COMESA Business Council Business Policy Programs Manager Jobs in Zambia
COMESA Business Council Business Policy Programs Manager Jobs in Zambia
Introduction
Vision
Mission
Values
The core values that guide our behavior and actions are:
• People: Adhere to the highest professional standards
• Integrity: Trust, transparency and accountability
• Ownership: For the members, by the members
• Collaboration: Shared vision, clarity of roles and responsibilities
• Service: representative and inclusive
Strategic Direction
The CBC five-year Development Objectives are:
Key Functions are
• Addressing key obstacles to business growth, through diagnostic instruments that are flagships of the CBC.
• Ensuring private sector consultation on policy processes.
• Preparing evidence-based position papers.
• Ensuring political will to initiate,implement policy and institutional reforms for a more competitive business environment.
• Conveying private sector’s concerns and issues in major policy areas.
• Drafting model policy bills based on position papers for intervention at policy level.
• Streamlining regulatory and administrative measures affecting entrepreneurial activity.
• Stimulating actions to improve the overall business environment.
• Leading public-private dialogues and partnerships.
• Establish programs of technical expertise as a business outreach scheme on addressing day to day challenges in doing business.
• Developing partnerships to sustain business policy programs aligned to the CBC strategy.
Scope of Work
Under the direct management of the CBC Chief Executive Officer, and overall management of the CBC Board, the said candidate will carry out the following;
Business Policy and Advocacy
• Spearhead the activities of the Business Policy and Advocacy pillar with cross cutting elements of Business Facilitation in the areas of trade facilitation, market access, public private dialogues, industry positions, negotiations with the CBC stakeholders- public and private sector.
• Develop relationships and ensure coordination with the private sector Associations - NFPs and the other CBC members on trade consultations and advocacy agendas.
• Establish and manage industry workgroups, technical committee and networks for collaboration, advocacy and networking.
• Manage the development and implementation of advocacy strategies targeting decision-makers in the COMESA region, including participation in policy organs meetings and technical committees or negotiations.
Policy Research, Trade and Business Intelligence
• Undertake research and develop policy briefs or evidence-based studies on policy, regulatory and business environment to promote industrial development, private sector and regional trade and other issues to enhance business competitiveness.
• Based on the results of the research, explore and identify strategies and measures to be taken in order to improve the overall regional business environment and to foster intra-regional trade.
• Propose priority areas that CBC
• Contribute to the design, formulation and development of regional business advocacy programmes.
• Keep abreast of any evolution and challenge in the region as well as at the international level, that may impact on the trade development of the CBC and the needs of its members.
• Identify emerging opportunities and initiate new projects and initiatives.
Programs Implementation
• For each prioritized program, determine the required resources and assess constraints to effective implementation that need to be addressed to enable the successful implementation of related activities.
• Identify from the region specialists in the various competence areas required for the efficient implementation of the CBC programs, in order to assist the CBC Secretariat to build a regional expert roster.
• Prepare annual reports, and quarterly reports for the CBC in priority areas of the institution.
Program Administration]
• Management of all procurement requirements related to CBC technical and administrative logistics.
• Ensure program monitoring and evaluation (M&E), including through developing M&E schemes and related processes.
• Manage consultants; develop Terms of References, workplans, monitoring activities and reviewing reports of the external consultants. Prepare inputs and coordinate the preparation of the CBC periodical and annual activity report to be submitted to the Board and Annual General Meetings.
Stakeholder Dialogue and Events Management
• Provide leadership and management to teams and departments, to ensure efficient and effective organization of private and public-private events through.
• Organization of workshops, seminars, and stakeholder dialogue meetings including making bookings for venues, accommodation, and transport.
• Technical documentation development in terms of policies, publication and other relevant research instruments.
• Engagement with high level stakeholder officials of event.
Management and Partnerships
• Manage teams towards desired goals.
• Identify and engage the beneficial partnerships and engaging stakeholders for the effective implementation business policy programs.
• Identify and develop partnerships with regional private sector Associations (East Africa Business
Council and the SADC Business Council, African Business Council and others).
• Management and preparation of funding proposals and concepts for mobilization of resources for sustainability of the project - including substantive correspondence for a) resource mobilization, b) partnership building, c) reporting.
• Assist in development of the gender mainstreaming strategy and ensure the mainstreaming of gender into all project activities.
Qualification Requirements
Education
Professional Knowledge and Experience
• A minimum of six years’ experience working in trade, advocacy, business management fields within private sector organizations and/or companies in Africa.
• Learnt or acquired experience in Programs/Project Management.
• Sound knowledge of results-based management systems as well as programme monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Knowledge of the COMESA region is desirable.
Core Competencies
• Good analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
• Ability to plan and prioritize own work and to work well under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication, presentation negotiation skills, stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills.
• Good computer skills, conversant with tools like Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power point.
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How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; COMESA Business Council Business Policy Programs Manager Jobs in Zambia
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