La KIM est un projet financé par l’USAID qui vise à débloquer 520 millions de dollars d’investissements dans des secteurs clés de l’économie kenyane, notamment l’agriculture, l’horticulture, les produits laitiers et l’élevage (soutenu par Feed the Future), l’énergie (soutenu par Power Africa), le commerce régional et les opportunités d’investissement (soutenu par l’initiative Prosper Africa), les entreprises appartenant à des femmes ainsi que les secteurs WASH, de la santé et des infrastructures. La KIM s’attaque aux contraintes qui pèsent sur les transactions d’investissement, tant du côté de l’offre que de la demande, et met en place un système de marché qui mobilisera des capitaux importants des secteurs public et privé. En établissant des partenariats locaux entre les parties prenantes du système financier, la KIM stimule le pouvoir du secteur privé afin d’accélérer la marche du Kenya vers l’autonomie.
KIM addresses two principal market failures that have discouraged investors from financing important segments of the targeted sectors: (i) insufficient quality consulting services (financial, transaction advisory, strategy, and business performance); and (ii) limited scalability of financial products tailored to selected key sectors of the economy in the region. KIM provides capacity building support to both business advisory service providers (BASPs) and Financial Institutions (FIs). KIM uses smart incentives to mobilize finance for development in the targeted sectors. These incentives are designed to create a sustainable ecosystem for businesses to access finance and investments needed to expand and grow. Business transactions are further supported by a diverse range of sustainable partnerships–with and among strategic businesses, institutions, government counterparts (county and national) and other development partners. These partnerships will lead to scaling and replicating creative approaches to unlock finance and investments, reduce risks of extending credit to the agriculture and energy sectors, and offer testing of innovative business models that can be scaled.
The Palladium Group
Palladium is the implementing organization behind KIM. As a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact, Palladium creates enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities, and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.
The Role.
The Business Enabling Environment Advisor (BEEA) will spearhead and oversee the identification, prioritization, and implementation of Agriculture and Finance focused policy reforms that will unlock significant amounts of capital. The advisor will operate at both the national and the county levels. At the county level, the advisor will drive investment opportunities by supporting both the capacity building of government officials to attract and mobilize investment and the policy reforms linked to identified private sector investment opportunities At the national level, using a collaborative approach that includes government stakeholders, the private sector, and other implementing partners, the advisor will advocate for and support Agriculture and Finance policy reforms that unlock financing and investment opportunities at scale. The overarching role of the BEEA is to create productive relationships with government stakeholders that leads to local sustainable practices. All BEE activity will be driven by the principle of Kenya led, Kenya managed, and Kenya owned.
Responsibilities.
The primary responsibilities of the Business Enabling Environment (BEE) Advisor are divided into 5 categories:
1. Agriculture Sector and Finance Sector Policy Reforms
· Using a collaborative approach, identify the financial and agricultural policies to prioritize to remove the barriers that are inhibiting large-scale investments and that will lead to incentivizing financial institutions to deepen their engagement in agricultural lending
· Coordinate the consultants’ assignments focused on both new and ongoing financial sector and agriculture sector policy reforms at the different stages; analysed, consulted on, proposed drafted/revised, approved, or implementation.
· Facilitate activities that will identify potential investments and engage both the private sector and government officials to facilitate regulatory or policy reforms that will create an environment for sustainable investments and impact smallholder farming at scale.
· Follow through and ensure that selected investment opportunities serve as an anchor activity to build county capacity and knowledge around investment facilitation and enabling environment reforms.
2. Capacity Building
· Bring together government officials, private sector stakeholders, and implementing partners to network and engage in meaningful dialogue to identify and flesh out those areas where reforms are needed to create an open and transparent investment climate,
· Using partnership approach, facilitate the development, and implementation of pragmatic strategies to build investment promotion capability at the county-level,
· Facilitate partnerships that enable effective utilization of government and private sector resources that demonstrate both buy-in and commitment for policy reform,
· Plan and oversee the capacity building efforts for county official’s county, these may include training, workshops, stakeholders round table discussions and webinars for investment promotion,
3. Policy Reforms Dashboard and stakeholders’ engagement
· Collaborate with all stakeholders in a holistic manner to map policy solutions, processes, and milestones for each stakeholder, and manage a policy reform dashboard to measure and track results,
· Monitor Implementation of Enabling Environment Reform Efforts.
· Host quarterly meetings with stakeholders to measure and track policy reform progress
· Publish a quarterly Prosper County Brief
4. Capital Markets
· Support Implementation of Priority Enabling Environment Reforms including Capital Markets Authority Regulations
· Facilitate the capital mobilization for SMEs through the capital markets.
5. BEE Annual Workplan implementation and Reporting
· Manage and coordinate all enabling environment annual workplan activities under KIM; and prepare analyses and reports as required,
· Closely collaborate and coordinate activities with the KIM internal technical teams, and USAID implementing partners,
· Report writing including case studies, success stories, weekly highlights articles, quarterly and annual reports,
· Carry out all other duties deemed necessary, including support to the KIM Chief of Party as required.
Minimum education and experience required;
· Master’s Degree in MBA, MA in Business, Economics, International Development, Agriculture, Law or a B.A. and 10+ years of similar experience.
· Eight years or more of experience in the finance and investment services sector
· Five years or more of experience in private sector development, business enabling environment, and policy reform in Kenya.
· Three years working experience working with Kenya County governments
· Excellent contacts in the Kenyan public sector and County Governments
· Impeccable professional record and integrity
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Understanding of Balanced Scorecard preferred
· Experience with USAID program initiatives preferred
Key competencies and professional expertise required;
· Strong written and oral communication skills in English
· An excellent grasp of the Kenyan investment climate and the ability to identify viable investment opportunities
· Ability to manage and satisfy competing priorities from multiple stakeholders
· Ability to facilitate and build collaborative relationships
· Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing, and lead presentations and effective meetings
· Outstanding interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work with people at all levels internally and externally
· Demonstrated integrity, independent thinking, judgment, and respect for others
· Intellectual curiosity and a desire to solve complex problems and create innovative solutions
Applications will be accepted until December 30th , 2021, at 11:59 PM EAT.
Please note that CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
