div><br><br><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Responsible for Factory Automation Introduction for sheet metal stamping, Spot and projection welding processes, QC inspection and Laser Welding processes</li><li>Conduct the feasibility study to improve cycle times, productivity and labour engagement with machines through Automation</li><li>Improve work ergonomics for labor extensive processes</li><li>Liaise with external automation partners to design the pilot projects and introduce the successful projects for mass production</li><li>Collaborate effectively with stakeholders, e.g., production control, quality engineering, process engineering, and production teamsOwn projects and deployment of computer vision automation systems from “concept to completion” in dynamic industrial environments</li><li>Visit the factory floor regularly to understand requirements and make adjustments to program strategyDefine the System Validation Acceptance criteria inline with process requirements for Automation projects</li><li>Take a first-principles approach to technical decisions in the face of tight timelines, engineering challenges, and limited resources</li><li>Responsible for end-to-end delivery of the project from requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and post implementation support</li><li>Conduct the ROI analysis and present to management for every Automation project with critical path evaluation</li><li>Responsible for FAT ( Factory Acceptance Test ) and complete buyoff of the Automation Project</li><li>Work with Industrial Engineer for line balancing ,motion study,factory layouting,Automation Layouts</li><li>Perform Automation system integration, reverification, and validation procedures</li><li>Connect Automation Vendors dealing with Automation Turnkey projects using robotics,linear slide,vision system,pick and place, gripper systems</li></ul><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><li>A study in Engineering discipline preferably production engineering or instrumentation, electrical </li><li>Relevant experience of 10-12 years</li><li>Good data analysis skills and design review abilities</li><li>Good knowledge of Automation process ,linear motion slides, pneumatics and gripper design</li><li>Robotic welding experience is a must</li><li>Hands-on experience in technical program or project management for automation projects</li><li>Hands-on experience with developing processes and methodologies in industrial environments</li><li>Very good leadership, organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills</li><li>Strong working knowledge of robotics and control systems pertaining to mechanical assembly and welding equipment</li><li>Knowledge in robotic programming, PLC programming, spot welding, MIG welding, drawn arc stud welding and projection welding strong preferred</li><li>Experience with Autocad, 3D-CAD ,Solidworks is must</li></ul><br><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

Manager, Automation

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div>As AM, PPC, you will be leading the production planning procresses at our world class manufacturing facility based out of Sanand, Ahmedabad. You will play a key role in the scaling up of our unique flagship product, a two-burner ethanol cooker and canister which offers a clean cooking experience to our customers across emerging markets. </div><br><br><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Plan equipment, material and manpower requirements to meet production schedule</li><li>Plan, schedule and monitor material movement in production cycle to ensure continuous operations</li><li>Effectively organizes resources and activities to deal with short-term concerns</li><li>Schedule shifts according to production needs</li><li>Releasing/Closing  MOs/Wos, as per production forcast</li><li>Plan production control activities to improve uptime while maintaining high quality, timely delivery &amp; cost-effectiveness</li><li>Work with SCM department in material planning and analysis to reduce inventory level</li><li>Perform inventory management</li><li>Monitor inventory levels of FG and Raw material and making adjustments to reduce slow moving and obsolete inventory</li><li>Work in close coordination with SCM &amp; Finance to ensure material uptime for production</li><li>Collating forecasts and proposing an optimal procurement plan for the month</li><li>Work with QA and Production departments for material reconciliation</li><li>Uses analysis of historical data and current trends to make meaningful projections and forecasts</li><li>Prepare monthly MIS report</li></ul><h3>Skills required</h3><ul><li>Knowledge of Functional application software (ERP/SAP)</li><li>TPM or Lean Manufacturing Experience strongly preferred.</li><li>Well versed with Sheet metal and Injection moulding operations</li><li>Effective Communication skills</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills</li></ul><h3>Minimum qualifications</h3><ul><li>BE from a reputed institution</li><li>7-10 years experience with a large scale OEM</li></ul><br><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

