Technical Advisor – Business Development Support

GIZ Malawi · Lilongwe, Malawi

Posted October 31, 2026Listing expires November 11, 2026

Job TitleTECHNICAL ADVISOR- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTProjectENGAGEDuty StationLilongweReportingTeam LeaderApplication Deadline11 November 2026

As a federal enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its objective in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ operates in more than 130 countries around the globe. In Malawi, GIZ has been working for more than 50 years. Malawi is a priority for German international cooperation and currently focuses on health and social protection, private sector development, good governance, and food security and nutrition.

Background

GIZ implements the Energising Development (EnDev) activities within the ENGAGE project. The objective of ENGAGE is to accelerate the Energy Transition in Africa by strengthening continental leadership in Energy, advancing regional power markets, facilitating dialogue between the AU, the EU and EU member states, and expanding national energy access in selected countries (EnDev).

Under the EnDev programme, GIZ has been implementing in Malawi since 2013 jointly with the Ministry of Energy to advance market-based energy access which has reached 2,079,670 people at household level, 521 micro, small and medium enterprises as well as 121 social institutions. In its new phase within ENGAGE, EnDev Malawi aims to focus activities in the area of Improved Cookstoves (ICS) for household and solar powered electrical appliances for productive uses of electricity PUE with funding from its core donors – Germany, Switzerland & others potentially coming on board – as well as activities in the area of particularly clean cooking solutions for household (higher tier cooking / HTC) with expected co-funding from the European Union.

Across all identified target segments, EnDev will implement a professionalisation approach aimed at stimulating market growth through technical advice, business development services, results-based finance and access to finance. To implement all commissions jointly, the Team Leader ENGAGE is recruiting one integrated, interdisciplinary team consisting of experts from different disciplines.

Responsibilities & Tasks

The promotion of renewable energy products is to a large extend a question of business development. Malawi provides very challenging conditions for business to succeed, particularly if the business is based on imported products like PV-based technologies. Under ENGAGE, EnDev is subscribing to an approach of professionalising SMEs in Malawi to become Due Dilligence ready and Carbon finance ready. This requires that management systems are brought up to international standards and are implemented systematically. In this light, the Technical Advisor (BDS) will be responsible for the following: