BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up working to create the future of clean, electric public transport in Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, our team is strategically composed of seasoned entrepreneurs who have spent over a decade working and innovating within electric vehicle technology, mobility in Africa, and renewable energy financing. We are a team dedicated to creating an inclusive sustainable mobility revolution in Africa. BasiGo offers bus operators an Electric Bus solution that is more affordable, more convenient, and more reliable than a diesel alternative. To help bus operators receive the benefits of electric drive, BasiGo provides a complete electric bus solution including: 1) Electric Buses that operate all day on a single charge with proven, safe battery technology 2) Charging depots located close to bus routes providing guaranteed charging and expert preventative maintenance every night 3) Innovative Pay-As-You-Go financing that makes BasiGo buses affordable to purchase and lower cost to operate than diesel buses

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Pioneering affordable electric public transport for a cleaner, sustainable Africa.

<div><div>BasiGo is a pioneering e-mobility start-up headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with operations in Rwanda, driving a transformation in Africa’s public transportation. We’re providing electric buses as a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to diesel options, reshaping mobility for a greener future. At the heart of BasiGo’s innovation is our Pay-As-You-Drive model, making electric bus ownership and operation accessible and affordable for private sector operators across Africa. About the Role The Charging Network Product Manager will work closely with stakeholders across functions within BasiGo, as well as external stakeholders throughout the industry, to research, develop, and deploy the future of EV charging solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Product Manager will own the charging user experience, manage charging partnerships, define product specifications, and operationalization of digital tools to meet BasiGo’s mission and business objectives. The role requires a versatile, digital product leader with skills that span systems engineering, product marketing, finance, and data analysis. Most importantly, it requires an independent, entrepreneurial thinker who can jump seamlessly between strategy and implementation, who understands the dynamic EV and energy storage value chains, and who knows how African transport and energy markets work in order to build product and business models that can succeed. Responsibilities:<ul><li><ul><li>Integrate cross-functional input to design and manage a seamless and cohesive charging experience for all end users, including hardware and user interface specification, payment and data management, and sales and support processes.</li><li>Maintain a deep understanding of trends and dynamics in electric vehicle charging, energy generation and management, and energy supply value chains.</li><li>Research trends in EV adoption and deployment as well as charging customer needs and preferences in order to help BasiGo develop an industry leading EV charging service.</li><li>Conduct market and industry research to develop and execute a data-driven pricing and network expansion strategy.</li><li>Identify and develop new revenue generation opportunities leveraging the expanding BasiGo charging network and fleet operation.</li><li>Negotiate, manage, and expand both existing and new partnerships throughout the EV charging value chain.</li><li>Monitor economic and technical performance of the charging network. </li><li>Maintain an understanding of the competitive landscape and update the position of BasiGo's offering relative to diesel and electric-powered competition in the market. </li><li>Facilitate internal buy-in and decision making around charging strategy. </li></ul></li></ul> Our ideal candidate would have:<ul><li><ul><li><ul><li>Experience &amp; Qualifications<ul><li>Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field</li><li>4+ years of experience working in Product Management in distributed digital technology, particularly EV or energy sectors.</li><li>Demonstrated experience with complex techno-economic modeling in the energy or transport sectors</li><li>Experience managing technology business relationships with suppliers and partners.</li><li>Working knowledge of financial modeling and end user financing structures.</li><li>Understanding of energy and transport markets and regulatory frameworks.</li><li>Experience with analysis and visualization of technical, operational, and financial data.</li><li>Experience with both end user customer research and internet based market research.</li><li>Experience with best practice in the process of new product development and commercialization for both hardware and software products</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Skills &amp; Attitude<ul><li>Strong technical communication and business development skills.</li><li>Ability to engage across engineering, marketing, operations, and finance.</li><li>Ability to work in the ambiguity of new product development and continue to make progress prior to perfect information being available.</li><li>Analytical and data driven in product development approach.</li><li>Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for building new business and product opportunities.</li><li>Ability to distill complex information into frameworks for fast and effective decision-making. </li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>Join us and be a part of the electric mobility revolution in Africa!  If you meet the above criteria and are excited about the opportunity to contribute to the transformation of public transport in Africa, we would love for you to apply here. </div></div>

