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Partnerships Associate
BURN ManufacturingJob description
About the role:
The primary role of the Partnerships Associate is to support the Partnerships Manager throughout the project cycles of engaging with various types of strategic partners, including NGOs, multilaterals, governments, private companies, distributors, and carbon developers, HNWIs, etc. Secondarily, the Partnership Associate will support certain grant-related activities and maintain databases related to industry awards & events.
Duties & Responsibilities
Project Lifecycle Management
· Project cycle management: order processing & tracking
· Generating invoices and tracking orders in NAV (ERP) system.
· Liaising with Production, Supply Chain, and country teams to ensure orders are progressing to plan.
New Business Development
· Proactively engage with new business development opportunities as coordinated with Partnerships management
· Following up with export market leads; coordinating with country teams as required
Special Projects/Grants
· Periodically supporting Partnerships Manager and Grants Manager in grant writing and researching efforts
· Supporting Partnerships Manager and Grants Manager in reporting and follow-up for grant activities
Awards & Events Tracking
· Maintaining database of cookstove and energy industry-related awards and events (conferences, expos, etc.), including identifying new opportunities
· Identifying and distilling critical info including due dates, potential upsides, the application process, and competitor statuses
Skills and Experience
· Minimum one year of experience working in customer-facing roles, including account management, B2B sales, and
· Minimum one year of experience managing projects and liaising across diverse teams (sales, manufacturing, distribution, etc.)
· Strong organizational & project management skills, including through collaborative platforms
· Competency in MS Suite: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; French or other languages helpful but not essential
BURN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).
About BURN Manufacturing
Vision
Impacting lives and forests through efficient cooking appliances.
Corporate Overview
BURN Manufacturing designs, produces, and distributes Africa’s best-selling, fuel efficient biomass, electric, hybrid and liquid fuel cooking appliances. Not only do our products save money, fuel, and natural resources, but they also dramatically reduce harmful indoor smoke emissions which can cause significant health problems, even death.
With more than 1.2Millon+ stoves sold since commencing manufacturing operations in 2013, BURN has established itself as Africa’s most trusted cookstove brand thanks to our unwavering commitment to innovative research and design, manufacturing excellence, and customer care.
BURN is now the only vertically integrated modern cookstove company in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our solar-powered facility currently has a capacity of 45,000 stoves per month. We are proud to employ 400 team members throughout Kenya and East Africa, and support a workforce which is 50 percent female, thus empowering women in roles traditionally considered to be “for men only.”
Among our national and global honors, we have received the 2018 Bloomberg New Energy Pioneers Award for being among the world’s leaders in clean energy solutions, the 2018 Swiss Energy and Climate Summit Award for our pitch on the impact of clean-burning stoves, and the 2015 Ashden Green Energy International Award for empowering women with new economic opportunities.
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