ICON-INSTITUTE recrute 01 National Expert 2 – SME Finance
ICON-INSTITUTE
Kenya
Details for 4409940/586 / Kenya / National Expert 2 – SME Finance
Application Deadline: 01.06.2020 (4 days left)
Jobcode: 4409940/586
Country: Kenya
Languages: English, Swahili
Sector: Sustainable economic development
Project Title: Programme for Promotion of Self-Employment and Entrepreneurship in Kenya
Position: National Expert 2 – SME Finance
Project Duration: 01.10.2020 – 31.12.2022 (27 months)
Mission Duration: 27 Months
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Background
The technical cooperation (TC) module aims to increase the job-creating growth of formal and informal start-ups and young enterprises in selected industrial and service-oriented sectors. Three outputs are defined:
Innovative mechanisms to promote market-based business models are stablished. To this end, products, services and suppliers with market potential are identified and promoted in industry-specific design thinking seminars and through partnerships with (large) companies. The aim is that a structured cooperation between established companies and young enterprises opens growth potential.
Sector-oriented service offers to improve entrepreneurial skills for the growth of start-ups / young enterprises are used. The assumption is that improved entrepreneurial capacity leads to business growth.
Access to demand-oriented financial services for the growth of young enterprises. The impact hypothesis is that improved information and brokerage services facilitate access to financial services and thus contribute to the growth of young enterprises.
This assignment will be responsible for the achievement of Outputs 2 and 3 of the TC module.
The aim of Output 2 is to promote the use of sector-oriented services to improve entrepreneurial skills for the growth of start-ups / young enterprises. To this end, accelerator programmes for up to four industries or sub-sectors are to be developed with local training and coaching providers.
The objective of Output 3 is to improve access to demand-oriented financial services for the growth of start-ups / young enterprises. The approach aims to bridge the gap between startups / young enterprises and financial institutions, investors and other financial service providers and supporters at various levels. To this end, transparency about the availability of suitable financial services (financial services directory) for start-ups / young enterprises within the target sectors should be improved.
Major activities:
Output 2:
Identification and examination of existing training offers from institutions / companies for possible integration and cooperation
Demand assessment
Development and implementation of sectoral accelerator programmes
Establishing a network of mentors
Output 3:
Development of a comprehensive digital finance directory for start-ups / young enterprises
Integration of the finance directory into the (KfW) online portal of the Business Startup Centre
Training and coaching to increase bankability and investment readiness
Development and implementation of matchmaking events between startups/ young enterprises and financial service providers and investors
Identification, sensitisation and networking of (potential) business angels
Job Description
Responsibility for consulting in Output 3
Ensure coherence and complementarity of the contractor’s services with other outputs of the programme at local and national level
Design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of capacity development measures for local partners in the area of access to needs-based financial services for MSMEs
Support of the team leader(s) in updating and/or adapting the design of the consultancy, in evaluations and in preparing a follow-up phase
Candidate’s Profile
Education: University degree (diploma/master) in business administration / economics
Language: Fluent in English and Swahili (C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR))
General professional experience: 10 years of professional experience in management consultancy
Specific professional experience: 6 years of professional experience in the field of corporate finance
Regional experience: 8 years of professional experience in Kenya
Development cooperation experience: 2 years of professional experience in development projects