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• Organization and facilitation of key
  programme activities related to capacity building and knowledge
  management;
• Project management and resource
  mobilization.

• Prepare eligibility and screening
  criteria and develop calls for proposals for START
• Provide implementation support for the
  process of identifying, developing, and financing SME value addition
  projects in agriculture in accordance with the START rules and procedures;
• Interact with local stakeholders during
  project identification, development and financing (government officials,
  private sector banks, project sponsors, development partners, etc);
• Provide directly and facilitate
  provision of support services to project sponsors identified in close
  cooperation with PSFU.  This
  includes feasibility studies, business plans, financial analysis, market
  assessment, financial advisory services and project finance transaction
  structuring;
• Ensure financing by the START Facility
  for eligible projects. This includes application of credit enhancement
  measures, such as equity top-ups and contracts guarantees, preparation of
  the Bank Info Memorandum and loan applications for START and proposals for
  grant/loan restructuring;       
• Support the establishment of
  co-financing relationships with local and international financial
  institutions, nurture relationships and manage activities needed to secure
  co-financing of START projects;
• Facilitate the required technical
  studies under guidance by engaging the project sponsors, consultants,
  local authorities and communities as appropriate, including the
  development of TORs that reflect project finance requirements and support
  of the procurement processes;
• Identify alternative financing sources
  and structures, including the preparation of and participation in
  discussions and negotiations with banks, investors and other stakeholders;
• Participate in activities to promote
  START activities resulting in a project pipeline and/or strategic
  partnerships;
• Prepare and facilitate technical
  missions for project and pipeline development.

• Offer technical advice to the START
  Facility Manager and other START partners on key aspects of project
  development, structuring and financial closure;
• Provide support for the START capacity
  building and training programme, ensuring programme knowledge generation
  and dissemination, including support to the development of START tools and
  toolkits, case studies, briefs, research documents, and client impact
  evaluations;
• Support and ensure the implementation of
  the START stakeholder mobilization and communication plan and organise and
  coordinate outreach activities with a variety of stakeholders;
• Provide specialist input to and ensure
  application of the processes and tools to facilitate the transfer of
  knowledge, training, and scaling up of START regionally and nationally,
  building the capacity of local stakeholders in the public and private
  sectors;
• Develop and implement tools and
  programmes for knowledge building, transfer and sharing.

• Ensure the delivery of the key results
  on time and to budget as assigned;
• Support timely planning, budgeting and
  reporting of the START facility in accordance with the guidelines of the
  Implementing Partner, UNCDF and EU;
• Maintain an effective and efficient
  project monitoring system providing regular feedback on the project
  performance and to update regularly risk and issue logs;
• Support the National Programme Manager
  and the START Facility Manager to mobilize additional resources and ensure
  its financial and institutional sustainability.

• The ideal candidate for the United
  Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Programme Analyst – Investment job
  opportunity should a Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting, Business
  Administration or Economics
• The applicant must also hold a Bachelor’s
  degree or equivalent in Finance/Accounting, Business Administration or
  Economics combined with CPA or equivalent and additional two years of
  relevant experience. 
• At least two years (4 years of relevant
  experience if combined with BA degree) of relevant experience in providing
  financial management advisory services.
• Computer proficiency, including working
  knowledge of MS Office products, capacity in web-based management tools.

• Ability to make new and useful ideas work
• Ability to work independently and be
  creative and innovative

• Ability to improve performance and
  satisfaction
• Integrity and ability to work as a team

• Good listener with demonstrated ability
  to present and win support for ideas as well as make effective and timely
  decisions;

• Ability to work on multiple
  opportunities across products and sectors while working to deadlines and
  managing time effectively.

• Ability to build the relations and to
  develop a network of relevant external contacts, as well as internally
  across different teams.
• Ability to build partnerships and
  deliver results that meet the needs and long-term interest of clients
  within and outside the institution;
• Demonstrates ability to engage across
  multiple stakeholders, including project sponsors, government partners and
  financial institutions;

• Including the ability to analyze company
  reports, sector data, economics and relevant political events
• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of
  information technology and applies it in work assignments;

• Demonstrated knowledge of private
  equity/venture investments, credit and risk assessment, with solid
  financial modelling and risk assessment skills.  Project financing experience in the
  private sector is a plus;
• Demonstrated experience in preliminary
  evaluation of project proposals for assessing their feasibility for
  private sector funding and/or technical support. This involves the
  secondary screening of project applications, carrying out of desk reviews
  and evaluation of feasibility studies, preparing evaluation notes for
  presentation to the Management Team to determine a project’s suitability
  for inclusion in the pipeline, and preparing more detailed project concept
  notes to obtain clearance for full appraisal or fact-finding field trips;
• Expert knowledge of private sector
  finance.
• Development finance knowledge is a plus;
• Demonstrated knowledge in preparation of
  project financial analysis and creation/evaluation of advanced and complex
  MS Excel spreadsheet financial models;

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