MRV Country Coordinator – Kenya

BURN Manufacturing, founded in 2011 and based in Kiambu County, Kenya, operates in the Energy & Utilities and Manufacturing sectors. The company is dedicated to designing, manufacturing, and distributing clean energy solutions across Africa.

This role involves serving as the country lead for all Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) activities in Kenya, effectively acting as a Project Manager for MRV-related initiatives. The coordinator will be responsible for overseeing field data collection, maintaining high data quality, managing project execution, and guiding field teams to ensure studies are completed on time and within budget. Working closely with the Regional MRV Manager, the successful candidate will manage multiple projects concurrently, assist in recruiting and training field enumerators, promote operational excellence, and ensure all MRV activities align with the company's strategic objectives. This position demands a strong combination of project coordination, team leadership, data management, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, data-intensive environment.

1. Provide proximal supervision to all field data collection teams across Kenya, supporting the Regional MRV Manager.
2. Guide MRV teams in executing various studies, including feasibility, baseline, project carbon usage, and kitchen performance tests (KPT).
3. Utilize modern data collection tools and ensure data quality through verification and error correction processes.
4. Implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and checklists to enhance the efficiency of data collection and analysis.
5. Coordinate multiple high-frequency, high-quality MRV projects simultaneously.
6. Maintain a strategic project calendar and optimize resource allocation effectively.
7. Leverage experience to establish and operationalize efficient coordination mechanisms in Kenya, expanding the MRV scope.
8. Coach emerging teams on budgetary discipline and maximizing the utility of all project resources.
9. Ensure local teams' output is aligned with the overall business strategy.
10. Escalate issues affecting the MRV department's mandate to the Regional MRV Manager, while leading efforts to find localized solutions and best practices.
11. Support the Regional MRV Manager in assessing expected project outcomes and customizing training materials accordingly.
12. Review and recommend best practice approaches for recruiting, mobilizing, and training field enumerators.
13. Act as a key collaboration officer for MRV, liaising with broader BURN teams and departments.

1. Possess excellent technical ability to conduct audit-like work in a data-heavy environment.
2. Demonstrate relevant technical data handling skills, including collection using tools like Kobo and basic analysis with Ms. Excel.
3. Proven experience in team leadership and management of field teams across multiple locations.
4. Exhibit strong soft skills such as people management, teamwork, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
5. Have robust field monitoring and evaluation skills, including effective communication to ensure enumerators and team leaders meet qualitative and quantitative targets.
6. Possess effective communication skills for interacting with team members or customers, and for providing necessary training.
7. Hold 3 to 5 years of experience in field team leadership and management, particularly in data collection or sales.
8. Strong experience in leading and managing field teams.
9. Proficiency in data collection using platforms and mobile apps like Kobo.
10. Experience in team coordination.
11. Experience in project coordination.
12. Background in process auditing.
13. Bachelor's Degree qualification.