Charging Network Product Manager

<div><div> BasiGo is an early stage e-mobility start-up working to create the future of clean, electric, and digitally-powered public transport in sub-Saharan Africa. BasiGo provides bus operators with a cost-effective electric alternative to existing diesel buses, along with reliable charging and maintenance services in support of their bus operations. BasiGo Rwanda is looking for an analyst to collect, analyze and report data on the performance of BasiGo’s electric buses as well as existing diesel bus fleets operating in Kigali.   You might like this job if:<ul><li>You believe electric transportation is the future and want to make it a reality.</li><li>You enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.</li><li>You’re able to take a risk on something new, thrive in ambiguity, and enjoy working in high growth startup environments.</li><li>Have a thirst for new information.</li><li>You want to create a cleaner, safer, more energy efficient and technologically advanced future for African cities.</li></ul> Our ideal candidate would have:<ul><li>Required Qualifications</li></ul><ul><li>2+ years proven work experience as a data analyst in the automotive / public transport or related industries. </li><li>BSc in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or any related fields. </li><li>Strong technical capabilities in Python, SQL, R or MS Excel. </li><li>Experience with modelling and analyzing GIS data.</li><li>Ability to perform independent data collection in the field.  </li><li>You have demonstrated an ability to learn continuously, work autonomously, and make decisions.</li></ul><ul><li>Skills and Attitude</li></ul><ul><li>Demonstrated ability to independently define, manage and execute technical projects.</li></ul><ul><li>You are comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives. </li></ul><ul><li>Strong technical communication skills in order to properly communicate complex insights into frameworks for engineering and management decision-making. </li></ul><ul><li>Detail-oriented across all aspects of project design and data analysis. </li></ul><ul><li>You are hardworking, highly organized, a great team player, you pay attention to details and are a lot of fun to work with.</li></ul><ul><li>Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and changing priorities as required to meet requirements and timelines.</li></ul> Responsibilities <ul><li>Conduct Research and Data Collection on Bus Operations in Kigali including but not limited to bus types; bus frequencies; occupancy rates peak and off peak; bus fares; passenger culture; bus operators; operational costs; revenue generation.</li><li>Analyze Electric Bus performance using CAN bus data broadcasted from the vehicle’s telematics devices. </li><li>Generate reports on the vehicle performance for different audiences </li><li>Analyze data on on existing bus operations to provide insights on potential charging infrastructure sites.</li><li>Conduct surveys on relevant stakeholders to understand their preferences and requirements regarding bus operations.</li><li>Validation of existing GTFS / Route datasets.</li><li>Data cleaning &amp; coding.</li><li>Use statistical tools to identify, analyze, and interpret patterns and trends in bus industry data sets. </li><li>Develop and maintain datasets using relevant databases and cloud technologies. </li><li>Performing analysis to assess quality and meaning of data.</li><li>Analyzing local, national, and global trends that impact both BasiGo Operations and the PSV industry. </li><li>Supporting the Engineering and Operations Teams to devise data management and governance strategies.</li><li>Developing analytics to identify trend lines across several data sources within BasiGo.  </li><li>Any other reasonable duties as may be assigned.</li></ul></div></div>

