Job Description:
Intern: QA Analyst
About Us:
UpEnergy is the leading developer of anti-poverty climate impact projects in Africa. We accelerate decarbonization and while delivering long-term health and income benefits in local communities. We provide life-improving clean technologies and carbon reduction and capture projects that protect the local environment, deliver health benefits and cleaner air, and reduce poverty through financial savings and employment. Our project sustainably benefits and enables people to live better lives within more climate resilient communities.
To date, UpEnergy has built over 95 emission reduction projects, impacted over 4 million lives, and reduced over 3 million tons of CO2 Emissions across 10 countries. All UpEnergy’s work is characterized by respect for the people we serve, rigorous measurement, deep local knowledge and established teams on the ground to ensure the highest impact and results. We do all this through our commitment to drive long-term business growth through technical innovation, close customer engagement and increased data-driven decision making. The UpEnergy team continues to grow, across multiple African countries, from 20 to over 170+ full time team members in the past two years, reflecting the growth of the company for which we now seek incredible, like-minded talent who are excited to join us in delivering even more impact. Learn more here: UpEnergy Group
Why This Role
As Carbon Data & QC Ops grows in scale and complexity — more markets, more monthly cycles, more deliverables going to field teams, leadership, auditors and registries — quality and consistency checks need a dedicated owner. This role builds that layer: a second pair of eyes across the team's output before it ships, so reliability doesn't depend on one person catching everything alone.
The role starts high-level — general quality assurance across data, forms, reports and tools. As trust and familiarity build, scope naturally grows into broader day-to-day operational support.
Role Summary
Own quality assurance across the team's deliverables — data, forms, reports, dashboards, and working tools — catching errors early and keeping output reliable and consistent before it goes out.
Key Responsibilities
- Quality review: check deliverables — data outputs, forms, reports, dashboards — for accuracy and consistency before they ship.
- Source verification: spot-check numbers and records against source data.
- Review logging: keep a simple, current log of what was checked and what was found — no review without a record.
- Early escalation: flag anything uncertain the same day rather than guess or sit on it.
- Day-to-day support: pick up broader operational and data tasks as capacity and trust grow — this role is designed to expand, not stay fixed.
Candidate Profile
Must-Haves
- High attention to detail; methodical and comfortable with repetitive, precision-dependent work.
- Clear written communication — much of the work is asynchronous review and reporting.
- Proactive problem-solver — surfaces issues with a proposed fix, not just a flag.
- Reliable and self-directed; this role runs on a checklist and a log, not close supervision.
Nice-to-Haves (bonus, not gating)
- Familiarity with survey/data-collection tools (e.g. XLSForm, SurveyCTO, ODK, KoboToolbox).
- Basic SQL and/or Python — enough to spot-check a query or re-run a script and read its output.
- Prior exposure to carbon markets, M&E, or program data — shortens ramp-up, not required.
Explicitly Not Required
- Not a developer hire — no new feature-building or software-engineering expected.
- No prior carbon-credit or MRV expertise required.
What You'll Gain
- Direct, hands-on mentorship from the Senior Data Analyst on real carbon-market data and operations — not shadow work, actual production deliverables.
- Broad exposure across data, forms, reporting and tooling — a strong general foundation, not a narrow niche.
- Growing ownership — the role expands as trust builds, not a role capped at one task forever.
- A structured ramp-up with regular feedback, not thrown in blind.
Decision Rights
Tier
What it covers
Flags & logs — no ask needed
Any discrepancy found during review, however small.
Decides independently
Obvious fixes (typos, formatting); re-running a check after correcting an input error.
Never their call
What ships externally; final sign-off on anything going to leadership, auditors or registries — that stays with Shoaib.
Success — First 90 Days
- Deliverables going out to field teams or leadership have an independent check behind them.
- A current, complete review log exists and reflects real work — no gaps.
- The role has picked up at least one recurring day-to-day task beyond pure review.
Practical Details
- Reports to: Shoaib Ahmed Noorani, Senior Data Analyst, Carbon Data & QC Ops.
- Engagement: Full-time preferred; initial 3-month trial with extension based on performance.
- Location: In Office (Bangalore)
Why Join Us?
Not your average 9-to-5
UpEnergy encourages teamwork, creativity, and we’re not afraid to get our hands dirty. We stay close to our market, understand our customers, and have a lot of fun while doing our work! If you’re looking for a conventional 9-to-5, you’d be missing out on our adventures!
Opportunity to do things in a new way
As one of the largest compliance credit issuer in Africa, we need to be constantly improving and rethinking our way of work. This means endless opportunities for a self-starter to initiate new ways of doing things or experimenting ways to help us improve.
Personal and Career Growth
Wouldn’t it be a pity to spend so much time working but not growing and learning? At UpEnergy we value both personal and professional growth, and we want to grow as a team. From classroom training to coffee chats to performance review, we want to support every team member to grow into the best version they can.
Create Lasting Impact
Our clean energy products bring positive impact to both our planet earth and for the low-income communities we work in. We don’t just focus on sales – we follow up and truly understand our customers to make sure that they continue to benefit from our products. Your work will create much longer-lasting impact than what you can see!
Compensation:
The Intern will receive a stipend.
Internship Duration: 6 months
Start date & Location:
The position is based in Chennai, India. We are looking for the right candidate to start as soon as possible.
