Job description

Human Dynamics is a leading European provider of consulting services for the public sector with more than 120 projects implemented in 30 countries worldwide. Currently, Human Dynamics and its 300 experts and consultants advise more than 40 ministries and public/government agencies worldwide. You are welcome on our website for more details: www.humandynamics.org

Project title: Technical Assistance for Coordination of the Private Sector Enabling Environment Facility (PSEEF )

Brief description: The purpose of the project is to establish a Project Management Unit (PMU) with the aim of implementing BizClim II, which in turn is meant to result in:

- An improved capacity of ACP Governments, Regional Organisations, and Private Sector Representatives to identify existing bottlenecks in terms of the legal, institutional, and financial set up for private sector development;
- Studies and consultations at the macro level that will clarify and document the options available for the ACP Governments, Regional Organisations, and Private Sector Representatives in the formulation of their strategy aiming at improving the enabling environment for the private sector;
- An improved knowledge of the actual bottlenecks hampering private sector development and of the possible way to better address them;
- An improved capacity of undertaking specific sector studies and to improve the EIB capacity to monitor the portfolio of investments undertaken with support of Commission instruments;
- Sector specific studies and consultations at regional and local level have clarified the basis of potential investment proposals or have examined ongoing investments from the point of view of poverty reduction and other social concerns;
- An improved capacity for the development partners, including ACP Governments, the ACP Group, ACP Private sector Institutions, EC Delegations and the European Commission itself, to design strategies promoting the development of the private sector.
- An improved capacity among key ACP public and private sector institutions to co-ordinate better donor funded studies of the enabling environment for private sector development.

Commencement date of the project: July 2010

Duration of the assignment: 30 man-months over 30 calendar months

Requirements:
Qualifications and skills: A university degree preferably in business, economics, law or social science or any other relevant background replacing formal education combined with relevant professional experience.
- Fluent both in English and French

General professional experience:
- At least five (5) years of cumulative experience in the areas related to programme implementation

Specific professional experience:
- Experience with management of EC funded Programme Estimates will be considered a distinct advantage.
Application instructions:
Applications and updated CV should be submitted to [email protected]