Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 23, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Title: Operations Manager
Sector: Energy
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Recruitment Period: November/December 2020
A. About GreenCo Power Services Limited (GreenCo)
GreenCo acts as an intermediary offtaker and service provider, purchasing power from renewable IPPs and selling that electricity to utilities and private sector offtakers (i.e. commercial and industrial users) and markets of the SAPP. Through its activities, GreenCo will increase the supply of, and demand for, finance for energy projects, and mobilise private sector capital more quickly towards critical and transformative capacity addition.
GreenCo's vision is to lead innovation and sustainably transform renewable energy markets
• An innovative, forward-looking approach to power markets with sector changing potential.
• Focus on creating impact through innovative new solutions in the energy sector.
• Agile start-up culture with a focus on individual responsibility and personal impact
GreenCo offers an excellent, dynamic and exciting work environment for the right candidate with significant potential for further personal development and career advancement.
B. The Role in Context
The Operations Manager will be responsible for matters pertaining to technical operation, power trading and scheduling. .

Key duties of an Operations Manager;
• Building and implementing the company’s scheduling function in order to trade in energy;
• Coordinating trading, risk management, financial reporting, asset management and settlement functions;
• Meeting the company’s internal and external reporting requirements and managing the company’s trading compliance requirements;
• Enter trades on SAPP as one of the company’s registered SAPP traders (SAPP trading certification can be arranged post-employment) and following up on all nominations, monitoring etc. that flows from SAPP trades;
• Managing the company’s scheduling of power flows; monitoring of trade positions, validation of trade imbalances, wheeling transactions, losses; and congestion management;
• Staff development and management of junior operations personnel.

Job Skills: Not Specified

C. Qualifications and Requirements
The Operations Manager will be expected to bring a combination of the following experience, personal attributes and qualifications:
• A minimum of ten years’ relevant experience in power utility operations;
• Degree level education from a recognized university/institution – additional qualifications will be considered a bonus;
• Must be fluent in written and oral English;
• Be a SAPP registered trader (or possess the qualifications to become a SAPP registered trader): familiar with all SAPP operating rules and procedures; have an understating of the guiding principles of bilateral and competitive power trading in SAPP and an in-depth understanding of SAPP competitive markets;
• Understand TSO wheeling requirements and procedures, ideally through direct experience of scheduling power across borders;
• Have good networking capabilities within SAPP utilities and with stakeholders in the region;
• Possess technical understanding and operational experience with management of IPPs, scheduling, dispatch requirements etc;
• Understand national grid and distribution codes in relation to company operation, national and regional transmission networks and interconnected operations;
• Innovative self-starter who can work on own initiative to problem solve and help build the operations function.

Job Education Requirements: Degree level education

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
D. Time Commitment
This is a full-time role and whilst the normal working week is 40 hours, it is expected that the ideal candidate will be prepared to both work and travel as required to fulfil the objectives of the business. Out of hours cover support will be required on a rota basis to deal with any issues that arise outside of normal office hours.
E. Conflict of Interest
Potential conflicts of interest must be declared and discussed prior to this appointment.
Deadline for receiving applications is 30th November 2020 at 17:00 hours
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