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Project Overview And Role

CATALYZE is a $250 million 5 to 8-year program, designed to CATALAYZE $2 billion in private capital, especially to underfinanced social sectors (such as education) and higher risk countries (especially low-income and post-conflict countries) around the globe, complemented by a cross-cutting inclusion of gender-lens investing. CATALYZE will provide services to many missions and bureaus that “buy in” to tap the CATALYZE investment and pay-for-results project management expertise. Our aim is for investors to explore and find commercially viable opportunities and approaches to creating jobs, developing sustainable social services, tightening and rationalizing supply chains, and advancing inclusive growth.

Launched in 2020, CATALYZE: Market Systems for Growth (MS4G) drives private enterprise expansion to contribute towards Ethiopia’s future economic growth and prosperity. MS4G intends to foster enterprise-driven growth, especially among private enterprises that have high growth potential and the capacity to catalyse job creation throughout market systems. MS4G’s goal is to address systemic challenges, including building business development services capacity, creating a more conducive business environment, building the financial sector infrastructure and capability within private finance providers, and expanding the digital economy. MS4G catalyses private sector growth by improving access to finance and facilitating transactions through targeted interventions across market systems (demand, supply, and enabling environment). Expanded access to finance will also drive change across the market system by increasing business revenue and necessitating job creation. The program is expected to operate through 2024.

For its second year of implementation, CATALYZE MS4G is exploring ways to expand its activities focused on the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), with a specific emphasis on mobilizing business development services (BDS) and capital for private WASH enterprises. As such, the Project seeks expertise advice to assess opportunities to engage the private sector WASH landscape, identify challenges facing WASH enterprises and support its activity and work plan design process.

Key Responsibilities

The Regional Coordinator will report to the CATALYZE: MS4G Country Director. S/he, working closely with the technical team, will be responsible for leading and managing programmatic and operational planning, implementation, and monitoring of Ormiyaa regional office based in Jimma.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Project Planning and Implementation. Assure that detailed planning is continuously carried out and adjusted in a timely and effective manner in accordance with project requirements.
• Closely monitor project performance and make necessary decisions using appropriate means and methods that support a continuous improvement.
• Continuously assess security and safety issues related to the project implementation.
• Assures effective delivery of project interventions in-coordination with country office staff.
• Communicates continuously with the Regional and or the international office staff to describe program progress and proposes alternatives/ solutions in case of poor performance or any obstacle in the implementation of the project.
• Responsible for coordinating, organizing, and formulating required reports in accordance with project and donor requirements.
• Cultivates relationship with other stakeholders of the project, assuring credibility and visibility.

Qualifications/Experience

• A minimum of five years of experience in USAID funded projects directly implementing large complex projects.
• Experience in grants administration/management of projects funded by USAID.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with staff at multiple levels.
• Working knowledge of budgeting and project management, monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and other local languages.
• Demonstrated ability to establish good working relationships with key stakeholders at national and sub-national levels
• Analytical, attention to detail and results oriented
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team as required.