Small Industries Facilities Fund (SIFF) Manager

Local Investment Climate (LIC) sub-component, Business Sector Programme Support (BSPS) Phase IV, Tanzania

Deadline 10 December 2013

KPMG is a leading provider of professional services, which include audit, tax and advisory. KPMG’s International Development Advisory Services Unit (IDAS) is based in Nairobi, Kenya and has adopted a pan-African approach to development work, employing full-time experienced development experts within the KPMG Africa team at our headquarters in Nairobi, together with a network of champions across the twenty countries of KPMG in sub-Saharan Africa. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and foundation and national governments.

KPMG seeks a Small Industries Facilities Fund (SIFF) Manager for the Local Investment Climate (LIC) sub-component, Business Sector Programme Support Phase IV in Tanzania. KPMG has been shortlisted by Danida to submit a tender as the Management Contractor (MC) of Local Investment Climate (LIC) sub-component. The four-year programme with a possible extension of up to 24 months will support Tanzania achieve improved conditions for sustained growth and investment in selected local government authorities.

The LIC sub-component will focus geographically on Kigoma and Dodoma regions to address the critical constraints to business growth and economic development at the district level. It shall encourage practical responses to the challenges faced by government and business when seeking to improve the conditions for private sector development and economic development at the district level, and facilitate the creation of district-level Public-Private Dialogue. LIC will also establish a Small Industrial Facilities Fund, which will facilitate investments in public infrastructure and private business facilities with public-good characteristics to unlock critical constraints in local markets and strategic value chains (clusters), and create new business opportunities for local business women and men. The investments will be targeting key agribusiness value chains in the region.

LIC shall closely coordinate activities with other BSPS IV programmes, in particular the Agricultural Markets Development Trust, the BEST-dialogue and Private Agricultural Sector Support Programme (PASS) Trust. In addition, working with strategic national partners such as Prime Minister’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG), Association of Local Authorities in Tanzania (ALAT), Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) and Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (TCCIA) the sub-component shall disseminate lessons learnt by government and the business community with other regions across the country. The sub-component will support four outcomes:

• Outcome 1: Agreement and collaboration among public and private actors on addressing the priorities for local business growth and economic development.
• Outcome 2: Improved local and sector-specific business environments. assessments
• Outcome 3: Increased investment in selected regions and value chains.
• Outcome 4: Improved practices across all regions and districts.

Specific roles and responsibilities:

The SIFF Manager will be responsible for the coordination, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of all small and medium industrial projects funded by the Small Industries Facilities Fund, as well as oversight in all aspects of procurement of goods and services following donor and KPMG regulations. He/she will work closely with the Programme Manager and his/her team to ensure that the scope of work for each SIFF applicant is in line with the LIC sub-component objectives and targets. An important component of the position will include stimulating debate and competition and identifying interventions that catalyse an increase of public and private investment within selected value chains in the regions. He/she will report to the Programme Manager.

Key functions will be to:

• Oversee implementation of SIFF activities and provide high quality technical and strategic leadership, managerial oversight, and administration of the SIFF funded projects.
• Promoting visibility of the Fund and supporting coordination with other BSPS IV programmes.
• Using existing manuals and tools, rapidly develop specific SIFF operating manual outlining the policies and procedures, funding criteria and guidelines of the Fund.
• Conduct due diligence assessments of SIFF applicants to assess their ability to manage grants and to identify where KPMG can provide support and capacity to manage grant funds.
• Establish effective systems for managing, monitoring and evaluating SIFF performance.
• Draft grant agreements and contracts.
• Prepare progress and financial reports for submission to the steering committee.
• Together with project director, lead the costing of the annual work plans for the Fund.

General qualifications required:

• A relevant university degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in donor financed project management including financial management, monitoring, and reporting and staff management.

Adequacy for the assignment:

• Experience with fund management for private sector development including management, reporting and M&E. At least three substantial references.
• Experience working in public infrastructure projects for at least three years.
• Experience related to financing of private sector investments will be an added advantage.
• Fluent in English and Swahili.

Duty Station: Dodoma, Tanzania

Tanzanian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply

Position is contingent upon project award and funding

Estimated start date: early 2014

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How to apply:

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please forward your curriculum vitae giving details of your qualifications and experience quoting the job code IDAS/2013/LIC/SIFF on or before 10 December 2013 to: skieti@kpmg.co.ke