Country: Kenya
Closing date: 03 Oct 2017
BACKGROUND**:**
The East Africa Trade and Investment Hub (the Hub) boosts trade and investment with and within East Africa. It does this by deepening regional integration, increasing the competitiveness of select regional agricultural value chains, promoting two-way trade with the United States (U.S.) under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and facilitating investment and technology to drive trade growth intra-regionally and to global markets. The Hub supports the U.S. Government’s presidential Trade Africa and Feed the Future initiatives.
OBJECTIVES AND D**UTIES**:**
The Senior Economic Policy Advisor will provide senior-level leadership and day-to-day management for activities designed to improve competitiveness and the policy environment for trade, agriculture, and investment. S/he will design and facilitateactivities to improve regional integration and investment. The Senior Economic Policy Advisor will engage with public and private sector partners and stakeholders across the East African Community to facilitate the harmonization, implementation,and uptake of policy reforms. The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya with extensive regional travel.
The Senior Economic Policy Advisor will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following detailed tasks:
- Oversee and direct overall assistance to the EAC and the EAC Partner States and especially representative business associations, sector specific trade associations and other organized groups to support expanded trade and investment in the EAC region.
- Oversee and direct overall assistance to the EAC and EAC Partner States to support stimulation, protection and retention of investment in the region, specifically through advancing investment-facilitating reforms.
- Lead collaboration with other development partners and implementing institutions that support trade, investment and regional integration to leverage value in the implementation of trade policy assignments.
- In coordination with the Hub’s Agriculture and Agribusiness component lead the provision of assistance to support the EAC Partner States in the implementation of WTO obligations on trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade and sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures.
- Oversee and direct overall assistance to improve the regulatory management systems, procedures, and institutions in the region, including building networks to advocate and drive reforms.
- Oversee technical assistance for EAC and other RECs to improve trading of goods and services, as well as the movement of capitals within the region.
QUALIFICATIONS**:**
- Master’s degree in trade law/policy, economics, public policy, international trade, , political economy (LLM or JD desirable)
- At least 10 years of relevant experience, including previous experience working on regional integration, WTO compliance, and enabling environment policy analysis and implementation
- At least 5 years of experience (strongly preferred over five years’ experience) analyzing, implementing, and working to improve trade policy and global competitiveness in Africa.
- At least 5 years of experience in a supervisory capacity managing and coordinating policy improvement andimplementation activities considering stakeholder buy- in/consensus, advocacy for reform, and institutional changemanagement.
- Strongly preferred experience serving in an advisory capacity to high-level government officials on trade policy and global competitiveness issues.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with institutional and private sector partners and stakeholders in a multi-country setting.
- Outstanding writing and presentation skills are indispensable.
- Excellent English writing and communication skills.
East African nationals are encouraged to apply.
SUPERVISORY R**ESPONSIBILITIES**:**
- The Senior Economic Policy Advisor will supervise the Component 4 team.
BASE OF O**PERATIONS**:**
- Nairobi, Kenya
REPORTING**:**
- The Senior Economic Policy Advisor will report to the Chief of Party.
How to apply:
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=DAINC&cws=1&rid=3279