Assitant Manager - Production Planning and Control

<strong><em>On-site and on point!</em></strong><br><br>Are you passionate about renewable energy and proficient in managing and supervising construction projects? We are seeking a Solar Energy Construction Supervisor and Construction Project Manager to join our team and oversee the completion of C&amp;I solar projects. In these pivotal roles, you will be responsible for ensuring projects are executed on time, within budget, and in adherence to specified scope and quality standards.<br><br>As a Project Manager in our organisation, you'll be responsible for overseeing diverse aspects across the lifecycle of construction projects. Your role involves meticulous planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of these projects while ensuring compliance with set standards and efficient resource allocation.<br><div><br><br><em>Interested in finding out more about AltGen and want to receive updates on new industry-relevant job roles? Then follow our </em><a href="https://bit.ly/AltGenLi"><em><strong>LinkedIn page</strong></em></a><em> and subscribe to our </em><strong><a href="http://eepurl.com/hENwn5"><em>mailer</em></a><em>.</em></strong><br><br></div><br><br><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong><ul><li>Project Initiation: Identify stakeholders and allocate projects based on scope and workload. Coordinate joint site surveys and customise Construction Methodology Plans</li><li>Project Planning: Prepare project kickoff meetings, evaluate management plans, define scope and change management, manage schedules, and engage clients on logistics and quality plans.</li><li>Project Execution: Arrange site establishment, analyse project performance, and evaluate Quality Assurance processes.</li><li>Project Monitoring and Control: Conduct regular review meetings, populate progress and risk reports for senior management.</li><li>Project Closure: Coordinate acceptance sessions, conduct inventory reviews, and compile lessons learned reports.</li><li>Rapid Assessment and Recovery: Evaluate and monitor stabilisation plans for troubled projects to bring them back to approved standards.</li><li>Structural Review: Oversee structural reports, review scopes, and oversee standard designs for access roads.</li><li>Tendering: Develop Construction Methodology Plans and propose manpower resource plans for projects.</li><li>Construction Supervision: Review completed civil works, assess quality and engineering standards, and monitor implementation costs and safety policies.</li><li>Monitoring And Updating: Regularly review and update online project trackers and pipelines.</li><li>Technical Standards Review: Research and update technical standards in line with changing global norms.</li><li>Maintenance Works: Coordinate teams for defect liability period call-outs</li><li>Management Of the Section: Identify possible vacancies, compile sectional reports, and oversee the appointment of suitable staff.</li></ul>

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Construction Project Manager – C&I Solar – Johannesburg

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Your Role</b></div><div><br></div><div>As KOKO grows within and outside Kenya, our team is looking for experienced full stack engineers to lead development of our cloud based software products, and be responsible for major technical decisions associated with them accountable for their successful execution. </div><div><br></div><div>In this position on the software engineering team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to many customer and internal facing products. KOKO’s suite of products spans multiple technical domains and disciplines in software and hardware, and so experience in end-to-end systems thinking across distributed components is key for this role.</div><br><br><h3>What you will do</h3><ul><li>Design, implement and deploy web-based front-end applications and back-end services</li><li>Lead the delivery of software projects in a team-based environment </li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with business users, product managers, project managers and other engineers to to define, design, scope and ship new features using elegant solutions.</li><li>Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.</li><li>Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.</li><li>Help others to improve the quality of their work through regular design and code reviews</li><li>Deliver new features to production environments and support them in operation</li><li>Participate in building the engineering culture at KOKO</li><div><br></div><div>KOKO’s technology stack currently includes (but is not limited to) AWS, Python, Flask, <a href="http://vue.js/">Vue.js</a>, Postgres, Kotlin, Java, Firebase, C++, Celery, Message Queues, Odoo ERP, Docker, Jenkins, CircleCI, Git</div></ul><h3>What You Will Bring to KOKO</h3><ul><li>At least four years experience developing applications at enterprise scale using the front and back end technologies in our stack</li><li>Ability to translate user experience design (mockups, wireframes and user journeys) into code using CSS and scripting frameworks </li><li>Ability to develop robust and scalable backend services defined by RESTful APIs in Python</li><li>Familiarity with Cloud/ SaaS architectures and how to build secure and maintainable services</li><li>Strong understanding of unit testing, design patterns and usage of tools like profilers</li><li>Experience with source control and continuous integration tools (We use GIT and Jenkins)</li><li>Worked in an Agile multi-functional team </li><li>Thrive in an environment that requires you to partner with multiple cross-functional teams as stakeholders/customers</li><li>Great oral and written communication skills</li></ul><h3>What We Offer</h3><ul><li>Competitive salary plus a quarterly cash bonus</li><li>Annual compensation reviews - we reward great work</li><li>Discounted health insurance with no-cost financing for you and your dependents (in Kenya)</li><li>21 days of annual leave plus public holidays plus examination leave</li><li>Hybrid working model - allowing you to split your time between in-person collaboration at one of our offices and working remotely</li><li>Ongoing investment in you and your skills, incl. full access to over 5,000 online courses</li><li>The right equipment for the job - a choice of MacBook, Windows, or Linux laptop</li></ul><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

