Ref: ELSUED04

Role Purpose: The key role of the Urban Infrastructure Investments Facility Manager is to design,
develop and establish a sustainable Urban Investment Advisory Facility (UIAF) funded by DFID.

The facility will have a two-fold investments objective:

(i) support public-private investment in climate resilient urban infrastructure and

(ii) support high potential value chains in the Counties.

The facility will be demand-led, receiving requests from both public and private sector actors seeking investment opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:
Oversee the implementation of the UIAF, working with and coordinating the inputs of public and private finance and the various experts in the PMU
Provide leadership on the overall technical direction of the project and serve as the main liaison with participating public and private stakeholders and DFID to ensuring buy-in and smooth project implementation
Work closely with the value chains and infrastructure development leads in project preparation to ensure the bankability of the projects with quantifiable pro-poor impact in the identified Small and Medium Towns (SMTs).
Manage the end-to-end process, including designing, proposing, obtaining approval for, tendering, and supervising the disbursement of funds for all UIAF projects
Manage the UIAF operations including but not limited to the finance, donor relations, communications and visibility, reporting etc
Contribute to the PMU’s knowledge management/development leveraging learnings from UIAF.

Desired Competencies and Experience
A Master degree in Economics, MBA or in a related business discipline.
At least 8 years of working experience in a similar environment
Management or strategy consulting experience, a good understanding of private equity and/or experience of private sector oriented development program design.
Strong analytical skills, including quantitative, results oriented with proven track record
Proven ability to create buy-in and build consensus among colleagues and stakeholders
Knowledge and experience of DFID, USAID or World Bank Group approaches to investments facilities management.

Application Procedure:
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should submit their applications to include, a cover letter; and an up-to-date CV via email to: cvs@hpdafrica.com.

Please quote the job title and job code in the subject line.

The closing date for receiving applications is October 30th 2015.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.