Installation Coordinator

The iShack project delivers household solar electrification to an informal settlement in Stellenbosch. We are looking for an energetic, technically competent, highly efficient and organised team-worker with good leadership skills and the authority and capacity to oversee all installation activities of the project.

Location: The Sustainability Institute & Enkanini (Stellenbosch). Enkanini is an informal settlement on the perimeter of Stellenbosch town.
Hours: 40 hours per week with possibility of working on weekends and after hours.
Duration: 1 year contracted position
Salary: market related
Commencement: 9th January 2017

Job Overview
The Installation Coordinator role is suited to a committed, development-minded individual with technical competence; excellent hands-on, organisational, problem solving, multi-tasking and people skills; a desire to help improve the lives of people living in informal settlements; and an ability to meet and adapt positively to the changing needs of an exciting and innovative project. The successful candidate will be hard-working, show initiative and have a demonstrated ability to implement and adhere to a variety of prescribed procedures and systems at a high level of quality.

Areas of Responsibility

1. Hands-on, day-to-day coordination of all Solar Home System installations in the informal settlement according to prescribed standards and daily, weekly and monthly targets. The project’s vehicle will be available for use during office hours to transport stock and delivery of systems for installation
2. Supervise a small installation team and provide hands-on assistance in all related technical functions regarding system installations and stock management ensuring the team has all necessary resources, consumables and tools.
3. Coordinate, arrange access and schedule installation jobs with clients and the team of installers
4. Ensure field team adherence to all documentation systems (electronic or paperwork) in collaboration with the Operations Manager
5. Full responsibility of stock control and monitoring of stock levels to ensure sufficient resources available to undertake installations.

Person Specification
Essential Criteria

• Excellent English spoken and written communication skills;
• Valid RSA or International Drivers Licence;
• Competence in Microsoft Office, specifically Word and Excel, email, etc;
• Experience in operations and logistics;
• Formal technical qualification not required but must have relevant work experience and interest in electrical and/or mechanical hand-skills;
• Proven track record of managing a demanding workload towards achievement of daily tasks and monthly targets within a changing environment;
• Demonstrable ability to manage a team of workers and coordination of multiple jobs/sites efficiently without compromising quality control or deadlines;
• Leadership skills with a proactive, ‘can-do’ attitude to swiftly resolve any unforeseen circumstances and manage personnel or deal with clientele in a professional manner.
• Comfortable working in an informal settlement on a daily basis.

Preferred Criteria
• Relevant work experience with electrical/solar or mechanical installation;
• Working knowledge of isiXhosa;

Application Information
• Please submit your curriculum vitae (including details of two referees) and a covering letter to ****@*****.*** by Monday 5th December 2016.
• Covering letters should be no more than 2 sides of A4 paper and set out clearly and specifically how you meet each criteria in the person specification – based on your actual work or life experiences and based on your previous training and qualifications. Please be as detailed and specific as possible, providing examples and evidence where relevant, as this will be the main method that we use to assess your suitability for the position.
• Please state your current or last salary (on a cost to company basis).
• Please also state where you heard about the job advertisement.

The Sustainability Institute Innovation Lab is an equal opportunity employer.