Business DevelopmentCommercial Associate

• Participate in the development and marketing plans of the company s gas and power infrastructure business
  
• Develop business case (market entry strategies business requirements financials etc) to underpin potential opportunities to facilitate decisionmaking.
  
• Develop marketing pitches new business proposals and other forms of communications to external parties.
  
• Delivers internal presentations on the gas and power business and other relevant matters.
  
• Maintain and develop client relationships with industry and government stakeholders.
  
• Conduct research on market insights business opportunities industry trends competing organizations customer demographics new technologies and more
  
• Interpret Data by determining whether their findings could apply to the company identifying the specific areas of the company that would be affected and predicting both the positive and negative results of any possible changes
  
• Make summaries of research conducted to aid decisionmaking with recommendations to executivelevel staff
  
• Analyze current and past financial data such as earnings reports and provide strategies.
  
• Provides adequate and effective project administration develop action plans and work schedules as appropriate to meet job objectives; Interprets work briefs and provides progress reporting highlighting constraints opportunities and risks; also interfaces with other functions (finance compliance tax legal insurance EHS technical/engineering etc) as and when required to ensure the successful execution of projects.
  
• Work with project and infrastructure teams to facilitate the design implementation deployment upgrade and problem resolution of technical and commercial processes.
  
• Work with vendors on assessing and selecting appropriate business solutions.
  
• Supports the execution of strategy and process analysis frameworks with assistance.
  
• Performs other assigned duties as delegated by the BDM from time to time.
  

Requirements

• Energy Industry History and Dynamics
  
• Research Business Analysis & Problem Solving
  
• Basic principles of electricity (is an added advantage)
  
• IPP Generation Distribution & other operations (is an added advantage)
  
• Corporate Finance fundamentals (is an added advantage)
  
• Financial Modeling (is an added advantage)
  
• Basic Accounting (B/Sheet P&L analysis key ratios)
  
• Entrepreneurial Skills
  
• Interpersonal Skills
  
• Problem Solving Skills
  
• Project Administration
  
• Reporting
  
• Team playing
  
• Selfconfidence drive and tenacity
  
• Oral & Written Communication
  
• Office Automation
  
• Attention to Detail
  
• Professional Qualifications (CFA CPA ACCA PMP) is an added advantage
  
• 57 years experience
  
• Bachelor s Degree (1st degree in Mathematics Engineering Business Administration Finance Economics or other numerate discipline)
  
• Master s Degree (is an added advantage)