Economic Policy Manager, Economic Growth - Kenya Investment Mechanism at Palladium International

Responsibilities

Palladium seeks an Economic Policy Manager for the anticipated USAID funded Kenya Investment Mechanism project (KIM). The goal of KIM is to focused on facilitating significant investment in the following sectors in Kenya; Power/Clean Energy; Nutrition/WASH; Regional Cross-Border Trade; Youth Activities; Agribusiness and Municipal Finance PPPs. 
 
Duration:              5 years
Location:              Nairobi, Kenya   
 
Role and Responsibilities
 
The Economic Policy Manager is responsible for ensuring that Palladium focuses on removing barriers that impede the objectives of its capital mobilization efforts.  The following are the responsibilities of the Economic Policy Manage:

• Together with other USAID implementing partners, identify and put in place strategies to reform policies, or to remove barriers from existing policies/tools impeding capital mobilization towards the target value chains. 
• Hire and supervise technical expertise to draft new policies, or refine existing policies in ways that will unleash capital towards the target value chains. 
• Conduct outreach with regional and national government entities and private sector and non-governmental stakeholders involved with policy reform relevant to the target value chains. 
• Support the design of public awareness activities

Requirements

• Advanced degree in economics, law, business administration, public policy or related field.
• Prior experience in a senior level position working on financial and investment policy, preferably in Kenya or East Africa regions
• Diplomatic skills and proven ability to work effectively with government and private sector stakeholders
• Fluency in English required