TradeMark East Africa Lead West Africa and AfCFTA Jobs in Ghana

Job summary

TMEA has received an initial grant to launch a support programme with the AfCFTA with target
interventions at the AfCFTA Secretariat and initially in countries along the Lagos-Abidjan Corridor in West Africa. TMEA is actively fundraising for the West African Trade Corridors and is looking for a Lead to implement the initial programme and to substantially grow the portfolio and TMEA’s presence in West Africa.

S/he will be responsible for liaising with
external partners and stakeholders and other major programmes of key development partners, to establish TMEA as a significant and respected organisation and programme, in response to the challenges of Continental and regional trade. The role involves strategic planning, management, and oversight of TMEA’s delivery system to achieve agreed organisational impact objectives.

S/he work with the CEO, CoP and the other members of the Senior Leadership & Management Team (SLMT) to ensure strong integration across all functional areas to improve TMEA’s effectiveness and to drive a results-focus and institutionalise mechanisms that align people and resources to strategy to enable positive impacts on prosperity for African citizens.

Roles and responsibilities

Programme development and delivery (30%)

• Initial focus of the position will be on design, proposal writing and marketing of the programme in
order to raise funds and donor investment into the West African Corridor and AFCFTA support
programme, with support from TMEA teams and SLMT;

• Work closely with the CEO, CoP and the technical experts to design programmes and implement
TMEA’s operations in West Africa and at the AfCFTA Secretariat;

• Ensure robust country risk management frameworks are in place in all countries of operation and
organise political-economy assessments;

• Ensure full compliance with TMEA regulations across operations (first Line of Defence);

• Provide on-going strategic input and quality assurance support to maximise results impact;

• Report monthly on key programme KPIs in a meeting with the CoP and quarterly with the CEO;

• Coordinate annual reviews in West Africa and on the AFCFTA programme;

• Liaise with the Programme Delivery Hub, Impact Unit and Communication team to ensure proactive
communication of TMEA’s results streams to stakeholders and partners;

• Ensure implementation of key crosscutting themes and strategies for gender, poverty, safeguards,
extractives and climate change;

• Oversee efficient and effective operation of the portfolio in line with funding agreements with
donors and defined TMEA policies and procedures;

• Prepare periodic management reports for submission to the NOC(s), Board and Council; and

• Ensure that programme has a high calibre financial management with 90% of disbursements/ payments made in line with forecasts, and that TMEA manages its financial resources with minimal risk or incidence of fraud or misappropriation.

Strategy and Implementation (20%)

• Work effectively and closely with the CEO, CoP and the technical expertsin developing and managing TMEA’s strategy and programmes for West Africa and support to the AfCFTA;

• Contribute actively to regular internal TMEA meetings, highlighting key programme portfolio issues for senior engagement;

• Implement the national programmes of the footprint countries as well as possible other West African countries if the funding becomes available;

• Undertake and oversee initial and ongoing political economy and stakeholder analysis to inform TMAE programme design and implementation in West Africa and with the AFCFTA Secretariat;

• With the CEO and CoP, take a key role in developing TMEA’s new long-term strategy and developing greater learning and accountability practices across the organisation; and

Political, stakeholder and diplomatic engagement, fundraising and partnership development (25%)

• Analyse and oversee a comprehensive political economy analysis to produce a political engagement
strategy for TMEA in West Africa and with the AFCFTA Secretariat;

• Oversee and shape TMEA’s strategic political, stakeholder and diplomatic engagement for the
support to the AfCFTA Programme and the West Africa portfolio;

• Co-ordinate political management with CoP and SLMT at the level of the Secretariat and the
countries of operation in West-Africa. This will include undertaking regular Ministerial level
operational engagement with country-based stakeholders;

• Examine opportunities for strategic partnerships to enable TMEA to achieve its objectives;

• Actively represent and promote TMEA’s work and profile and deputise in national and international
public events and fora for the CEO and

CoP, particularly those related to TMEA operations in West Africa and with the AFCFTA; and

Team Management (10%)

• Recruit a team to support the implementation of the portfolio in line with the funding streams;

• Once the team is in place, provide excellent strategic leadership and management of direct reports to obtain the optimal performance from TMEA’s key assets, its staff; and

• Ensure close coordination, harmonisation and strong integration between (possible) countries of
operation in West Africa.

Support TMEA’s governance and oversight structures (10%)

• The Lead will support the setting-up of a Governance mechanism for the AfCFTA programme in line with the discussions with the donors and other stakeholders;

• For each of the TMEA countries of the portfolio in West Africa, the job holder will provide support to the NOCs; and

• Support CEO and CoP in provision of support to the Board of Directors (including Board Committees) and Council including drafting high-quality Board and Council papers.

Corporate level responsibilities (5%)

• Support TMEA business through meetings and follow-up on issues as and when they arise;

• Contribute to knowledge generation and dissemination and support teamsin knowledge sharing and learning events;

• Apply the highest standards of controls and risk management practices and behaviours and embed
a positive risk and control culture;

• Understand and comply with the relevant end-to-end processes including applicable risks and
controls;

• Seek to identify, understand and escalate risk events/incidents/ issues on a timely basis focusing on fixing root-causes and taking ownership of identified mitigating actions;

• Adhere to the safeguarding policies and procedures and immediately report any safeguarding
concerns;

• Promote and adhere to TMEA’s core values and ensure compliance with organisational policies and
procedures;

Academic and professional qualifications

• Undergraduate or Master’s degree preferably in Economics, Development Studies, International
Trade, Planning, Finance or Management.

Work experience

• Undergraduate degree holders will have at least 12 years’ working experience, including five years
of leadership and management experience. Postgraduate degree holders will require at least 10 years’ experience including five years of leadership and management experience.

• Minimum of Seven years’ experience in managing business units or development programmes,
particularly in areas related to TMEA’s core focusareas: of infrastructure development, trade
facilitation and private sector engagement.

• Demonstrable knowledge, skills and experience in programme cycle management and programme
delivery, political economy analysis, donor management and fundraising.

• Three years of senior level experience within West Africa or other developing economies are
essential for this role.

Additional skills

Essential:

• Strong strategy orientation and experience with the ability to communicate strategy and results
concisely and simply;

• Excellent fundraising skills, competence, and ability to market complex ideas in a simple and
understandable way, both verbally and in through the written word in both French and English;

• Well-developed technical knowledge of the AFCFTA, trade facilitation and regional trade integration in West Africa in particular, and across the Continent;

• Fluency in both French and English, both verbal and written. Candidate needs to exhibit excellent
writing skills in both English and French often under time pressure, in addition to excellent verbal presentation, communication and personal effectiveness skills;

• Excellent leadership and management skills of diverse teams, with demonstrable strong people
management, and delivering tangible change and achieving results;

• Ability to establish and maintain strong collaborative partnerships/relationships with development partners, senior government officials, civil society and business organisations;

• Sound decision-making, judgement, problem solving, organisational and analytical skills; and

• Strong computer literacy with proficiency in MS Office applications.

Desirable:

• Knowledge and practice in the areas of financial management, grant management or risk assessment
in a development organisation.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; TradeMark East Africa Lead West Africa and AfCFTA Jobs in Ghana

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