Data Scientist

<div><div>BasiGo is an early stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionise the public transportation sector in East Africa by providing bus operators with a cost effective electric alternative to diesel. A key component of BasiGo’s service offering is the provision of convenient and reliable charging infrastructure to support the bus operations.  We are looking for an experienced energy systems Projects Manager in Kigali, Rwanda to help us expand our DC fast-charging network to support electric buses and other vehicle types. The Charging Infrastructure Projects Manager will manage the planning, design, siting, and construction of BasiGo’s network of charging stations.  You might like this job if:<ul><li>You believe electric transportation is the future and want to make it a reality.</li><li>You enjoy complex challenges that merge technical and business objectives.</li><li>You get excited about building something new. You thrive in ambiguity and can adapt to change.</li><li>You enjoy both leading a team to its potential and being part of the work itself.</li><li>You want to create a cleaner, safer, and technologically advanced future for African cities.</li></ul> Responsibilities:<ul><li>Coordinating charging station deployment through potential site assessment and selection, site design and procurement, and construction and commissioning.</li><li>Collecting local requirements for delivering charging infrastructure projects in the relevant areas and engagement with local utility, government, and regulatory bodies.</li><li>Building and maintaining internal &amp; external partner relationships.</li><li>Compiling and analysing project data to inform technical and economic models that guide BasiGo’s long term charging strategy.</li><li>Working with local utilities to plan scale-up of high-power charging infrastructure in line with grid capabilities.</li><li>Managing the Project planning, reporting, budgeting and all necessary documentation for each charging station development.   </li><li>Coordinate the acquisition of compliance certification for each charging site, including Environmental Impact Assessment, Fire Safety and Occupational Health and Safety Certifications, among others.</li><li>Track performance of the charging infrastructure team’s Key-Results (KRs) in line with the organisation’s overall objectives and key results (OKRs). </li></ul> Our ideal candidate would have:<ul><li>Experience &amp; Qualifications<ul><li>BS in Electrical, Civil or Mechanical Engineering or related field. (required)</li><li>8+ years of experience working in urban infrastructure in East Africa, at least 4 of those years working with HV power systems or infrastructure deployment project management in Rwanda. (required)</li><li>Network of relationships in government and authorities related to electrical grid construction and civil engineering project implementation.</li><li>Experience permitting procedures, and track record of executing these procedures personally.</li><li>Experience in installation of high power electronics, mechanical equipment, and site civil works.</li><li>Familiar with terms and regulations and standards of civil engineering.</li><li>Experience or familiarity with regulations of electric vehicle charging facilities standards is a plus.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to independently manage and execute technical projects with a small internal team and outside contractors.</li></ul></li><li>Skills &amp; Attitude<ul><li>Strong technical and interpersonal communication skills.</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management abilities.</li><li>Roll up your sleeves and get it done attitude toward projects.</li><li>Detail-oriented across all aspects of electrical engineering, planning, safety, and quality.</li><li>Process focused with iterative approach for continuous improvement.</li></ul></li></ul> Join us and be a part of the electric mobility revolution in Africa!  If you meet the above criteria and are excited about the opportunity to contribute to the transformation of public transport in Africa, we would love for you to apply here. </div></div>

Charging Infrastructure Projects Manager

<div><div>BasiGo is an early-stage e-mobility start-up looking to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing matatu owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel. Rock star radar is our spontaneous application to work with BasiGo. We're always on the lookout for outstanding talent, which are not necessarily advertised on our website. Are you the rockstar we’ve been missing and haven't realised yet? Then this might be your opportunity. The ideal candidate should be comfortable in a fast-paced, fast scaling, multitasking, startup environment with an unrelenting passion for sustainability and should be excited about the opportunity to contribute to the transformation of public transport in Africa. Minimum Requirements<ul><li>Minimum Education – Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.</li></ul><ul><li>Has work experience, preferably in a fast-paced environment, start-up environment or consulting roles.</li><li>A proactive approach to work, the ability to handle multiple tasks, and maintaining a high-quality standard when working under time pressure.</li><li>Excited to learn &amp; not scared of asking questions. </li><li>Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.</li><li>Team player with a cooperative approach to team members </li></ul>Join us and be a part of the electric mobility revolution in Africa!  If you meet the above criteria and are excited about the opportunity to contribute to the transformation of public transport in Africa, we would love for you to apply here.</div></div>

