Financial Integration Expert

• DAI
• Nairobi, Kenya
• Apply by 14 June 2017

• Senior-level , Long-term consulting assignment
• Posted on 31 May 2017

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Job Description

The East Africa Trade and Investment Hub (the Hub) is a five-year USAID project intended to spur inclusive economic growth by promoting an enabling environment for trade and investment in the East African region. The project builds upon prior investments to increase regional trade competitiveness and reduce poverty through:

• Integrated EAC market with full implementation of the EAC Common Market and Customs Union;
• Increased regional competitiveness driving growth in trade, investment and agriculture; and
• Increased two-way trade and investment between the S. and East and sub-Saharan African.

The project pursues these goals through four integrated components:

1. Investment and technology
2. Agriculture and agribusiness
3. Trade promotion and African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
4. Trade policy and regulatory reform

The Hub is supporting implementation of the EAC Common Market Protocol through working with stakeholders in the public and private sectors to strengthen their capacities to initiate and maintain reform initiatives in support of the protocol.
The Hub is therefore seeking to recruit highly qualified Short-term Consultants with demonstrated experience in the East African Community region to contribute to the Hub’s technical support to the East African Community in implementing commitments to the EAC Customs Union Protocol and EAC Common Market Protocol.
Specifically, The Hub is seeking to recruit for:
Financial Integration Expert
The expert will contribute to accelerating the pace of reforms in commitments to implement the freedom of movement of capital commitments under the EAC Common Market Protocol. The expert will be responsible for structuring and leading technical assistance to Hub clients, overseeing Hub support to the region’s private sector in respect to implementation of the freedom of movement of capital, and assuring quality of hub deliverables on financial sector issues in relation to the protocol.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The assignment is expected to be conducted over a period of 12 months – Sep. 2017 to Aug. 2018, a period of 150 days maximum.


PLACE OF PERFORMANCE
The place of performance under this contract is the East Africa Community Partner States; Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Further details on each task requirements and specific details are available on our website: http://www.eatradehub.org/call_for_applications_short_term_consultants_with_demonstrated_experience_in_the_east_african_community_region
To apply, send your application in PDF format to procurementTIH@eatradehub.org . The application should comprise of;

1. Application letter.
2. A summary of similar assignments completed
3. Curriculum Vitae

Submit the applications by June 14, 2017.

Women consultants are strongly encouraged to apply.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.