The Project Manager will be based at the Infrastructure and Logistics Division, at the COMESA Secretariat in Lusaka, Zambia and will perform the following main functions in order to ensure overall delivery of the project:

a)  responsible for planning and execution of the project;
b)  daily practical management of the project; 
c)  Supervision of the project team;
d)  elaboration   of   Terms   of   Reference   (ToR)   of  Individual  and  Framework consultants; 
e)  Supervision of Consultants; 
f)   provision of technical support to accelerate progress on enabling environment through facilitating the following: 
i. development of model national electrification strategies 
ii. Assessment of renewable energy landscape in the region to identify the actors,  potential  actors,  opportunities,  barriers,  ongoing  and  potential  projects; 
iii. development of regional solar equipment standards and framework for standardization of tariffs for the COMESA region and;

iv.    development of a communication strategy to sensitize policy makers and private investors about the RIFF project; 
g)  review  renewable  energy  guidelines  on  regulatory  frameworks  for  Off-Grid Electrification    and    support    countries    to    domesticate/internalize    these    guidelines; 
h)  Facilitate capacity building in renewable energy finance, policy, regulation and project preparation;
i)   Ensure that monitoring of the project is done and project progress reports are produced timely;
j)   Provide and facilitate provision of Technical assistance for domestication of the COMESA policies and regulations in the energy sector; 
k)  In  collaboration  with  the  respective  sector  officers  within  the  secretariat, Develop  PPP  Model  framework  for  Infrastructure covering Energy,  Transportand  ICT  including  facilitation  of  capacity  building  for  COMESA/TDB  member  states; and 
l)   Perform any other duties as requested by supervisor required for the successful implementation of the project. 