PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Expert will be requested to lead the following:

1. Technical Leadership
   • Oversee the design and development of a project-wide, cross-cutting private sector engagement strategy.
   • Supervise the identification of relevant private stakeholders.
   • Lead technical engagement internally and externally with relevant stakeholders to enable effective PSE, in line with the designed PSE strategy.
   • Responsible for the integration of private sector engagement across all designed projects, to ensure an integrated and aligned project performance, output, and impact.
   • Oversee execution of the project-wide private sector engagement strategy throughout on designated projects
   • Oversee the organization of periodic project-specific private sector engagement events in alignment with relevant internal and external stakeholders and in-line with the designated projects’ workplan.
   • Represents CID at relevant networking opportunities and stakeholder meetings.

2. Project Management
   • Lead the development of the annual workplan to integrate private sector engagement across designated projects.
   • Monitor the annual PSE workplan to ensure timeliness of delivery and adherence to project overall time plan.
   • Accountable for deliverable submission on designated projects, ensuring feedback is accounted for.
   • Serve as the communication focal point between CID and project partners in matters pertaining to private sector engagement, as required.

3. STTA Oversight
   • Identify human resourcing needs to fulfill the scope in question, as per the submitted and approved workplan.
   • Responsible for drafting and/or approving STTA SOWs including deliverables, timeline, and estimated LOE.
   • Guide and supervise and quality control resources that are contracted to implement different activities within the workplan as related to PSE.
   • Follow up with CID team to ensure mobilization of STTAs.
   • Lead oversight of STTA SOW including workplan, technical leadership, and quality control.
   • Review PSE STTAs mission reports to ensure all relevant information is captured.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

The selected candidate will have the following qualifications.

• A minimum of 15 years of work experience, with 8-10 years in private sector engagement in Egypt
• Solid experience in partnership establishment and an understanding of public private partnerships
• Previous experience in donor-funded development projects is preferred
• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability
• Demonstrates effective team leadership skills