Senior Full Stack Engineer

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Your Role</b></div><div><br></div><div>As KOKO grows within and outside Kenya, our team is looking for experienced full stack engineers to lead development of our cloud based software products, and be responsible for major technical decisions associated with them accountable for their successful execution. </div><div><br></div><div>In this position on the software engineering team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to many customer and internal facing products. KOKO’s suite of products spans multiple technical domains and disciplines in software and hardware, and so experience in end-to-end systems thinking across distributed components is key for this role.</div><br><br><h3>What you will do</h3><ul><li>Design, implement and deploy web-based front-end applications and back-end services</li><li>Lead the delivery of software projects in a team-based environment </li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with business users, product managers, project managers and other engineers to to define, design, scope and ship new features using elegant solutions.</li><li>Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.</li><li>Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.</li><li>Help others to improve the quality of their work through regular design and code reviews</li><li>Deliver new features to production environments and support them in operation</li><li>Participate in building the engineering culture at KOKO</li><div><br></div><div>KOKO’s technology stack currently includes (but is not limited to) AWS, Python, Flask, <a href="http://vue.js/">Vue.js</a>, Postgres, Redis, Kotlin, Java, Firebase, C++, Celery, Message Queues, Odoo ERP, Docker, Jenkins, CircleCI, Git</div></ul><h3>What You Will Bring to KOKO</h3><ul><li>At least four years experience developing applications at enterprise scale using the front and back end technologies in our stack</li><li>Ability to translate user experience design (mockups, wireframes and user journeys) into code using CSS and scripting frameworks </li><li>Ability to develop robust and scalable backend services defined by RESTful APIs in Python</li><li>Familiarity with Cloud/ SaaS architectures and how to build secure and maintainable services</li><li>Strong understanding of unit testing, design patterns and usage of tools like profilers</li><li>Experience with source control and continuous integration tools (We use GIT and Jenkins)</li><li>Worked in an Agile multi-functional team </li><li>Thrive in an environment that requires you to partner with multiple cross-functional teams as stakeholders/customers</li><li>Great oral and written communication skills</li></ul><h3>What We Offer</h3><ul><li>Competitive salary plus a quarterly cash bonus</li><li>Annual compensation reviews - we reward great work</li><li>Discounted health insurance with no-cost financing for you and your dependents (in Kenya)</li><li>21 days of annual leave plus public holidays plus examination leave</li><li>Hybrid working model - allowing you to split your time between in-person collaboration at one of our offices and working remotely</li><li>Ongoing investment in you and your skills, incl. full access to over 5,000 online courses</li><li>The right equipment for the job - a choice of MacBook, Windows, or Linux laptop</li></ul><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

<div><br><div><br><br>EcoLogic SA is a rapidly growing company specialising in marketing, selling, installing, and maintaining renewable energy products such as water heat pumps, solar water heating systems, and photovoltaic (PV) solar systems across various sectors. They are currently seeking a <strong>Stock Controller/Supply Control professional</strong> to oversee their inventory management and supplier relations. The ideal candidate should have a background in bookkeeping or a BComm degree.<br><br><strong>Responsibilities include tracking orders, conducting inventory audits, and inputting purchases into our stock system.</strong> Additionally, maintaining reports of purchases and pricing and collaborating with vendors, clients, and internal teams are key aspects of this role. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in optimising stock levels and ensuring the availability of quality products at all times.<br><br><strong><em>Please note: This position requires a 7:30 am start time.</em></strong><br><br>Interested in finding out more about AltGen and want to receive updates on new industry-relevant job roles? Then follow our <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/altgen-recruitment/">LinkedIn page</a> and subscribe to our <a href="http://eepurl.com/hENwn5">mailer</a>.<br><br></div><br></div><br><br><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong><ul><li>Forecast supply and demand to prevent overstocking and running out-of-stock (OOS)</li><li>Enter purchase details (vendors information, invoices and pricing) into internal databases</li><li>Place orders to replenish merchandise as needed</li><li>Track shipments and address any delays</li><li>Oversee storage of products</li><li>Verify receipts and confirm purchase contents and orders are complete</li><li>Pack stock for team according to picking slips</li><li>Evaluate suppliersâ offers and negotiate profitable deals</li><li>Coordinate regular inventory audits</li><li>Ensure teams picking slips are filled in accurately and timeously.</li></ul>

