67% of Africa’s renewable energy jobs demand hybrid skills

February 14, 2025

From the newsletter

Africa’s green job market isn’t growing, it’s igniting. With renewables hurtling toward a $1.9T valuation by 2030, professionals are racing to lead solar, wind, and hydropower’s boom. This week: Who’s hiring? What skills pay? Where’s the action? We map the surge behind Africa’s biggest economic shift since mobile money.

  • Our compounded data offers insights into hiring trends on the continent. For example, 89% of jobs posted are full-time signalling sector maturity. 38% of roles demand more than 7 years’ experience, particularly in Southern Africa.

  • Solar remains the star, but diversification into hydropower, bioenergy, and rural electrification is unlocking new avenues. For professionals: upskill in hybrid tech-energy competencies. For employers: tap Kenya’s innovation and Nigeria’s solar surge.

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  • d.light seeks a Strategy Manager (Kenya)

  • d.light seeks a Regional Business Manager (Nigeria)

  • d.light seeks a Regional Business Manager (Nigeria)

  • Engie seeks a Head of Treasury and Corporate Finance (South Africa)

  • Engie seeks a Head of Internal Control, Risk and Insurance (South Africa)

  • Engie seeks a Global Enterprise Transformation (GET) Project Lead (South Africa)

  • Engie seeks a Quality Manager (South Africa)

  • Engie seeks a Social Performance Coordinator (South Africa)

  • Sappi seeks a Health Practitioner (Forest & Saiccor) (South Africa)

  • Sappi seeks a Process Relief Operator Recovery (South Africa)

  • Sappi seeks a Laboratory Assistant (South Africa)

  • Sappi seeks a Senior Process Engineer Utilities (South Africa)

  • Sappi seeks a Rebate and Pricing Consultant (South Africa)

  • Sappi seeks an Operator: Relief  (South Africa)

  • Sappi seeks a Senior Maintenance Engineer (South Africa)

  • Schneider Electric seeks an Indirect Purchasing Senior Buyer (Egypt)

  • Schneider Electric seeks a Regional Account Manager (South Africa)

  • Schneider Electric seeks a Customer Projects Technical Principal Engineer (Egypt)

  • Schneider Electric seeks an Advertising & Marketing Communication Specialist (Various)

  • Schneider Electric seeks a Category Buyer (Egypt)

  • Schneider Electric seeks an SC Planning Transformation Expert (Egypt)

  • Schneider Electric seeks a Graduate Trainees  2025 (Kenya)

  • CrossBoundary seeks a Gender Specialist (Ghana)

  • CrossBoundary seeks a Monitoring Analyst (Sierra Leone)

  • SNV seeks a LINK Pathway Lead - Seas of Change (Kenya)

  • SNV seeks a LEARN Pathway Lead (Kenya)

  • SNV seeks a Consultant to Develop a Biogas Professionals’ Portal (Kenya)

  • SNV seeks a Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Advisor (Kenya)

  • SNV seeks a Logistics Coordinator - Fleet and Warehouse (Ethiopia)

  • SNV seeks a Regional Office Manager (Ethiopia)

  • SNV seeks a Communications Consultant - Inclusive Markets for Energy Efficiency (Uganda)

  • SNV seeks Advocacy Coaching on Policy for ESOs, BMOs, and County Governments (Kenya)

  • SNV seeks an Administrative Assistant Intern - Horti LIFE III project (Ethiopia)

  • Sun King seeks an Area Business Manager, Okigwe (Imo State) (Nigeria)

  • Sun King seeks a Warehouse and Distribution Lead - Operations (Malawi)

  • Sun King seeks a Truck Driver (Malawi)

  • Sun King seeks a Social Media Executive (Tanzania)

  • Sun King seeks an Imports & Exports Coordinator (Zambia)

  • Sun King seeks an IT Intern (Kenya)

  • Scatec Solar seeks a Junior Accountant (South Africa)

  • Scatec Solar seeks a Project Developer (South Africa)

  • SunCulture seeks a Systems Operations Engineer I (Kenya)

  • Rubicon seeks a Regional Divisional Head: Industrial Automation (South Africa)

  • Rubicon seeks a Sales Consultant - Industrial Automation (South Africa)

  • Baker Hughes seeks a Field Specialist - Wireline (Angola)

  • Baker Hughes seeks a Service Delivery Coordinator - Wellbore Intervention (Various)

  • Hydrobox seeks a Finance Assistant (Kenya)

  • Hydrobox seeks an Electrical Engineer (Muranga) (Kenya)

  • Terra Firma Solutions seeks a Desktop Support Technician (South Africa)

  • Husk Power Systems seeks a Customer Acquisition Officer (Nigeria)

  • UpEnergy seeks a Sales Representative (Mozambique)

  • Global Green Growth Institute seeks a GCF Project Operations Officer (Ethiopia)

  • The Nature Conservancy seeks a Foodscape Project Director (Kenya)

  • Plentify seeks a Growth Product Manager Intern (South Africa)

  • Daystar Power seeks a Manager, Public Relations (Nigeria)

  • Solar Sister seeks a Business Development Associate (Nigeria)

  • Jaza seeks new hires (Tanzania, Nigeria, Remote)

  • BASF seeks a Quality Control Laboratory Intern (South Africa)