Deadline: Ongoing

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Palladium Group is seeking to fill the role of Investment and Trade Advisor.

Palladium is a child-safe organisation that works with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

Responsibilities

• Provide both reactive and proactive support to build investment and two-way trade opportunities for Ethiopia and close deals
• Support, augment and complement the Addis Prosper Africa Deal team to improve coordination and communication across USG agencies
• Link high-priority investment and trade deals to business advisory services through MS4G and other sources
• Improve high-priority investment and trade deals through developing market linkages and local partnerships, connecting with de-risking mechanisms, and access to finance
• Funnel business enabling environment constraints on converting the pipeline into deals to the business enabling environment advisor to address
• Manage activity design, implementation, and learning to ensure stated goals, objectives, and deliverables are met
• Provide technical expertise to inform and guide the development and implementation of the MS4G technical approach toward investment and trade
• Ensure all activities conform to project requirements, including cost, schedule and quality
• Maintain close coordination with the Palladium office in Washington, D.C., providing regular updates on the project’s progress and direction

Requirements

• 12 years, minimum, of professional experience in investment and trade advisory, private enterprise development, and private sector engagement
• Advanced graduate degree in Finance and Investment, Business Management, Enterprise Development
• Experience managing similar programmes in Ethiopia
• Strong communication skills, both interpersonal and written, to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of the contract
• Proven knowledge of Ethiopian finance, private enterprise, investment, and trade issues
• Knowledge of USAID programming, approaches, and policy, including USAID programme cycle policy, terminology, processes, and tools
• Strong ability to communicate effectively and professionally in English

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