Stock Controller - Solar PV - Somerset West

<h3>ABOUT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>New Energy Nexus (NEX) is an international not-for-profit organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators and networks. We started in California and have expanded operations into China, India, Southeast Asia, East and West Africa, and Australia. Our mission is to support diverse entrepreneurs to drive innovation and build equity in the global clean energy economy. Our goal is to support 100,000 startups to succeed by 2030 – a decisive decade to surface and support as many climate solutions as possible. Through our global network, we directly boost hundreds of entrepreneurs annually while uplifting thousands more. Since 2004, New Energy Nexus (up until recently known as California Clean Energy Fund) has leveraged $1.5 billion in investment, supported over 900 clean energy startups, and launched industry-leading centers for solution collaboration.</p><p></p><h3>ROLE AND OPPORTUNITY</h3><p>We are seeking an experienced creative and quantitative professional to lead Impact, Monitoring &amp; Evaluation for New Energy Nexus California (NEX CA) programs funded by government and philanthropy.</p><p>The ideal candidate is passionate about clean energy, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and understands multiple social and economic benefits of a just energy transition and the potential for social impact and energy equity outcomes that can result from scaling new clean energy technology. She/he/they are a creative and incisive evaluation strategist who is comfortable designing impact measurement and monitoring &amp; evaluation frameworks for complex, non-linear strategies. </p><p>Building on existing tools including templates, an established database, and various reporting formats, we are looking for someone who will play a pivotal role within the NEX CA team to centralize data collection, help bring alignment across new and mature programs, and manage impact evaluations.</p><p></p><h3>A TYPICAL DAY</h3><p>A day in the life of the Impact, Monitoring &amp; Evaluation Manager could include reviewing a rate-payer benefit framework grant deliverable from an early stage startup and entering key metrics into airtable, researching job creation and cost savings on utility bills from scaling grid-scale storage, meeting with the CA Grants Administration Manager to iterate on the design of a new workflow in the Grants Management System, and working with the Communications Manager to draft a blurb for a press release by extracting a key data insight from your ongoing analysis and framing its impact for a public audience.</p><p></p><h3>WORKING AT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>Working at New Energy Nexus California is an opportunity to make a positive impact in the clean energy industry and be part of a supportive and forward-thinking community. It will offer an innovative and collaborative work environment, fostering networking opportunities and providing diverse roles that allow for personal and professional growth.</p><p>This job is located in Berkeley, CA. New Energy Nexus California offers a flexible work environment with this position being based in Oakland/Bay Area, CA and with an expectation to work out of our physical office minimum 2 designated days a week. Unfortunately, relocation assistance is not available for this role.</p><p>In addition, candidates for this role should be comfortable with international travel, as the position may involve travel to support New Energy Nexus’s work in the Global South.</p><p></p><h3>CORE RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><p><strong>Impact Evaluation</strong></p><ul> <li>Collect data from awardees, including training, managing templates, conducting quality assurance, and support for reporting to funders. </li> <li>Conduct data analysis to connect project outcomes to larger energy transition and economic development trends. Investigate patterns in the data and glean insights that demonstrate environmental, social, and economic impacts. Prepare data visuals, develop content for reporting requirements and communications collateral. </li> <li>In collaboration with Program Leads and Communications Manager, author impact reports for individual programs and NEX CA more broadly. Coordinate content generation, design, and review process across Grants Management, Compliance, Communications, and Program teams.</li> <li>Iterate upon existing metrics to inform our reporting and strategic communication efforts within and beyond NEX CA. </li> <li>Act as lead representative for CA programs on NEX global impact working group to foster organizational alignment. Systems development, management, and best practices</li> <li>In close collaboration with the CA Grants Administration Manager, support the design and development of new and existing information databases related to impact and M&amp;E data. </li> </ul><ul><li>Track progress on core deliverables, and roll information up and down for different stakeholders. Streamline data collection and enable export of quality controlled information.</li></ul><ul><li>Act as the “gatekeeper” of all data being utilized for fundraising and storytelling efforts. Upholds internal controls with attention to accuracy for all qualitative and quantitative data being used in external or internal communications. </li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Monitoring &amp; Evaluation Alignment</strong></p><ul> <li>Develop and ensure alignment on shared indicators and metrics used across different programs. Oversee collaborative design and use of quantitative and qualitative grant outcomes and indicators to track progress that demonstrate results and areas of growth.</li> <li>Manage evaluation and learning projects, including managing consultants.</li> <li>Provide measurement and evaluation strategy &amp; leadership for our continuous work on energy equity and social impact: support deepening incorporation of diversity, equity and inclusion racial, social and environmental justice approaches and metrics into NEX CA’s work.</li> <li>Provide subject matter expertise for proposals.</li> <li>Respond to ad hoc requests for reports, memos, slide decks and other materials to communicate with a variety of stakeholders including Fundraising, Head of Partnerships, Events and Brand, NEX Board of Directors, NEX fundraising efforts, funders, and government donors.</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><h3>REQUIRED SKILLS</h3><ul> <li>Undergraduate degree required with 4+ years of relevant, professional experience focused on monitoring, evaluation, and learning.</li> <li>Adept with clean energy impact reporting metrics, e.g. carbon accounting, life cycle assessment, GHG inventories, job creation, cost reduction, race and demographics, with comfort making projections.</li> <li>Strong project manager skilled at quantitative and qualitative data gathering and analysis. Excellent writing, editing, and communications skills.</li> <li>Experience building databases and streamlining processes for compiling information from multiple sources.</li> <li>Experience working in climate change, clean energy, public policy, economic development, and/or racial and social justice in philanthropic, NGO, coalition, legislative or advocacy communities.</li> <li>Collaborative with strong facilitation, interpersonal, intercultural and project management skills, with a record of success in matrix environments where there are not direct reporting relationships.</li> <li>Enthusiastic and natural team player with the ability to work with cross-functional, virtual, and diverse teams. </li> <li>High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, G-Suite, Asana, Databases.</li> </ul><p></p><h3>BONUS SKILLS</h3><ul><li>Experience with government reporting and compliance.</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><h3>BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION</h3><p>Competitive compensation of <strong>$90k-$120k </strong>annually plus generous benefits including, medical, dental, vision, unlimited PTO, paid holidays and 401(K)</p><p></p><h3>TO APPLY, TIMELINE, AND PROCESS</h3><ul><ul> <li>Submit your resume and responses to our application questions. Cover letter is optional.</li> <li>Application deadline: Priority deadline is <strong>January 28, 2024</strong> and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until filled. </li> <li> Interview process: Qualified applicants will participate in a series of interviews via Zoom. There will be 2-3 rounds of interviews.</li> <li>Accommodation: If you require accommodations during the interview process, please contact us with your request.</li> </ul></ul><p></p><p>New Energy Nexus is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression of an otherwise qualified individual, or membership in any other class protected by applicable law. New Energy Nexus hires and promotes individuals on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. We strongly encourage diverse applicants to apply. Unfortunately New Energy Nexus will not be able to support an employment Visa at this time.</p><p></p><p></p>

