AMDA is the pan-African industry association representing private sector minigrid developers and allied partners, working to make Africa’s minigrid market investable, scalable, and central to the achievement of universal energy access.

As the unified voice of the sector, AMDA advances enabling policy, regulatory, and financial environments for sustainable growth. Through sector intelligence, targeted advocacy, capital facilitation, and high impact convening, AMDA accelerates scale and positions minigrids at the heart of Africa’s electricity systems and broader development goals.

AMDA is currently implementing its 2026–2030 strategy, which positions the Association as a proactive, execution-oriented platform that shapes markets, mobilises capital, and strengthens delivery ecosystems for private sector minigrids across Africa.

AMDA is at a critical phase of growth, execution, and institutional strengthening. The Chief Executive Officer operates at the intersection of strategy, policy, capital mobilisation, partnerships, governance, and sector leadership across multiple geographies.

The Executive Associate to the CEO is a high trust, high responsibility role designed to act as a strategic enabler and execution partner to the CEO. This role goes beyond administrative support and requires exceptional judgement, structure, emotional intelligence, communication skills, and delivery discipline.

The successful candidate will significantly increase the CEO’s effectiveness by reducing cognitive load, strengthening execution, and ensuring strategic priorities move from intent to outcome.

• Enable the CEO to operate at maximum strategic and operational effectiveness
• Drive structure, discipline, and follow through across the CEO’s priorities
• Act as a trusted coordination point between the CEO, Executive Management Team, Board, and external stakeholders
• Support high level engagements with governments, development partners, investors, and private sector leaders

• Bachelor’s degree in the Arts, Sciences, or another relevant discipline
• Minimum of five years professional experience, including direct support to senior executives or leadership teams
• Authorisation to live and work in Nigeria, with role based in Abuja
• Demonstrated experience working in fast paced, complex, and multi stakeholder environments
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and non verbal communication skills
• High emotional intelligence, discretion, and sound judgement
• Proven experience working closely with senior executives or Boards
• Strong cultural intelligence and comfort operating in multinational and multicultural contexts
• Willingness and ability to travel locally and internationally

More details and how to apply here: https://www.africamda.org/job-opportunities/

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