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  • Posted: Jul 9, 2019
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    The British High Commission in Nairobi is the diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Nairobi. It is located in the Upper Hill area of Nairobi.The British High Commission in Kenya maintains and develops relations between the UK and Kenya.We provide services to British nationals living in an...
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    International Export Finance Executive & Senior Project Finance Officer

    Job description

    We envisage your role to be evenly split between focusing on UKEF pure activities and working on broader project finance projects in order to drive forward economic growth in the respective country through increased private sector investment in different sectors:

    • As one of UK Export Finance’s first team members to be based in Africa, you will lead  UKEF’s work in Kenya and East Africa more broadly ensuring UK financing instruments enable previously undeliverable projects.
    • The UK Government provides directly (via UKEF) and indirectly (via organisations which receive UK development funds, for example the Private Infrastructure Development Group) a range of finance products that make African infrastructure projects bankable. However, the offering is diverse with different eligibility criteria and stakeholders responsible for each. The sum effect is a system that can present challenges to firms and is, in some instances, under-utilised. UK Government has decided to address this by creating a ‘One Stop Shop’ for organisations seeking project finance by recruiting experts who will help link projects to finance instruments, including the full UKEF suite of services. Your role will be to lead the design and implementation of the  one stop shop service for Africa. .
    • As your role will be partially funded from UK Official Development Assistance (ODA), a primary objective will be poverty reduction in Africa, as enabled by increased private sector investment in infrastructure, energy, healthcare and education projects.

    You will be part of the International Export Finance Network, with UKEF functional and task leadership from UKEF Business Development Group in London. The International Export Finance Executives will lead the engagement with local buyers, project sponsors and associated stakeholder networks to develop export growth through the provision of trade finance and credit insurance available from UK Export Finance. The International Export Finance Executive will guide and support UK Export Finance teams in the UK, DIT colleagues and other third parties to provide this specialist market advice.

    As a member of the DIT in-country team, the International Export Finance Executive will also be required to mentor and inspire the DIT trade advisors to develop UKEF engagement, ensuring they remain alert to the potential for export finance support within all relevant trade opportunities that arise.

    Within Nairobi you will be part of the Department for International Trade’s Commercial Team. This includes: The Deputy Trade Commissioner for Africa, Head of Trade for Kenya, and four further team members. The team works alongside DFID and UK Foreign Office colleagues as part of the Prosperity cluster of the Nairobi High Commission. In total the cluster has 25 staff.

    We envisage your role to be evenly split between focusing on UKEF pure activities and working on broader project finance projects in order to drive forward economic growth in the respective country through increased private sector investment in different sectors:

    • As one of UK Export Finance’s first team members to be based in Africa, you will lead  UKEF’s work in Kenya and East Africa more broadly ensuring UK financing instruments enable previously undeliverable projects.
    • The UK Government provides directly (via UKEF) and indirectly (via organisations which receive UK development funds, for example the Private Infrastructure Development Group) a range of finance products that make African infrastructure projects bankable. However, the offering is diverse with different eligibility criteria and stakeholders responsible for each. The sum effect is a system that can present challenges to firms and is, in some instances, under-utilised. UK Government has decided to address this by creating a ‘One Stop Shop’ for organisations seeking project finance by recruiting experts who will help link projects to finance instruments, including the full UKEF suite of services. Your role will be to lead the design and implementation of the  one stop shop service for Africa. .
    • As your role will be partially funded from UK Official Development Assistance (ODA), a primary objective will be poverty reduction in Africa, as enabled by increased private sector investment in infrastructure, energy, healthcare and education projects.

    You will be part of the International Export Finance Network, with UKEF functional and task leadership from UKEF Business Development Group in London. The International Export Finance Executives will lead the engagement with local buyers, project sponsors and associated stakeholder networks to develop export growth through the provision of trade finance and credit insurance available from UK Export Finance. The International Export Finance Executive will guide and support UK Export Finance teams in the UK, DIT colleagues and other third parties to provide this specialist market advice.

    As a member of the DIT in-country team, the International Export Finance Executive will also be required to mentor and inspire the DIT trade advisors to develop UKEF engagement, ensuring they remain alert to the potential for export finance support within all relevant trade opportunities that arise.

    Within Nairobi you will be part of the Department for International Trade’s Commercial Team. This includes: The Deputy Trade Commissioner for Africa, Head of Trade for Kenya, and four further team members. The team works alongside DFID and UK Foreign Office colleagues as part of the Prosperity cluster of the Nairobi High Commission. In total the cluster has 25 staff.

    It is essential that the applicants already have the right to live and work in Kenya without the need to apply for a work permit

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    Interested and qualified? Go to British High Commission Nairobi on fco.tal.net to apply

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