Economic Recovery And Development Regional Lead

Responsibilities

• Functional Leadership, Coordination and Implementation Support:
  

• Staff management, learning, and development
  

• Program Design and Business Development
  

• Knowledge Management, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
  

• External Influence and Representation
  

Requirements

• Education: Masters’ degree in economics, business management, international development, agriculture or any other relevant fields or an equivalent professional experience of background is required. Sound training on the use of data and research evidence for programmatic decision making and rigorous analytic skills are an advantage.
  
• Highly seasoned professional with at least 8+ years of progressive technical and management experience leading and managing technical teams
  
• Established technical expertise in at least one of the ERD Global Practice Areas relevant to East Africa. Professional and/or lived experience in East Africa context and sound understanding of the region is a huge advantage.
  
• Excellent management and leadership skills including coaching, mentoring, and performance management
  
• Strong track record of leading multi-location technical programs
  
• Strong track record of driving uptake of evidence-based practice
  
• Experience managing multiple projects with multi-disciplinary collaborators
  
• Demonstrated ability to influence across a wide range of diverse stakeholders internally and externally
  
• Strong track record of identifying and converting business development opportunities (when leading and managing the leader)
  
• Knowledge and understanding of the respective regional context
  
• Ability to work, manage, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment; outstanding business acumen, critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills required
  
• Superb inter-personal, written and verbal communication skills with ability to collaborate across countries, cultures, and departments
  
• Fluency in English required. Additional regionally spoken language is a huge advantage.
  
• Ability to travel regionally and globally up to 35% of the time, occasionally on short notice