Outline of Position
The Investment Associate is a valued member of the team and will be responsible for successful implementation of returnable grant and technical assistance activities for the Rebuild Facility in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. S/he works with the Rebuild Facility team internally and subgrantees, recipients of Technical Assistance grant, and other stakeholders externally.
Key Responsibilities, Duties and Tasks
Pipeline Development and Projects Management
Drive pipeline development in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia for returnable grants and TA projects
Coordinate for convening Investment Committees to decide applications entering proposal stage
Lead proposal development and manage the approval process for both returnable grants and TA projects with internal and external Steering Committees.
Maintain relationships with in-country stakeholders including coffee regulators and government agencies
Ensure that all the approved returnable grant and TA projects complete activities outlined in the implementation plan and deliver committed outcomes
Manage all the approved projects, implemented to timely deliver outcomes and impact targets set by the Client
Support on monitoring and evaluation data collection
Support in forecasting and updating the Outcomes for companies they are supporting, both in the pipeline and portfolio stages
Support in client and internal reporting.
Support in gathering data for case studies and story maps
Conduct research on supply and commodity prices as well as identifying potential risks in project countries and coffee value chain
Develop forward looking market intelligence by conducting research on challenges, opportunities and immerging trends in tropical commodities especially in East Africa
Reporting
Oversee Project Closure and Impact Verification process
QC that all the dashboards and databases are updated
Prepare status update to management, and avail information on BMUV/IKI reporting
Relationship Management
Develop, manage and maintain strong working relationships with project stakeholders.
Develop strong working relationships and a regular dialogue on project progress and challenges with the Regeneration team working on the project
Training, Supervision and Leadership
Provide necessary training, capacity building and information to grantees to enable compliance with the financial accounting, reporting and procurement requirements of their funding agreements
Required Qualifications:
Education and professional experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting or Agricultural Economics.
Relevant experience working in the agricultural supply chain development, financial services, and/or agricultural market systems development.
Required skills and abilities:
Commitment to fighting climate change and deforestation with the ability to convincingly articulate this commitment.
Passion for environmental issues, international development, private sector-led development, forestry / nature-based solutions, sustainability or supply chain management
Demonstratable experience of successfully contributing to a team in a similar early career, donor funded grant management role.
Experience of creating and maintaining financial systems and working knowledge of financial practices, for e.g. budgets, forecast, progress tracking
Experience of completing due diligence assessments and a good understanding of best practices in contracting.
Able to work with limited supervision, be flexible and comfortable in a multi-cultural work force.
Good communication skills: ability to build good working relationship with project team and partners at a range of levels and in different locations
Fluency in spoken and written English
Advanced computer skills in Word and Excel.
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure to meet specific deadlines
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