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Strategic Partnerships Advisor
Project Overview and Role:
USAID’s Kenya Investment Mechanism (KIM)
Kenya Investment Mechanism (KIM) is a five-year USAID activity that is facilitating $520 million in investment for key sectors of Kenya’s economy, including agriculture; health; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); energy and infrastructure; women-owned businesses; and regional trade and investment opportunities. The project supports the mobilization of private investment and accelerates enterprise-driven development.
KIM addresses two principal market failures that have discouraged investors from financing small, and medium enterprises (SMEs) across East Africa; insufficient quality consulting services and limited availability of financial products tailored to these sectors. KIM builds the capacity of financial institutions (FIs) and business advisory service providers (BASPs) through training and technical assistance and offers smart incentives to facilitate private finance and investment for the working capital needs of smallholder farmers and SMEs. Transformation of the financial ecosystem is further supported by a diverse range of sustainable partnerships—with and among strategic businesses, institutions, government counterparts (county and national) and other development partners—to replicate and scale creative approaches to unlock finance and investments.
Concurrently, KIM leads policy reform efforts focused on removing barriers inhibiting large-scale investment into the target sectors, therefore unlocking further finance. The two objectives result in the project serving as an investment platform that mobilizes substantial capital from the private sector and builds partnerships between stakeholders for a more robust, sustainable, and inclusive financial ecosystem. KIM’s geographic scope is the East African Community (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, South Sudan, and Rwanda), as well as Ethiopia.
The Palladium Group
Palladium is the implementing organization behind KIM. As a global leader in the design, development, and delivery of Positive Impact, Palladium creates enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities, and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental, and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved – and is committed to continuing to improve – economies, societies and most importantly, people’s lives.
Strategic Partnerships
In addition to working with BASPs and FIs, KIM partners include a range of organizations and private sector partners to achieve capital mobilization at scale. The program has formed twelve (12) such strategic partnerships (SPs) to-date and is in the process of finalizing one more. To support the objectives as detailed in each SP’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), KIM may refer high-performing BASPs to strategic partner firms to support product development and/or blended finance solutions, use sub-award resources to subsidize proof of concept so that financing products can be made available to thousands of new customers in KIM’s target sectors, or provide other forms of support as appropriate.
Objective
KIM seeks external technical assistance from an experienced consultant to drive these initiatives forward, providing hands-on support and strategic guidance to ensure that they achieve their objectives.
Key Tasks
· Provide oversight management, working closely with company counterparts to achieve the results outlined in each strategic partnership.
· Establish a work plan and performance metrics for each partnership based on the MOU.
· Monitor progress against the work plan and performance metrics and hold relevant parties accountable via monthly check-ins to
ensure initiatives continue to move forward.
· Supervise/coordinate recruitment of STTA, as needed, to support the partnerships.
· Provide direct STTA, as appropriate, to support the partnerships.
· Attend relevant project meetings.
· Provide monthly progress reports to KIM.
· Contribute monthly stories of interest per quarter to KIM weekly report.
· Contribute to the Strategic Partnerships section of KIM’s quarterly and annual reports.
· Other tasks, as necessary.
Deliverables:
The consultant will submit the following deliverables.
Deliverables
Due Date
Workplan and performance metrics for one new SP
TBD
STTA SOWs, as needed, including short-listing and recommendation of best candidates
Ongoing
Monthly progress reports
5th business day each month
One 500-word story per month for KIMSights weekly report
15th business day each month
Strategic partnerships section for quarterly/annual reports
10 days after quarter end
Deliverables will be subject to review, revision, and final approval by KIM.
Duration of Service
The work is expected to begin o/a June 23, 2022, and end on December 31, 2022. The level of effort to complete this consultancy is approximately 55 days.
Application
Interested individuals must submit (i) a cover letter outlining their experience and qualifications to undertake the assignment; (ii) a detailed CV; and (iii) proposed daily rate (fee), inclusive of any taxes, by June 12, 2022, at 11:59 PM East African Time.
KIM is obliged by the Kenyan tax authorities to withhold taxes on service fees as well as any applicable VAT. Tenderers are advised to ensure that they have a clear understanding of their tax position with regard to the provisions of Kenyan tax legislation when formulating their financial proposals.
Required qualifications and experience of the consultant:
Bachelor’s degree required; Masters preferred.
At least 10 years’ experience in finance and enterprise development work, preferably in Kenya.
Demonstrated technical business advisory and transactional development (deal making) skills.
Demonstrated experience managing business development and accountability for an enterprises or corporate division’s profit and loss
Knowledge of agribusiness and SME finance.
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience supervising consultants.
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate preexisting rights to work in Kenya.
NOTE: Palladium reserves the right to select one or more candidates, or no candidates, at its sole discretion.
About Palladium – Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people’s lives.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.
Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at accessibility@thepalladiumgroup.com and we will be in touch to discuss.
Safeguarding – We define Safeguarding as “the preventative action taken by Palladium to protect our people, clients and the communities we work with from harm”. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process.

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