Rockstar Radar

<div><div>Vehicle Asset Finance ManagerLocation: Kigali, RwandaContract Type: Full-time Reports to: Country Lead BasiGo is an early stage E-Mobility start-up working to create the future of clean, electric, and digitally-powered public transport in sub-Saharan Africa. BasiGo provides bus operators with a cost effective electric alternative to existing diesel buses. BasiGo seeks to work with experienced professionals who are excited to help us realize our vision of clean, electric public transit in Africa. BasiGo Rwanda is looking for a dynamic, results driven individual to join our Team as the Vehicle Asset Finance Manager - an ambitious individual who can partner with multiple departments to drive measurable results that will push our business forward. The Vehicle Asset Finance Manager will report directly to the Country Lead, and manage the design and execution of the financial and legal frameworks and analysis of BasiGo’s innovative Pay-As-You-Drive subscription model.  You might like this job if: <ul><li>You’re a perfectionist and love getting into the fine details </li><li>You’re able to think on your feet and create systems, policies and processes that support scale</li><li>You’re ambitious, quick to learn new skills, and like to multitask.</li><li>You love Kigali, and want to help clean up the city’s air</li></ul> Roles and Respons<ul><li>Support the origination, analysis, structuring, documentation and execution of BasiGo’s Pay-As-You-Drive Service/Lease/Financing transactions;</li><li>Provide in-depth financial, legal, tax and risk analysis to develop the appropriate financing products and financing strategy for the BasiGo Assets;</li><li>Conduct Due Diligence and Know Your Customer research on BasiGo Reservees and Customers; </li><li>Assist in reviewing and negotiating agreements, financing, joint development and multi-partner agreements;</li><li>Develop and manage the insurance strategy for BasiGo Rwanda’s assets </li><li>Originate relationships and interface with financing institutions and partners, including but not limited to Development Finance Institutions, Guarantee Funds, Climate/Green Financing Institutions, Impact Debt Providers and Local Asset Financing Institutions. Coordinate due diligence across the organization to close on financing partnerships.</li><li>Work with other BasiGo departments (e.g engineering, operations) to understand objectives and recognize challenges to be addressed in designing the product pricing plan;</li><li>Manage deadlines and maintain accountability from cross-functional teams to ensure successful transaction closings; </li><li>Track, analyze and report project portfolio information and status, revenues/dues collected, cost of goods and transaction costs, and other key metrics. Prepare financial analyses of product variances; </li><li>Manage customer outstanding requirements and issues with the PAYD service and transactions including but not limited to billing and payment, minimum utilization, break of lease terms, and issues identified by the customer with the Pay-As-You-Drive service.</li><li>Ensure complete customer and asset information is provided to the engineering and operations departments to enable correct representation across BasiGo systems </li><li>Regularly identify, measure, monitor and advise the Executive Team on how to control the overall levels of risks in the PAYD lease portfolio and structure for the Rwanda Market </li><li>Support the broader Executive Team in critical cross-functional priorities such as fundraising, financial planning and analysis &amp; business development;</li><li>Perform all other duties as assigned.</li></ul> Our ideal candidate would have:<ul><li>Education &amp; Experience:<ul><li>Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Law or related fields.</li><li>At least 5 years experience working with vehicle asset finance or project finance for energy/productive use related capital projects.</li><li>Experience with leading and closing transactions, with experience in emerging markets and working with DFIs and local financing institutions highly preferred </li><li>Strong communication and analytical skills.</li><li>Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills.</li><li>Experience performing financial modeling and the understanding of financial concepts</li><li>Experience in change management, focusing on new ways of work, challenging existing thinking and finding more effective ways of operating while focusing on corporate and customer goals </li><li>Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Attitude<ul><li>A proactive approach to work, the ability to handle multiple tasks, and to maintain a high-quality standard when working under time pressure</li><li>Excited to learn &amp; not scared of asking questions</li><li>Invites and welcomes feedback </li></ul></li></ul> How to apply:Apply via Bamboo HR by submitting CV &amp; Cover Letter</div></div>

