The German Government supports selected target countries in their efforts to improve their economic frameworks and investment climate in order to promote sustainable long-term investments and create additional formal jobs in the private sector. For this purpose, a dedicated cross-country Financing Facility was established to address the main challenges preventing such investments. The ultimate objective is the job creation in selected African countries. Via Calls for Proposal, the Facility provides financial support (grants) for direct (SME) and indirect (Cluster, Business Environment) job creation at country level. Addressed will be hurdles and gaps in the public domain which form obstacles to all or many enterprises in the specific thematic window. The funding is linked to investments, in combination with substantial own contributions and be accompanied by project preparation measures for implementation, as needed. Projects could include and also target education and training needs that come along with a need for investment.

Assist the IFE Programme in the Concept Note (CN) Assessment Phase

Assist the IFE Programme in the Due Diligence (DD) Phase

Assist the IFE Programme in contracting the successful Applicants

Desired Candidate Profile

• University degree in relevant fields such as economics, technical engineering or similar field which may be relevant to the requirements of the Call for Proposals assessment.
• Excellent written and oral communication and reporting skills in English
• Excellent written and oral communication and reporting skills in French an asset
• Full computer literacy.
• Minimum of 8 years of professional overall experience
• Degree in business administration, economics, management, law or similar business oriented degree.
• Practical Experience in projects of Social Infrastructure Investment Funds or Infrastructure Implementation (such as water, sewerage, education, transport, energy) or similar fields
• Preferably regional experience (Sub Sahara Africa and Northern Africa);
• Experience in the management of grant finance cycle is an asset
• Experience in assessing and scoring Concept Notes and carrying out fully fledged project due diligences
• Experience in contracting financial agreements, especially grant agreements would be an advantage
• Experience in analysing individual project proposals by private companies and/or public bodies (primarily with a focus on municipalities) with a particular focus on: a) Technical and Financial Assessment of the Project Proposal b) Project KPIs in terms of, in particular, job creation, professional skills enhancement and improving income and working conditions is considered an asset