Call for
Application: Country
Representatives
Are you interested in East African Community integration and competitiveness? So are we.
Are you interested in East African Community integration and competitiveness? So are we.
We have positions
available in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.
The East Africa Trade and Investment Hub is a five-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project that partners with East African and U.S. businesses and the East African public sector to attract investment that drives economic growth.
DAI is
looking to hire country representatives to coordinate and facilitate East
Africa Trade and Investment Hub activities and assistance at the country-level.
Country representatives will be based in their home country and liaise with
Nairobi-based project staff, the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID), and the East African Community public and private sector.
We encourage candidates with the following qualifications to apply:
- A firm understanding
of economics, public policy and international trade.
- A MBA or master’s
degree in one of the above fields.
- At least five years of
experience analyzing, implementing, and working to improve trade policy
and global competitiveness in developing countries, preferably East
Africa.
- Strong English
language skills - both written and oral
- The country’s
citizenship or other eligibility to work in the country for which you are
applying.
- Prior experience on
USAID and/or international donor programs is desirable.
Country
Representative Scope of Work
Background: The East Africa Trade and Investment Hub is a five-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project that partners with East African and U.S. businesses and the East African public sector to attract investment that drives economic growth.
Background: The East Africa Trade and Investment Hub is a five-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project that partners with East African and U.S. businesses and the East African public sector to attract investment that drives economic growth.
One of its
goals is to transform East African private sector enterprises into vibrant
global trading partners.
Improving the
region’s trade competitiveness, deepening regional integration, encouraging the
diversification of exports beyond natural resources, and promoting broader,
more inclusive economic growth will lead to more food secure and resilient East
African communities.
The East
Africa Trade and Investment Hub is the U.S. government’s flagship project under
the presidential Trade Africa initiative, launched in 2013 to boost trade and
investment with and within East Africa.
Objectives and Duties
Objectives and Duties
The Country
Representative (CR) will support the four major components of the East Africa
Trade and Investment Hub project
1) Investment
and Technology;
2)
Agriculture and Agribusiness;
3) African
Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)/Trade Promotion; and
4) Policy and
Regulatory Reform.
The CR will report directly to the East Africa Trade and Investment Hub Deputy Senior Economic Policy Expert but will work closely with all of the project’s component leads. The CR will function as a key counterpart with Trade Africa points of contact (POC) at each USAID bilateral Mission.
This group,
East Africa Trade and Investment Hub representatives and Trade Africa POCs,
will serve as the Economic Monitoring Unit that monitors and reports on key
policy and regulatory issues related to East Africa Trade and Investment Hub
interventions.
The group
will work in tandem with the Policy and Regulatory Reform team, collaborating
with other components as need be, to gather, collate and assess evidence for
trade and investment policy and regulatory reform dialogue with policy makers
and regulators from the perspective of an investor.
The CR, in
collaboration with their USAID Trade Africa POCs, will coordinate and
facilitate East Africa Trade and Investment Hub activities and assistance at
the country-level, under the supervision of the East Africa Trade and Investment
Hub Deputy Senior Economic Policy Expert, to improve regional integration and
investment as well as engage with public and private sector partners and
stakeholders in their respective countries and across the East African
Community (EAC) to facilitate the harmonization, implementation, and uptake of
regional trade and regulatory policy, agricultural and investment reforms, as
well as trade promotion initiatives.
The CR will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following detailed tasks:
- Provides
input for conceptualization, development, planning and implementation of
East Africa Trade and Investment Hub work on EAC regional cooperation,
integration and trade.
- In
coordination with the Deputy Senior Economic Policy Expert, guide and
manage technical strategy and activities to harmonize needed reforms under
the four major components.
- Identify
best practices, disseminate knowledge and establish a forum for exchange
of ideas on EAC regional cooperation, integration and trade if one does
not already exist.
- Lead,
monitor, and report on key research data and analysis requirements related
to the four component areas.
- Manage
and direct overall assistance to East Africa Trade and Investment Hub’s
activities related to the EAC Common Market Scorecard in their respective
countries.
- Monitor
and report on the status of all donor and government activities related to
trade in country, the EAC, and major trading partners.
- Take the
lead on and manage operations of the country Economic Monitoring Unit.
- Convene
and manage the private-public working groups tasked with shepherding
remedies and solutions to the EAC Common Market Scorecard National
Committees based on benefit-cost analysis, preliminary regulatory impact
assessments.
- Assist
in the provision of direct assistance to key stakeholders at the country
level and especially representative business associations, institutional
investors and sector specific trade associations, to support economic
impact through the sound implementation EAC Common Market instruments.
- Assist
in the provision of direct assistance to improve the regulatory management
systems, governance processes and procedures, and institutions in the
country, including building networks to advocate and drive reforms.
- Assist
in the provision of technical assistance to improve trading of goods and
services within the country, the EAC, and major trading partners.
- In
coordination with the DSEPE, facilitate knowledge management and outreach
on EATIH activity implementation at the country-level.
Qualifications:
- MBA or
Master’s degree in economics, public policy, international trade, trade
law/policy, political economy, or related area, with international
experience preferred.
- At least
five years of experience analyzing, implementing, and working to improve
trade policy and global competitiveness in developing countries,
preferably in East Africa.
- Strongly
preferred experience serving in an advisory capacity to government
officials on trade policy, foreign direct investment and global
competitiveness issues.
- Demonstrated
ability to work collaboratively with the private and public sector
- Ability
to use the latest ICT technology and computer software programs.
- Excellent
English writing and communication skills.
Base of
Operations:
- Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania
- Bujumbura,
Burundi
- Kampala,
Uganda
- Kigali,
Rwanda
Reporting: The Country Representatives
will report to the East Africa Trade and Investment Hub Deputy Senior Economic
Policy Expert.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send their CV and a cover letter via email to RecruitmentTIH@DAI.com by February 10, 2015, 11.59 Eastern Standard Time.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send their CV and a cover letter via email to RecruitmentTIH@DAI.com by February 10, 2015, 11.59 Eastern Standard Time.
Only
candidates who send their information by the deadline will be eligible.
Please write
“Application for Country Representative” in the subject line.
Please also
indicate for which country you are applying.
Visit
www.eatradehub.org to learn more about this position.