Recruitment
of Senior Policy Analysts/Experts
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) was established in 1988 as a public not-for profit organization devoted to the advancement of economic policy research and training in Africa.
AERC
promotes the provision of capacity building in economic policy in Francophone
and Anglophone African countries through provision of support in the areas of
policy research and training.
AERC seeks to recruit qualified and experienced Senior Policy Analyst/Expert to support its capacity building initiative in one of its key partner government Ministry in Kenya in the following positions: -
Senior Policy Analysts/Expert – Project Appraisal, Planning and Management
The key broad function for this position is to coordinate project analysis, planning and management as well as explore alternative ways to efficiently deliver projects.
Key tasks and responsibilities: -
- Coordinate
capacity development in project appraisal and risk analysis;
- Review best
practices on project costing and develop cost benchmarks for key public
sector investment projects in Kenya;
- Undertake
comprehensive appraisal of all on-going public projects (Cost Benefit
Analysis) in Kenya;
- Review project
implementation status and report regularly progress through management
reports ;
- Coordinate audit
of both financial and physical of all public projects under implementation
and those that are completed;
- Coordinate
quarterly infrastructure project progress review and publish quarterly
reports;
- Monitor and
report on the implementation of all public projects fully or partly funded
by the exchequer;
Requirements
- Minimum of a
Masters Degree in Resource and Infrastructure Economics from a recognized
university, a PhD would be an added advantage.
- At least 13
years relevant experience on economic policy especially Resource Economic
Analysis.
Senior Policy Analysts/Expert – Mineral Resource Management
The key mandate is formulation of appropriate institutional and legislative framework for the sustainable management of transitory mineral resources in Kenya.
Key tasks and responsibilities: -
- Develop a
database on current status of mineral resources projects and existing
potential;
- Coordinate
development of database of mineral resource and carbon credit projects in
Kenya;
- Develop a
legislative framework for effective management of mineral resource and
carbon credit revenue;
- Coordinate
capacity building program for the Government through short-term and medium
term training programs;
- Initiate and
formulate mineral resource revenue use policy based on best international
practices and share some with stakeholders;
- Coordinate
formulation of fiscal rules and guidelines for licensing of mineral
exploitation.
Requirements
- A minimum of a
Masters Degree in Economics from a recognized University, a PhD would be
an added advantage.
- At least 13
years relevant experience on economic policy, especially Resource Economic
Analysis.
- Senior Policy
Analysts/Expert – Carbon Credit Financing
The
Key mandate is to formulate an institutional and legal framework for the
sustainable generation, deployment and management of all carbon credit for the
purposes of environmental conservation, community development and financing of
priority development.
Key tasks and responsibilities: -
- Develop a
database on current status of carbon credit projects in all sectors and
existing potential;
- Initiate and
formulate a policy and legislative framework for the development of
Emission Trading Scheme in Kenya;
- Conduct, publish
and disseminate policy research on clean/green growth and carbon
investments;
- Monitor, review
and evaluate clean growth project activities and provide strategic
directions and guidance as appropriate
- Coordinate
climate change related issues under the National Treasury.
Requirements
- A minimum of a
Masters Degree in Economics from a recognized University, a PhD would be
an added advantage.
- At least 13
years relevant experience on economic policy, especially Resource Economic
Analysis.
Interested
candidates should submit their application with a detailed CV, including email
and telephone contacts by June 28, 2013 to recruitment@aercafrica.org addressed
to:
The
Manager, Human Resources and Administration
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
Kindly quote the position title in the subject line of the email