Value Chain Expert_Trade &Competitiveness Expert Support Facility for Egypt and Jordan

The overall Project, comprising the four countries (Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco) is expected to enhance access to finance for approximately 4,000 SMEs and sustain some 30,000 jobs across the four countries.

The main objectives of the Project are to:

  • Facilitate access to finance for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), in the form of the Risk Sharing Facility through local intermediary banks to reach out to underserved companies with a focus on improving selected value chains.
  • Build capacity of FIs, final recipients, and local authorities to support the implementation of the Project.
  • Improve competitiveness of selected sectors and therefore prospects for trade. The Project will enable SMEs to benefit from trade openness with the EU.
  • The Project will provide access to finance to and improve competitiveness of local SMEs. It will support the Partner countries in the development of sustainable value chains in particularly relevant sectors, such as agri-food, agro-industry, manufacturing, services, tourism and others allowing them to offer attractive and EU-compliant products on the European market.

Main responsibilities:

  • Assist the Team Leader in the timely provision of reports and deliverables.
  • Lead the value chain analysis activities
  • Lead and coordinate the capacity building measures for final beneficiaries
Qualifications: 

Qualifications and skills

 

  • University Degree in Agriculture and agro-industry, as well as strong knowledge in Economics, Law, Banking, Business Administration, or related disciplines; good analytical and reasoning skills and the capacity to provide sound judgement concerning the issues in his/her area of expertise.
  • Computer literacy.
  • 8 years of relevant professional experience in working with value chains in a development context (preferably in a banking setting).

Specific professional experience

  • Experience working with value chain development in emerging markets, preferably including the Middle East and North Africa region.

Proven experience in at least two of the following fields:

  • Analysis of value chains.
  • Development of non-financial services for the benefit of value chains on behalf of banks.
  • Development of training / capacity building plans for value chains and/or SMEs.
  • Delivery of training / capacity building measures to value chains and/or SMEs.
  • Demonstrable experience with innovative technologies for value chain management, such as the blockchain or other technology solutions.

Language skills

  • Fluency in written and spoken English is essential; knowledge of the Arab language would be an advantage.
Start / Duration: 

The Location of the Assignment will be Egypt and Jordan. A minimum of 85% of the working days shall be spent in the Partner Countries.

The intended start date is the date of signature of the contract and the period of implementation of the Assignment is 36 months from this date.