Impact, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div>The MR Lead in Rwanda will play an integral role in developing MR capacity in Rwanda. With the support of a small team in Nairobi, Kenya, he/she executes the market research strategy and ensures excellent output for the company stakeholders. Core to the role is to drive market research studies end to end; from initial design of approach and methodology, to execution, analysis, and final reporting. You will serve as a champion for the voice of our customers and agents, helping to bring clarity around</div><div>their behaviors and preferences through rigorous qualitative and quantitative research, surveys, and in-depth analysis. Unique to this position is the need to be an autonomous self-starter. You will act as the sole MR representative in Rwanda, and will</div><div>work together with local research partners and self- recruited &amp; managed enumerators. In your role you will work closely together with the commercial and operating teams in Rwanda, your line manager is based in Nairobi, Kenya.</div><br><br><h3>What You Will Do</h3><ul><li><br></li><div><b>Coordinate all MR initiatives in Rwanda</b></div><li> Implement all Rwanda oriented customer and market research projects and initiatives.</li><li>Engage with local consultants and enumerators to drive projects and the strategic (MR) agenda.</li><li>End-to-end delivery of research projects.</li><li>Timely and thorough communication with the MR team in Kenya.</li><div><b>Represent the team and drive the MR agenda in Rwanda</b></div><li>Act as the MR interface with the team in Rwanda.</li><li>Work alongside the MR manager to develop, and execute, the strategic &amp; tactical agenda.</li><li>Build interpersonal relations.</li><li>Jointly develop and drive the agenda of MR initiatives in Rwanda.</li><div><b>Design Proposals</b></div><li>Able to understand requirements and translate them into proposals based on limited information</li><li>Develop proposals detailing purpose of the study</li><li>Research Proposals</li><li>Develop in-depth</li><div><b>MR insights &amp; reports</b></div><li>Design and lead in-depth customer &amp; market focused research efforts using both quan. &amp; qual. techniques.</li><li>Collect and analyze customer and market data for trends, patterns, and insights.</li><li>Respond to inbound research and insight requests.</li><li>Select or design appropriate research methods to deliver quality insights.</li><li>Translate data (input) into insights (output) and make it presentable.</li><div><b>Foster the use of big) data insights</b></div><li>Ability to work alongside our data, analytics, and GIS (mapping) departments.</li><li>A moderate understanding of data is required for thorough (quantitative) analysis.</li><li>Perform (simple) data analysis on self-collected data and/or existing databases.</li><div><b>Reporting and presentation of insights &amp; results</b></div><li>Data and study results need to be made insightful and relevant to become applicable to internal &amp; external stakeholders and departments.</li><li>Producing insightful presentations that go beyond dry reporting of data and results, and suit the audience.</li></ul><h3>What You Will Bring</h3><ul><li><br></li><div><b>Personal profile</b></div><li>Purpose driven and passionate about (socio-economic) development. Eager to contribute to developing Africa through commercial initiatives with a social impact.</li><li>Comfortable with the dynamics of a fast-paced, growth-stage startup environment. Willing to work extended hours and demonstrate flexibility. Able to adapt to an ever changing environment.</li><div><br></div><div><b>Areas of expertise</b></div><li>Customer assessments &amp; Market intelligence -studies. Experience with developing, coordinating, and concluding customer and market studies. Able to drive studies that can be both Qualitative and Quantitative in nature.</li><div><br></div><div><b>Experience </b></div><li>Data, business intelligence, and statistical- tools and platforms. Theoretical background on statistics and data manipulation, and hands-on experience with industry-standard platforms (e.g. Excel, Google Suite, SPSS, R, Stata, Domo, Looker, etc...).</li><li>Hands-on (field) research experience. Demonstrated to be able to self-collect data in the field, both quantitative data as well as qualitative insights.</li><li>Project and product -management. Proven ability to drive field projects end to end. Able to operate agile with lean on resources.</li><div><br></div><div><b>Core competencies</b></div><li>Demonstrated aptitude for project management: balance priorities; clarify requirements; lead cross-functional efforts; pay keen attention to detail; generally keep deliverables on schedule.</li><li>Manage and measure work: assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clear objectives; monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work.</li><li>Confident with adapting to new tools and platforms: learn and utilize the latest software platforms; update MR team on new tools; provide technical support when needed.</li><li>Integrity: demonstrate a high level of integrity, and establish controls to ensure honesty, accuracy, rigor and transparency in all assignments and reporting.</li><div><br></div><div><b>Generic competencies</b></div><li>Communication skills, verbal and non-verbal.</li><li>Interpersonal skills, ability to connect and understand markets and customers.</li><li>Planning &amp; organizing skills, rigid when necessary - flexible when needed.</li><li>Ambition to grow professionally and contribute to the development of the company.</li><div><br></div><li>Bachelor degree from an academic university. Basic understanding of statistics and research is required.</li><li>Academic Research Master with qualifications or a specialization in Statistics, Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, and alike is preferred.</li><li>3+ years + of work experience in a research related role.</li><li>3+ years of work experience in a MR related role, experienced with managing teams is preferred.</li><li>Familiar with modern business solutions and software /tech enabled industries.</li><li>Experienced with renewable energy (cooking fuel) and/or FMCG industry is preferred.</li><li>English and Kinyarwanda proficiency.</li></ul><br><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