Vehicle Asset Finance Manager

<div><div>Location: Kigali, RwandaContract Type: Full-time Reports to: Rwanda Country Lead  BasiGo is an early stage E-Mobility start-up working to create the future of clean, electric, and digitally-powered public transport in sub-Saharan Africa. BasiGo provides bus operators with a cost effective electric alternative to existing diesel buses. BasiGo seeks to work with experienced professionals who are excited to help us realize our vision of clean, electric public transit in Africa. BasiGo Rwanda is looking for a dynamic, results driven individual to join our Team as a Vehicle Systems Engineer. The Vehicle Systems Engineer will be responsible for product validation, system validation and continuous technical analysis related to vehicle system performance and reliability. The Vehicle Systems Engineer will be critical in supporting the Team in planning and evaluating programs which ensure and increase vehicle performance and reliability.  You might be interested in this job if:<ul><li>You believe electric transportation is the future and want to make it a reality</li><li>You enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment </li><li>You’re able to take a risk on something new, thrive in ambiguity, and enjoy working in high growth startup environments</li><li>Have a thirst for new information </li><li>You want to create a cleaner, safer, more energy efficient and technologically advanced future for African cities.</li></ul> Our ideal candidate would have:Experience &amp; Qualifications<ul><li>MS Engineering degree or equivalent expert level in automotive systems or electronics.  </li><li>Understanding of vehicle systems integration. Knowledge of electric vehicle systems is desirable. </li><li>Understanding of vehicle electronics design and development </li><li>Ability to analyze system performance data and present concise reports with meaningful conclusion</li><li>Direct experience in automotive system diagnostics </li><li>Ability to perform independent test &amp; measurement activities </li><li>Experience of system data analysis and calibration software used in automotives </li><li>Demonstrated experience working with data systems and system modeling software tools including Python, SQL, Javascript, Simulink, and Excel would be an advantage </li><li>You have demonstrated an ability to learn continuously, work autonomously, and make decisions</li></ul> Skills &amp; Attitude<ul><li>Demonstrated ability to independently define, manage and execute technical projects</li><li>You are comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives</li><li>Systems thinker with an intuitive understanding of the capabilities and limitations of electric vehicle systems.</li><li>Strong technical communication skills in order to properly communicate complex insights into frameworks for engineering and management decision-making.</li><li>Roll up your sleeves and get it done</li><li>Detail-oriented across all aspects of engineering design and data analysis </li><li>You are hardworking, highly organized, a great team player, you pay attention to details and are a lot of fun to work with</li><li>Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and changing priorities as required to meet requirements and timelines</li></ul> Roles and Responsibilities:<ul><li>Develop and track key vehicle / system performance benchmarks during pilot and operational phases of the BasiGo fleet</li><li>Analyze, simulate, perform verification testing and documentation of vehicle systems </li><li>Review the vehicle system performance data to ensure compliance with design specifications and highlight any deviation for action</li><li>Identify major impacts of system performance deviation to vehicle reliability, efficiency &amp; operations</li><li>Liaison with internal &amp; external stakeholders to generate vehicle system data repositories of interest </li><li>Support the engineering of vehicle telematics solutions for vehicle monitoring and data collection across operational vehicle fleets</li><li>Design methodologies for data acquisition for vehicle system parameters that may not be readily available via telematics </li><li>Collaborate with the Service Team to track vehicle system failures, evaluation of incidents and development of recommendations and alternatives.</li><li>Support the Service Team in the review of maintenance records and evaluate effectiveness of preventative maintenance programs and cycles and perform trend analysis. </li><li>Apply theoretical and practical knowledge of engineering to verify, validate and improve system/ product designs</li><li>Work with BasiGo suppliers to improve on system designs and deployment of future iterations where updates or changes are required </li><li>Coordinate and participate in the preparation of vehicle reliability performance documents including performance, reports, test results and special reliability studies</li><li>Communicate vehicle system project technical status </li><li>Participate in product design reviews and proactively escalate issues for resolution while understanding the major impacts to technical and business-related areas</li></ul> BasiGo is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ethnic background, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic established by law.</div></div>

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