The West Nile Rural Electrification Company Limited (WENRECo) is an Electric Energy Generation, Distribution & Sales company in the West Nile sub-region, in Northern Uganda. WENRECo is a subsidiary of Industrial Promotion Services (IPS), the industrial development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).
WENRECo operates a Vertically Integrated off-grid utility involved in generation, distribution, and Sale of Electricity in the West Nile districts of Uganda & was the first off-grid Solution under a Public Private Partnership to qualify for World Bank Carbon Financing.
Reliable and affordable hydro Power Generated from the 3.5MW Nyagak I Mini Hydropower plant has strengthened the West Nile region’s economy in Uganda within sub-Saharan Africa.
WENRECo is a responsible employer committed to providing competitive employment terms to its employees & Ugandans in addition to providing safe and reliable electricity supply, improving customer service, minimizing energy losses, and operating in a cost-effective manner. We seek to recruit dynamic, competent & experienced candidates to fill the following positions.

Department: Network Department
Job title: Network Manager
Reports to: General Manager

Job purpose:
• To acquire, monitor, control, operate and measure MV network performance to international standard to deliver quality and safe
• Electricity supply to its utilization points with both reliability and continuity of supply to all customers

Responsibilities:
• Maintain and implement safe Operating procedures to ensure the safety of all persons, Safeguard electrical apparatus from damage and continuity of supply to customers.
• Work with all stakeholders to ensure availability of supply in the region
Organize and manage teams in the department to deliver exceptional reliable supply throughout the region
• Ensure that the power supply in the region meets the quality as spelt out in the regulatory grid code and quality of service code
• Ensure appropriate metering for all customer categories is achieved
• Ensure meters, transformers, networks materials and accessories are available in stock, switchgzar and equipment are ordered for well in time
• Periodic preparation of reports for submission to the Electricity Regulatory Authority and other sector stakeholders
Ensure maintenance plans/schedules for all sections are developed in time and implemented accordingly
• Participate in the preparation of contract documents
• Prepare documents for departmental activities and maintain records of the same
• Participate in tendering and procurement evaluation committees
• Provide effective administration of the department
• Develop the departmental budget
• Setting departmental targets and means of assessing performance for all department staff
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Special Qualifications Required
• BSc. in Electrical Engineering or its equivalent.
• Sound Knowledge in Power distribution and transmission systems specifically in network management.
Minimum 8+ years of proven engineering experience.

Safety, Special Skills, Abilities & Caution:
• Ethical
• Hardworking
• Honest
• Self-motivated
• Good inter-personal skills
• Innovative
• Safety observation is always a must.
• Highly Motivated
• Good communicator
• Commitment
• Team player with ability to motivate a team