The World Bank Current Jobs in Nairobi Kenya: Recruitment for Extended Term Consultant

THE ORGANIZATION: infoDev (www.infodev.org) is a program of the World Bank which works at the intersection of innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship to create opportunities for inclusive growth, job creation and poverty reduction. infoDev is a thought leader in technology-enabled small business incubation and manages a global network of over 400 business incubators that support more than 20,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in 100 developing countries and have helped create over 230,000 jobs worldwide.  We work in partnership with other development programs, with World Bank/IFC colleagues, and with stakeholders from the public, private and civil society sectors in the developing world. infoDev’s Climate Technology Program has expanded its success with incubators and applied it to climate change.  The CTP is creating a global network of Climate Innovation Centers (CICs) that provide a country-driven approach to climate change and allow countries to achieve their green growth objectives. Each CIC provides venture capital financing, business advisory, and other SME services to enable domestic industry to pro-actively and profitably develop innovative climate technology (cleantech) solutions that meet local needs. The Climate Technology Program is now scaling up through CICs in seven countries:  Kenya Ethiopia India South Africa Vietnam Morocco the Caribbean The first CIC in the global network will be launched in Kenya in early 2012 with $15m+ of secured financing. The Ethiopia CIC is expected to launch in mid 2012 and other CICs thereafter.  infoDev is now seeking an extended term consultant (ETC) in East Africa who will work as a core team member of the Climate Technology Program, The ETC will support the establishment of CICs in Kenya and Ethiopia and the establishment of an East Africa Climate Innovation Network (CIN). The position will be based out of the World Bank’s Nairobi office and include regular travel to Ethiopia. The ETC will report to the Program Coordinator for the infoDev Climate Technology Program. This is a one-year, fulltime position, with the possibility of extension for one additional year. NOTE: This is a one year extended term consultant (ETC) contract (extendable up to one additional year). It is subject to local recruitment and the local salary scale will apply. If a staff member interested in the position currently holds a Washington appointment, then the staff member will convert to a Country Office appointment under Country Office employment conditions.

JOB #:	120100
POST TITLE:	Extended Term Consultant
JOB FAMILY:	Climate Change
JOB LOCATION:	Nairobi, Kenya
APPOINTMENT:	Local Hire
JOB POSTED:	17-Jan-2012
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE:	31-Jan-2012
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:	English [Essential]

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Reporting to the CTP Program Coordinator, the ETC will provide technical support, advising, and supervision of CTP programs in East Africa. The ETC will:  Act as the primary advisor and in-country infoDev focal point to the Kenya and Ethiopia CIC host organizations, venture capital fund managers, and the East Africa CIN, by providing technical support and supervision of project implementation and guidance on consistency and adherence to infoDev’s vision for the network of CICs and quality of delivery; Work with the CTP team in Washington to ensure the timely and accurate preparation of all necessary status reports, summary tables, budget statements of account and any other materials, including documentation of CIC and CIN implementation progress, for all Steering and Management Committee meetings with CTP donors; Keeping a particular focus on East Africa, support the CTP team in the development of a growth strategy and annual work program for the CTP in East Africa, including short, medium and long term milestones, budget, regular reporting mechanisms (including financial progress reports), a monitoring and evaluation framework to measure results and impact, as well as proposed strategic linkages to other programs and partners; Liase with local stakeholder climate technology communities in East African countries, particularly in Kenya, to ensure that the CTP remains demand-driven and responsive to client needs; Work with infoDev’s Communications team to ensure that appropriate communications, marketing and publicity is achieved for the CTP in East Africa whenever appropriate; Indentify and pursue emerging opportunities for new CTP projects and initiatives in East Africa, through the development of business plans and feasibility assessments for CICs; analyses of climate technology landscapes and the needs of local innovators, entrepreneurs and SMEs; and liasion with in-country consultants, stakeholders and WBG network, regional and country teams; Support the infoDev Program Manager and the CTP team in implementing a Resource Mobilization strategy to donors to grow the CTP in East Africa over a two year timeframe; Work with the CTP team in Washington to ensure strong internal links to WB/IFC networks, units and regions, alignment with Bank Group country strategies, and green growth and climate change strategies for Africa; Represent infoDev and raise awareness of the CTP by participating in dialogue with governments, the private sector, civil society and other infoDev partners and stakeholders on Green Growth and Climate Technologies, in collaboration with the Program Coordinator, infoDev Program Manager, and CTP team, as appropriate; Support infoDev’s analytical and research agenda on Climate Technologies and Green Growth; and Perform any other duties as required by the Program Manager and Program Coordinator.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Masters degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline plus at least five years of related Bank and/or external experience; Established network of contacts and strong knowledge of the key players/stakeholders and climate technology landscape in East Africa; Knowledge of the clean technology sector, including cycles for taking clean technologies from concept to commercialization; Knowledge of appropriate SME support mechanisms, including access to finance, public policies, and linkages and eco-systems to grow sustainable enterprises; Experience working on entrepreneurship and SME development issues in developing countries, including some knowledge of business incubation cycles; Experience, preferably in the private sector, of the application of innovative climate-related technologies in developing countries; Proven ability to work effectively in complex, multicultural teams in a matrix management environment; Effective communication skills, including the ability to speak articulately and persuasively, and to write concisely; First-hand experience with the Bank’s trust fund processes and with implementation of trust-funded activities is a plus, Must be based in Nairobi and able to work out of the World Bank’s Nairobi office, Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% to Ethiopia and other countries within East Africa.  The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated in confidence.