Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 22 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Position Description
The Regional Portfolio Manager will have three principal roles in-country: (a) representation and high-level liaison, (b) portfolio identification, development, and oversight, and (c) technical delivery and project team leadership.

Responsibilities
• Provide input for conceptualization, development, planning, coordination, and implementation of ATI Southern Africa Buy-In activities in-country.
• Develop relationships with key local stakeholders (private sector, public, donor/development agencies, in-country U.S. Government agencies, etc.) to build and nurture country-level partnerships, solicit interest, obtain buy-ins, and mobilize resources, as appropriate.
• Monitor progress of activities against the approved workplan, flagging delays or challenges with suggested resolutions to the ATI Trade Specialist as well as the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team.
• Act as the senior interlocutor between the project and key stakeholders, including USAID Southern Africa Regional Economic Growth Office (REGO), USAID Botswana Country Representative, USAID Lesotho Country Representative, government ministries private sector organizations and firms.
• Actively communicate with stakeholders across ATI Southern Africa Buy-In interventions to ensure their needs and accomplishments are widely known and understood.
• Convene and manage the private-public working partnerships.
• Manage and coordinate schedules and work of ATI Southern Africa Buy-In staff and consultants on short term assignments.
• Ensure that all ATI Southern Africa Buy-In activities are closely coordinated with the USAID Botswana Country Representative and USAID Lesotho Country Representative, including drafts of all technical reports and other deliverables, such as separate work plans and discrete reports, and ensure they are shared with the USAID Botswana Country Representative and USAID Lesotho Country Representative for review and comment.
• Coordinate any deployment of human resources for the program utilizing short term technical assistance (STTA) with USAID Mission in Botswana and Lesotho.
• Monitor and report on the status of all donor and government activities related to trade in the country.
• Responsible for overall risk management in the host country, which includes identifying, monitoring, and reporting political/implementation/security, etc. risks in accordance with the ATI Southern Africa Buy-In risk management procedures and USAID standards.
• Coordinate capacity building efforts with relevant partner organizations, and support stakeholder consultations and trainings.
• Provide input to annual work plans, weekly reports, quarterly and annual reports, success stories, briefs, and any other communication needs requested by the project, within the prescribed timeline; and
• Actively recruit and support local firms in their applications for the available grants by providing information on the application process and requirements.
• Coordinate the deal note process for the firms in the respective countries and ensure that deal notes are completed and submitted within a reasonable timeframe.
• Manage the relationship with the grantees in the respective countries and follow up on milestones, and any other information or site visits required.
• Coach and manage CRs in the respective countries.
• Produce at least one weekly highlight report on a successful activity in Botswana and Lesotho.

Skills And Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, business administration, public policy, international trade, trade law/policy, political economy, or related area, with international experience preferred.
• 12+ years of experience working in economic growth programming or business management with a focus on trade and investment, trade facilitation, agribusiness, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in conceptualizing, negotiating and closing trade or investment deals.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and maintaining relationships with a range of clients and counterparts, including donor agencies (USAID preferably), government, private sector partners, and multilateral organizations, to implement trade facilitation-focused activities and procedures.
• Previous working experience, knowledge of the (insert country) economy and a strong private sector network in the priority sectors in (insert country).
• Demonstrated experience in developing an implementation strategy and workplan management.
• Ability to organize, present, and disseminate information, and to draft clear and concise documents with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated experience to anticipate challenges and resolve conflicts amongst stakeholders.
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills including drafting clear and concise documents with minimal supervision.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 144

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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