Palladium MS4G Deputy Country Director, Technical Jobs in Ethiopia
Palladium MS4G Deputy Country Director, Technical Jobs in Ethiopia
Project Overview and RoleCATALYZE 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 USAID 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 CATALYZE: MS4G Deputy Country Director,
Technical will report to the CATALYZE: MS4G Country Director. (This position is comparable to a Deputy Chief of Party position.) S/he will provide technical direction to MS4G, particularly in ensuring program activities in the regions are being carried out in alignment with the workplan. The Deputy will stand in for the Country Director as needed.
Advises Country Director on technical approach of the project;
Ensures project activities conform to project requirements, including cost, schedule, and quality;
Monitors subcontractors/grantees for timely delivery;
Ensures agile program implementation in line with monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) findings;
Liaises with project counterparts as requested by the Country Director and supports the development of strategic partnerships;
Directly supervises Regional Managers (Tigray, Amhara, and others) and the Gender Advisor;
Other duties as required.
Required Qualifications
Evidence of strong communication skills, both interpersonal and written; professional level of oral and written fluency in English language;
Proven knowledge of Ethiopian finance, private enterprise, investment, and trade issues;
Experience supervising teams, preferably in a remote manner (i.e. regional managers);
Knowledge of USAID programming, approaches, and policy;
Relevant computer software skills and familiarity with accounting software (including, at a minimum, the standard applications in MS Office).
Preferred Qualifications
A minimum of 10 years of professional experience preferred in fields related to the successful implementation of this project such as financial services and investment advisory expertise, private enterprise development, workforce development, and public and private sector engagement.
At least 8 years experience preferred in
management of large complex projects of which at least 5 years were in the field of international development including experience in a management role for a USAID-funded contract of similar scale ($60M / 5 years);
A bachelor’s degree is preferred in relevant field, and also; a post-graduate degree in Finance and Investment, Business Administration, Enterprise Development or other related field is preferred;
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Palladium MS4G Deputy Country Director, Technical Jobs in Ethiopia
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