Market Research Lead

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div>As Sr. Executive, Operations, you will be a key member of the Operations team which is responsible for scaling our manufacturing to 2-2.5x capacity over the next two years. You will be working at our state of the art manufacturing facility at Sanand, Ahmedabad which makes KOKO's flagship product the 2 burner clean fuel ethanol cookstove and canister. </div><br><br><h3>Responsilbilities</h3><ul><li>Monitor daily operations to ensure a free flow process, and also supervise the execution of daily tasks.</li><li>Develop strategic long-range plans to achieve strategic objectives</li><li>Anticipate operational problems by studying operating targets, modes of operation, and unit limitations.</li><li>Provide management information by collecting, analyzing and summarizing operating and engineering trends</li><li>Prepare and monitoring CAPEX and OPEX budget.</li><li>Identify priorities by assessing objectives like cost savings, energy conservation and environmental quality</li><li>Investigate complaints and suggestions by interviewing process supervisors and operators.</li><li>Monitor operational performance of both internal and external service providers.</li><li>Plan production control activities to improve uptime while maintaining high quality, timely delivery &amp; cost savings</li><li>Work with SCM department in material planning and analysis to reduce inventory level</li><li>Track material shortages and provide immediate resolution</li><li>Work with QA and Production departments for material reconciliation</li><li>Analyze, Monitor and Reduce downtime</li><li>Prepare monthly MIS report</li></ul><h3>Skills</h3><ul><li>TPM or Lean Manufacturing Experience strongly preferred</li><li>Effective communication skills</li><li>Good problem solving and decision-making skills</li><li>Good leadership skills</li></ul><h3>Minimum Requirements</h3><ul><li>BE from a reputed institution</li><li>Experience working with a large OEM is preferred</li><li>5-7 years of work experience</li></ul><br><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

