Policy Officer - Economic Affairs at Gap Recruitment Services Limited

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Monitoring economic developments in Kenya and the region; analyze and communicate regularly to the embassy and relevant policy departments in Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague.
• Follow up with any briefings from partners such as IFC, World Bank, the donor group etc. on Macro-economic performance and Public Finance Management.
• Build relevant networks amongst stakeholders in public institutions, private entities, and development cooperation organizations, in economic governance and in the water sector.
• Be the focal point for business queries in the water sector and develop strategy on enhancing business in the water sector
• Handle trade and investment requests. Give support to NL and KE business to enhance trade.
• Work with the team on preparing field-visits, high-level visits, round-tables and other events.
• Develop new business climate programmes in line with the NL Strategic Plan

Key result areas:

• The embassy has a thorough understanding of the macroeconomic situation and trend in Kenya and new trends are quickly analyzed.
• Successfully manage business climate programmes.
• Have a broad network within economic governance and the water sector and connect the dots between development programmes, political developments and the business community.
• Business is informed quickly and satisfactorily as to questions concerning trade and investment opportunities, especially in the water sector.
• The trade and investment team is visible at events and online through LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Required Knowledge and areas of experience:

• At least a bachelors and masters degree in the area of business administration, economics, development studies.
• 5 years of relevant work experience in a relevant sector; i.e., government, embassies, consultancy, international organizations.
• Experience with macroeconomic analysis of Kenya.
• Proven knowledge of the Kenyan business climate.
• Experience with project management, monitoring and evaluation.
• A strong network in the water sector, or the ability to quickly build this.
• Experience in private sector development
• Good knowledge of the English language, orally and written.
• Good computer skills.
• Good interpersonal skills; ability to interact with people of all levels.
• Ability to work well within a multicultural setting.