Kulika Uganda whose mission is to provide relevant skills and technologies to empower rural communities is the leading on – ground implementing partner of a project on refugee-led off-grid energy innovation in Rhino Camp in Arua, West Nile region. The project is for one year from September 2021 to August 2022. This project will train refugees in the design process so that they can learn how to design new off-grid energy products for their needs. Kulika uses a training curriculum, called Creative Capacity Building (CCB) to train people in design regardless of their literacy and education levels.
Kulika already has an on-going project in Rhino Camp, training refugees in CCB to design projects for income generation. They have instructors trained to give CCB trainings and have a temporary center with tools, materials and equipment. The training is for one week and is delivered for about 15 people at a time. Participants continue working on the projects after the training with mentorship from the instructors. For the new program, Kulika will first implement a community assessment on energy needs, consulting refugees about what kinds of energy products are most important to them. Then they will conduct 3 CCB trainings to develop low cost energy products made from local materials. These will be followed by a cocreation workshop to further develop the most promising prototypes. In between the workshops, Kulika staff will provide mentoring and follow up for the CCB participants who want to improve their prototypes as well as hold outreach activities to engage people to make simple energy savings products.
Kulika Uganda is now seeking suitable a candidate to work on this project as Energy Specialist based in Rhino Camp for one year to provide the in-house energy expertise for training, mentorship and support to interns and participants.

Job Responsibilities:
• Learn the CCB Curriculum and become oriented to the training process.
• Make a detailed list of materials, tools or equipment needed for energy CCBs and then procure them.
• Participate in the Community Energy Assessment
• Set up a system for organizing the materials and tools for energy CCBs that fits into the current organization maintained by Kulika in the Design Center.
• Orient the two interns from the Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT) on using the materials and tools for the energy trainings.
• Teach the two YSAT interns basic skills around electronics and renewable energy. 7. Collaborate with the Kulika Uganda staff to lead the 3 CCB energy workshops.
•  Provide technical assistance to the workshop participants both during the CCB training (as they develop their projects) and ongoing mentorship and technical assistance after the workshop so they
Supervise the YSAT interns to maintain on-going documentation of each prototype developed in the CCB workshops and cocreation and any further refinement of that prototype, through both photos and text.
• Build the energy skills of the two YSAT interns so they can help how to support and mentor workshop participants.
• Work with the YSAT interns and Kulika staff to plan and lead two outreach or co-creation activities per month for the general community and NGOs working in the energy sector.
• Help identify participants as interviewees for the evaluation of the project
• Help deliver the Co-creation workshop as part of Ne facilitation team.
• Provide information as needed for both evaluation and the final report.
• Write monthly reports to the program manager, using the appropriate template.

Required Qualifications:
Degree or Diploma (or equivalent experience) with expertise in 3 of the following 6 areas;
• Renewable energy
• Human power and pedal-powered technologies
• Alternative fuels and improved cookstoves
• Electronics
Food preservation and cooling systems Basic mechanical systems for energy transmission.
Hand on knowledge and experience of how to build off-grid technologies Experience with design or frugal innovation.
Experience in working in developing sustainable technologies using local materials Experience in hands-on training, teaching or mentoring Willingness to relocate to Arua for the duration of the project (one year) Patience, Flexibility and Experience in working as part of a team.