Sr.Executive, Operations

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><br><br><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Introduce Industrial Engineering concepts &amp; techniques through analysis, and decision tools to promote and implement changes in manufacturing processes</li><li>Support Production teams for continuous improvement and drive process improvement workshops</li><li>Improve process control to manufacture defect free products</li><li>Integrate safety and ergonomics principles in manufacturing processesLead team of KPI improvement (yield, cycle time, downtime, productivity, quality) for responsible products and perform continuous improvement activities</li><li>Conduct Design of experiment, data collecting including analysis to make improvement and/or modification</li><li>Help Management to understand the weekly, monthly poor yielding processes or bottleneck processes and formulate the improvement planControl full process flow, final design of new product/process/tooling transfer from development phase/engineering to mass production</li><li>Perform Line optimization study covering motion, line balancing, Cycle time mapping, ergonomics factors, VSM, Takt Time and proposing the balanced line Layouts</li><li>Should have knowledge of factory layout using software (industrial layout)</li></ul><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/ Production/ Industrial Engineering </li><li>At least 5 years’ experience in Production or Manufacturing Engineering preferably from automotive high volume manufacturing environment</li><li>Proven track record of handling KAIZEN, LEAN,Process Improvement projects</li><li>Having Knowledge of Projection , spot welding,assembly line balancing would be a plus point</li><li>Problem-solving, strong Decision making and good analytical skills</li><li>Experience in Solidworks and AutoCAD a must</li><li>Good in English communication</li><li>Ability work in shift</li></ul><br><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

