Component 2 Capital Investment Lead

Position: Component 2 Capital Investment Lead

Period of Performance: LTTA

Base of Operations: Amman, Jordan

Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party

Application Deadline: September 29, 2022*

1. PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Municipal Support Program (MSP) is a five-year, USAID-funded program implemented by DAI. MSP aims to strengthen municipal-sector service delivery and promote local economic development in Jordan. MSP will strengthen municipal-sector service delivery by supporting improved governance and organizational culture through a focus on three interventions: key policy and service delivery reforms, municipal sector public financial management, and community engagement. Improved municipal service delivery will ensure that municipalities can respond effectively to citizens’ needs and create the conditions for investment and inclusive economic growth. MSP will also increase capital investment in the municipal sector. This investment is intended to catalyze local economic opportunities and further strengthen service delivery by supporting improved development planning, facilitating investor partnerships, increasing access to finance, and supporting renovation and construction of fixed assets including the provision of material resources. Across all interventions, MSP will increase the participation of marginalized groups, including women, youth, and persons with disabilities in municipal-sector decision-making. Participatory planning will improve marginalized groups’ access to public services and increase their economic opportunities. MSP will work across all of Jordan’s governates.

2. POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Capital Investment Lead (CIL) is a key personnel position under the MSP contract. The CIL will lead much of the activities under Outcome 2, reporting directly to the DCOP. The CIL will supervise the Investment Planning Specialist, partner Lions Head Global Partners, and a number of targeted consultants. The CIL plays a critical role on MSP in working closely with a wide range of municipal stakeholders to develop investment plans, mobilize finance, and execute investment projects.

3. KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with stakeholders to develop investment plans, mobilize finance, and execute investment projects
• Develop Strategic Plans and Capital Investment Plans for the Municipal Sector
• Review previous municipal development financing schemes and integrate lessons in raising and deploying finance and stimulating LED, including from Greater Amman Municipality and the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority
• Catalyze capital investment and LED for MSP’s municipal clusters
• Support master planning and local development planning
• Develop and update investment and marketing plans
• Review and propose draft legislation and policies on development planning
• Submit regulatory reform strategy and action plans
• Support business simplification processes
• Conduct private sector opportunities and constraints assessments
• Review and propose draft legislation and policies on private sector partnerships
• Support marketing events
• Identify quick win PPPs
• Support pipeline of PPPs
• Develop strategy and plan for Center of Excellence for PPPs Develop Municipal Development
• Develop Loan Guarantee Facility (LGF) strategy
• Begin implementing LGF strategy
• Develop Municipal Bond Market Strategy
• Support implementation of Municipal Bond Market Strategy
• Market local assets to private investors.
• Ensure investment-enabling legal and policy reforms are advanced.
• Facilitate PPD that ensures inclusiveness and removes barriers to investment is institutionalized.
• Develop PPPs leveraging municipal assets, ensure they are sustainably planned, negotiated, and implemented.
• Support the establishment of the Municipal Development Fund (MDF) and Center of Excellence for municipal PPPs
• Develop the long-term Municipal Bond Market Strategy with broad stakeholder buy-in
• Manage partner Lions Head Global Partners

4. QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, in local governance, public policy, law, business administration, finance, or other related fields.
• At least eight years of relevant technical and management experience in development projects and/or private sector related projects of a similar scope, including experience working with government institutions and municipalities on multiple areas of technical focus for this Activity such as policy reform, capacity development, service delivery, public financial management, investment planning, access to finance, and public private partnerships.
• Demonstrated experience in cooperating with partners in implementing the multi-dimensional and complex program in the field, including the ability to deftly and diplomatically manage sometimes difficult technical issues while sustaining good interpersonal relationships with counterparts.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.

Application Link: https://fs23.formsite.com/OLJTgx/h8xhlmbyzk/index.html

*Application instructions:

Select the position in which you are interested in applying for, fill out the required information and upload CV. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Please note, due to the volume of applications that we receive and the urgency to fill-up positions only shortlisted applicants will receive notifications on next steps.

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