The Higher Tier Cooking Component (HTCC) Ethiopia project is a (clean) cooking project being implemented in Ethiopia as part of a larger ‘Strengthening the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for the Clean Cooking Sector’ project funded by the Netherlands Development Agency (RVO). The project is jointly implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) with the objective of supporting the growth of the higher-tier clean cooking market in Ethiopia.

The HTCC project activities primarily address barriers to commercial growth on the supply side as well as within the enabling environment. By doing so, the project aims to establish a competitive business environment for higher-tier private sector actors that contribute to the increased adoption of higher-tier clean cooking technologies. It also aims to strengthen the necessary enabling framework conditions to enhance entrepreneurship and the commercialization of higher-tier clean cooking solutions in Ethiopia. This is primarily to be achieved by building sustainable HTCC markets. 

The project identified supply-side barriers, such as limited number of HTCC businesses, limited access to finance, lack of high-quality and energy efficient HTCC technologies (and fuels) feasible to local conditions as well as low levels of local R&D and innovation. The project also addresses enabling environment barriers, such as lack of efficient coordination and collaboration among sector players, absence, and limited enforcement of regulatory mechanisms (e.g., stove testing, certification, and labelling) and finally prioritizing higher tier cooking in national cookstove and electrification program. The project aims to overcome such barriers by undertaking key activities under three pillars:

• Business training and coaching (Pillar I -Pipeline Development, implemented by SNV)

  • Providing financial incentives to companies to introduce innovative HTCC products (Pillar II – Innovation Challenge Fund, implemented locally by GIZ)

  • Overcome market barriers and increase the supply of HTCC solutions by incentivizing companies with results-based financing (Pillar II – Results-based Finance implemented by SNV

  • Improving the enabling environment both at the Macro (Pillar III- implemented by GIZ) and Meso level (Pillar III- implemented by SNV) through policy capacity development and awareness creation, strengthening the capacity of business alliances and associations, institutional support for product testing, standardization, certification and labeling.

Responsibilities and Duties 

Responsibilities

The Intern shall support the operations of the HTCC project, especially those of the Innovation Challenge Fund (ICF) and verification activities under the Result-based Financing (RBF). 

The Intern has the following major responsibilities: 

• Assisting in following up and monitoring of the ICF supported projects. 

• Assisting in the contract management and technical support of the independent verification under the RBF sub pillar. 

• Assisting in compiling the periodic and ad hoc reports of the project. 

• Support the logistic organization of visits, events and workshops including preparation of reports after completion.  

• Support the team with drafting and updating communication products. 

• Carry out other project activities as assigned.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification requirements are university degree in Business Administration, Finance, Marketing Management, Economics or other related fields from accredited academic institution. 

• The candidate is preferred to be recently graduated (no longer than two years).

• Ability to conduct desk research, information gathering, and presentation. 

• Some knowledge on the energy sector is valued. 

• Fluency in English, strong qualities in interpersonal relationships and communication skills, ability and willing to work in a diverse cultural setting.

• Knowledge in digital technologies, Microsoft applications (MS Word, Excel, Power Point) and knowledge of office 365 and virtual meeting technologies is of advantage

• Self-reliant and proactive. 

How to Apply

Application procedure:

Interested and qualified candidates shall submit their motivation letter along with their non-returnable recent CV via Email: hreth@giz.de

Note:

Please make sure you mention your full name, the vacancy number and position title ‘Your Full Name | Intern #046/2025’ in the subject line of your email application.

Due to large number of applications, we categorize applications with the vacancy numbers.

Applications without vacancy number, position title and applicant’s name in subject lines might not be categorized in the appropriate folder and could be disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

We encourage persons with disabilities to apply for the position. In case of equal qualification, persons with disabilities will be given preference.

Applications from qualified women are encouraged.

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