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Creative Associates International provides outstanding, on-the-ground development services and forges partnerships to deliver sustainable solutions to global challenges. Its experts focus on building inclusive educational systems, transitioning communities from conflict to peace, developing sustainable economic growth, engaging youth, promoting transparen...
About the Project:
The objective of the West Africa Trade and Investment Activity is to improve private sector competitiveness with a focus on increasing the agricultural productivity and profitability of smallholder farmers in Nigeria and promoting West Africa’s regional and international trade. The Activity comprises of three main components: (i) design of a Competitiveness Fund for private sector partnerships; (ii) administration of the Competitiveness Fund to develop private sector partnerships and provide grants; and (iii) technical assistance (TA) that directly supports, coordinates, and organizes qualifying recipients (i.e., partners and grantees) to achieve USAID’s trade and food security objectives. The Trade Hub will contribute to both USAID/Nigeria’s Feed the Future objectives related to increasing the agricultural competitiveness of smallholder farmers in Nigeria as well as USAID/West Africa’s objective to increase broad-based growth and resilience.
About the Job:
Creative Associates is seeking a long-term Finance & Investment Partnership Manager (F&P Manager) for the USAID-Trade & Investment Hub project to support public private partnerships (PPP) investment projects in the Nigerian agricultural sector. The FP Manager will take a lead role and oversee the implementation of all activities relevant to the PPP process cycle, including building partnerships with financial institutions, both with banks and non-traditional institutions, such as private equity, venture capital, and impact investors, completing preliminary analysis of potential projects, conducting and supporting due diligence efforts (technical, financial, and legal), negotiation, financial closings, and to monitoring & evaluation, after start of development. As lead of the investment partnership activity in Nigeria, the manager will coordinate and stimulate interaction, and provide leadership in close collaboration with the PPP Director, the Grants team, and the financial management team.
Specifically, the Finance and Investment Partnership Manager will work to build and maintain solid relationships with financial institutions and private businesses, including agribusinesses to increase access to finance in the agricultural sector.
This role reports to the Public Private Partnership Director.
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Qualifications:
Interested candidates should send their cover letter and CV to recruit@westafricatih.com
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