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RTI International is a nonprofit organization headquartered in the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina that provides research and technical services.
Responsibilities
RTI is seeking a Community Engagement Advisor for the East Africa Energy Program under the Power Africa initiative by USAID. This person will be responsible for helping interface between electric utilities and communities, to improve understanding and communication about energy-related issues. The advisor will help utilities communicate important issues like tariff changes, and help communities lobby for better access to reliable power. The community advisor will also help identify and advocate for solutions to the challenges frequently faced by the energy sector (land rights issues, siting of equipment, electricity theft). The advisor may hold meetings to understand the issues communities face in terms of service delivery and energy access, and will help communities take charge of planning for their own energy needs and requirements, and working with government officials to have those plans incorporated into higher level plans.
This position will also require communicating sensitive information in order to solve broader issues in an energy system (e.g. electricity theft, tariff increases) and facilitating compromises between the utility and communities, when possible. This position may have occasional responsibilities in other East Africa region countries (Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania), but will be based in Nairobi, Kenya for consistent work with Kenyan utilities.
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Required Minimum Qualification And Experience
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