Regional Coordinator – Bahirdar, CATALYZE MS4G 144 views

Regional Coordinator – Bahirdar, CATALYZE MS4G

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Project Overview and Role:

CATALYZE
is a $250 million 5 to 8-year program, designed to CATALAYZE
$2 billion in private capital, especially to underfinanced social sectors (such
as education) and higher risk countries (especially low-income and
post-conflict countries) around the globe, complemented by a cross-cutting
inclusion of gender-lens investing. CATALYZE will provide services to many
missions and bureaus that “buy in” to tap the CATALYZE investment and
pay-for-results project management expertise. Our aim is for investors to
explore and find commercially viable opportunities and approaches to creating
jobs, developing sustainable social services, tightening and rationalizing
supply chains, and advancing inclusive growth.

Launched
in 2020, CATALYZE: Market Systems for Growth (MS4G) drives private enterprise
expansion to contribute towards Ethiopia’s future economic growth and
prosperity. MS4G intends to foster enterprise-driven growth, especially among
private enterprises that have high growth potential and the capacity to
catalyse job creation throughout market systems. MS4G’s goal is to address
systemic challenges, including building business development services capacity,
creating a more conducive business environment, building the financial sector
infrastructure and capability within private finance providers, and expanding
the digital economy. MS4G catalyses private sector growth by improving access
to finance and facilitating transactions through targeted interventions across
market systems (demand, supply, and enabling environment).  Expanded access to finance will also drive
change across the market system by increasing business revenue and necessitating
job creation.  The program is expected to
operate through 2024.

For
its second year of implementation, CATALYZE MS4G is exploring ways to expand
its activities focused on the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), with a
specific emphasis on mobilizing business development services (BDS) and capital
for private WASH enterprises. As such, the Project seeks expertise advice to
assess opportunities to engage the private sector WASH landscape, identify
challenges facing WASH enterprises and support its activity and work plan
design process.

Key Responsibilities

The
Regional Coordinator will report to the CATALYZE: MS4G Country Director. S/he,
working closely with the technical team, will be responsible for leading and
managing programmatic and operational planning, implementation, and monitoring
of Bahirdar regional office.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project Planning and Implementation. Assure that detailed planning is continuously carried out and adjusted in a timely and effective manner in accordance with project requirements.
• Closely monitor project performance and make necessary decisions using appropriate means and methods that support a continuous improvement.
• Continuously assess security and safety issues related to the project implementation.
• Assures effective delivery of project interventions in-coordination with country office staff.
• Communicates continuously with the Regional and or the international office staff to describe program progress and proposes alternatives/ solutions in case of poor performance or any obstacle in the implementation of the project.
• Responsible for coordinating, organizing, and formulating required reports in accordance with project and donor requirements.
• Cultivates relationship with other stakeholders of the project, assuring credibility and visibility.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of five years of experience in USAID funded projects directly implementing large complex projects.
• Experience in grants administration/management of projects funded by USAID.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with staff at multiple levels.
• Working knowledge of budgeting and project management, monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and other local languages.
• Demonstrated ability to establish good working relationships with key stakeholders at national and sub-national levels
• Analytical, attention to detail and results oriented
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team as required.