Industrial Engineer

<h3>ABOUT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>New Energy Nexus (NEX) is an international not-for-profit organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators and networks. We started in California and have expanded operations into China, India, Southeast Asia, East and West Africa, and Australia. Our mission is to support diverse entrepreneurs to drive innovation and build equity in the global clean energy economy. Our goal is to support 100,000 startups to succeed by 2030 – a decisive decade to surface and support as many climate solutions as possible. Through our global network, we directly boost hundreds of entrepreneurs annually while uplifting thousands more. Since 2004, New Energy Nexus (up until recently known as California Clean Energy Fund) has leveraged $1.5 billion in investment, supported over 900 clean energy startups, and launched industry-leading centers for solution collaboration.</p><p></p><h3>ABOUT THE ROLE &amp; OPPORTUNITY</h3><p>New Energy Nexus California is seeking a candidate who will bring a solid background in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and financial forecasting. The Director of Program Finance and Compliance will be responsible for all daily general accounting-related duties, including a broad range of transactional, reconciliation, and other accounting activities. The successful candidate will have a "roll-up-the-sleeves" attitude, who is inherently hands-on and ready to take the next step forward in their career, and help us plan and strategize for growth in order to scale New Energy Nexus California.</p><p>The Director of Program Finance and Compliance will support New Energy Nexus California as we prepare for continued growth and expansion. The person in this role should bring a high level of grit and curiosity and will work in collaboration with Finance &amp; Operations (FiOps) and CA leadership teams, to ensure that New Energy Nexus California is operating efficiently, effectively and within budget. You will be tasked with providing strategic direction on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning. If you have a passion for clean energy, entrepreneurship, enjoy process design, operational excellence and enabling organizations and people to succeed, this position may be for you! </p><p></p><h3>A TYPICAL DAY</h3><p>The Director of Program Finance and Compliance at New Energy Nexus California plays a critical role in ensuring financial sustainability, transparency, and adherence to legal and ethical standards, making their daily responsibilities essential to the organization's success. A typical day for the Director of Program Finance and Compliance involves managing the organization's financial resources efficiently. They will often handle a wide range of responsibilities, including maintaining financial records, processing transactions, preparing budgets, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. Additionally, they will be responsible for grant management, people management, and donor relations. The Director of Program Finance and Compliance will work closely with a small team and even handle many of these tasks independently, requiring adaptability and a hands-on approach to financial management and compliance.</p><p></p><h3>WORKING AT NEW ENERGY NEXUS</h3><p>Working at New Energy Nexus California is an opportunity to make a positive impact in the clean energy industry and be part of a supportive and forward-thinking community. It will offer an innovative and collaborative work environment, fostering networking opportunities and providing diverse roles that allow for personal and professional growth.</p><p>This job is located in Berkeley, CA. New Energy Nexus California offers a flexible work environment with this position being based in the Bay Area, CA and with an expectation to work out of our physical office minimum 2 designated days a week. Unfortunately, relocation assistance is not available for this role.</p><p></p><p></p><h3>CORE RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><p>Budgeting, Invoicing &amp; Reporting</p><ul> <li>Prepare and monitor budgets and financial forecasts, analyze deficiencies, and report variances to CA leadership.</li> <li>Ability to build and maintain resource plans (budgets) for the California-based team that is delivering on multiple projects with shared resource allocations.</li> <li>Working knowledge of restricted grant budget management and reporting. </li> <li>Build integrated budgeting and reporting workflows that satisfy multiple reporting objectives (e.g. Budgets to Actual for the team as a whole, for a program etc.) from a given data architecture and source data set.</li> <li>Provide financial analysis and modeling to support strategic and operational decision-making, this includes analyzing and reporting on operational metrics to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.</li> <li>Final review and approval of invoicing packages to ensure quality and compliance in line with funder terms and conditions</li> <li>Project budgeting expert on the team, providing guidance, training, tools, and templates to the CA team for Accounting-related processes including, but not limited to, independent contractor budgetary development and contract execution.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Contracts Compliance &amp; Management</p><ul> <li>Develop, implement, and monitor controls and procedures to manage operational expenses.</li> <li>Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements to CA leadership and executive team as required.</li> <li>Ability to analyze complex fact patterns and distill them into simple and understandable concepts for internal and external stakeholder groups</li> <li>Maintain capitalized tracking ledger.</li> <li>Ability to analyze and solve complex problems with multi-dimensional constraints that require both creativity and attention to detail.</li> <li>Ability and patience to read and comprehend complex contracts and regulations and design smart (resource-efficient/effective) workflows and controls that are additional to or separate from standard organizational processes.</li> <li>Provide guidance to the grants management team for the development of contracts and agreements for sub-awardees, contractors, and vendors</li> <li>Working knowledge of Federal Cost Principles (2 CFR 200) and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).</li> <li>Work with external auditors and provide needed documentation and support for the annual audit.</li> <li>Responsible for compliance with all contracted terms and embedded regulations, and preparation of reports, audit trail documentation and end-to-end management of program audits (by funders, government agencies etc).</li> <li>Act as a liaison between New Energy Nexus’ FiOps team and CA staff.</li> <li>Additional financial planning and accounting responsibilities as needed.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Team Leadership</p><ul> <li>Oversee, lead, and manage a grants management and compliance team, fostering a collaborative and motivated team environment.</li> <li>In collaboration with NEX Platform and CA Programs Team develop, update, and streamline grants management processes and workflows.</li> <li>Provide mentorship, guidance, and professional development opportunities to team members.</li> <li>Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and ethical financial practices.</li> <li>Conduct 1:1 and team check-ins and oversee performance reviews for the team</li> </ul><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><p><strong>REQUIRED SKILLS FOR THE ROLE</strong></p><ul> <li>Strong dedication to New Energy Nexus's mission, showcasing a profound understanding and alignment with organizational goals</li> <li>7-10+ years of experience in financial accounting or controller management positions</li> <li>5+ years leading a grants management team responsible for government funding, complex agreement packages, and managing compliance with flow down terms with clean audits</li> <li>Experience overseeing sub-awardee contracting and invoicing</li> <li>Familiarity with cost allocation methodologies</li> <li>Knowledge of GAAP and accounting concepts</li> <li>Have a positive attitude, strong communication skills, and an affinity for numbers.</li> <li>High level of attention to detail, with the ability to analyze and solve problems quickly and creatively with attention to detail</li> <li>Remain flexible in a constantly changing environment and work independently with strong planning and prioritization skills, able to succeed in a regularly expanding environment</li> <li>Ability to navigate ambiguity and find solutions for concurrent conflicting challenges</li> <li>Significant track record of progressively responsible experience in budgeting and forecasting</li> <li>Proven professional experience as an upper-level Accountant, experience working at a medium to large-sized not-for-profit organization a plus</li> <li>Working knowledge of GAAP accounting principles and procedures</li> <li>Prior experience with Single Audits and/or other program audits is a plus</li> <li>Expert in Excel and with prior experience creating financial statements</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal skills to create internal and external communication pieces ranging from detailed audit trails to executive summaries</li> <li>Ability to think through data structures and data integrations of mainstream SaaS solutions with manual interfaces</li> <li>Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures</li> <li>Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>WE HOPE YOU BRING ONE OR MORE OF THESE BONUS SKILLS</strong></p><ul> <li>Advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline</li> <li>Experience working in IT and cybersecurity</li> <li>Drafting budgets for proposal development</li> <li>Experience in reporting on match share requirements on grants</li> <li>Experience in a global business environment</li> </ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p></p><h3>BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION</h3><p>Competitive compensation of <strong>$130 - $155K</strong> annually plus generous benefits including, medical, dental, vision, unlimited PTO, paid holidays and 401(K)</p><p></p><h3>TO APPLY, TIMELINE, AND PROCESS</h3><ul> <li>Submit your resume, cover letter  and responses to our application questions. </li> <li>Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until filled.</li> <li> Interview process: Qualified applicants will participate in a series of interviews via Zoom. There will be 2-3 rounds of interviews.</li> <li>Accommodation: If you require accommodations during the interview process, please contact us with your request.</li> </ul><p></p><p><em>New Energy Nexus is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression of an otherwise qualified individual, or membership in any other class protected by applicable law. New Energy Nexus hires and promotes individuals on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. We strongly encourage diverse applicants to apply.</em></p>

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