Palladium Business Enabling Environment Advisor Jobs in Ethiopia
Palladium Business Enabling Environment Advisor Jobs in Ethiopia
Project Overview and Role: CATALYZE is a $250 million 5 to 8-year program, designed to catalyze $2 billion in private capital, especially to underfinanced social sectors (such as education) and higher risk countries (especially low-income and post-conflict countries) around the globe, complemented by a cross-cutting inclusion of gender-lens investing. CATALYZE will provide services to many missions and bureaus that “buy in” to tap the CATALYZE investment and pay-for-results project management expertise. Our aim is for investors to explore and find commercially viable opportunities and approaches to creating jobs, developing sustainable social services, tightening and rationalizing supply chains, and advancing inclusive growth.
CATALYZE: Market Systems for Growth (MS4G) will drive private enterprise expansion to catalyze Ethiopia’s future economic growth and prosperity. MS4G intends to foster enterprise-driven growth, especially among private enterprises that have high growth potential and the capacity to catalyze job creation throughout market systems. MS4G will address systemic challenges, including building business development services capacity, creating a more conducive business environment, building the financial sector infrastructure and capability within private finance providers, and expanding the digital economy. MS4G will catalyze private sector growth by improving access to finance and facilitating transactions through targeted interventions across market systems (demand, supply, and enabling environment). Expanded access to finance will also drive change across the market system by increasing business revenue and necessitating job creation. The program has an estimated life of project funding of $55-$70 million, and is expected to operate for five years.
While focus sectors will be finalized in collaboration with USAID during the inception phase, it is anticipated that they could include agribusiness, light manufacturing,
and telecommunications & ICT (including fintech). Across all initiatives, there will be a cross-cutting focus on women and youth, as well as a focus on ensuring that disparate ethnic groups and regions equitably benefit from the interventions.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The Business Enabling Environment (BEE) Advisor will report to the CATALYZE: MS4G Team Lead. S/he will work to enhance the business enabling environment for SMEs to flourish.
Responsible for helping to improve the policy and regulatory business enabling environment for SMEs
Help simplify registration processes for new businesses
Conduct formative research to support policy reform and present to client and stakeholders
Design and lead activities which improve policies to engage women, youth and vulnerable populations
Share results and contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and learning with project leadership, Palladium, and USAID
Support the improved execution of the Business Enabling policy and regulations
Build capacity of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) BEE advocacy
Contribute to effective internal and external project communications
Conduct other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
Advanced degree in business, law, economics, or related field
Prior experience in a senior level position working on policy and regulatory reform in Ethiopia
Prior experience working with SMEs and anchor firms
Diplomatic skills and proven ability to work effectively with government and private sector policy reform stakeholders
Experience supervising personnel and ensuring they acquire the necessary training and skills to meet evolving program needs
Strong leadership, program, organizational management and oral and written communication skills
Fluency in English required
Desired Qualifications:
Advanced degree in business, law, economics, or related field
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Palladium Business Enabling Environment Advisor Jobs in Ethiopia
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