KEPSA Economic and Investment Planning Consultancy Career Opportunity

KEPSA is the only apex body of the business community in Kenya. KEPSA’s membership comprises Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) and corporate organizations. It has a combined direct and indirect membership of more than 80,000 corporates across all sectors of the economy.

KEPSA’s strategic focus is advocacy on behalf of the private sector on high-level national cross-cutting issues, coordination of the private sector’s engagement in public-private sector dialogue and private sector development, while sector associations focus on sector advocacy and sector development.

KEPSA, with financial support from TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) is implementing a project on improving Trade Logistics and the Investment Climate in Kenya.

KEPSA will apply part of the funds to support the development of a National Investment Master Plan.

Economic and Investment Planning Consultancy
2 Positions

Main Function: KEPSA is looking for two consultants, an Economic Planning expert and an Investment planning expert. The main function of the two consultants is to support the development of a National Investment Master Plan for Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct a comprehensive desk study on National Investment Master Plans;
• Critically review existing sector master plans and identify gaps, loopholes, inconsistencies and opportunities for interfaces and synergies;
• Support sectors lacking sector master plans to develop these plans;
• Facilitate meetings of public sector, private sector and civil society stakeholders to harmonize and synergize sectoral master plans, and ensure collective ownership of the process, taking into account new structures proposed in the new Constitution;
• Consolidate and harmonize sector master plans into a draft NIMP and present to stakeholders;
• Facilitate a follow up workshop with all stakeholders (including relevant Parliamentary Committee) to review the draft NIMP and
• Prepare a Cabinet policy paper on NIMP.

Minimum Requirements

• Masters degree in Economic Planning and analysis, Investment Planning or other relevant subject area;
• In-depth knowledge of Kenya’s Economic Development framework, Vision 2030 flagship projects, new constitutional dispensation and implementation structures as well as Kenya’s infrastructure development framework;
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of International, Regional and National economic and investment policy issues, good practices and benchmarks;
• Five years consultancy experience on National, Regional and or International economic and or Investment planning and analysis both in public and private sectors;
• Ability to work with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds on complex issues of great national importance. Highly developed analytical skills with ability to produce high quality analytical reports and policy papers.

Interested candidates who meet the requirements above are invited to submit their expression of interest including an interpretation of TORs, proposed methodology and daily rate along with their curriculum vitae to the following address, providing names and addresses of three (3) referees, not later than Friday, September 9th, 2011.

Indicate whether applying for Economic or Investment planning expert.

Detailed TORs are available at www.kepsa.or.ke

Please consider your application to be unsuccessful if you have not been contacted within four weeks of the closing date.

The Human Resources Officer
Kenya Private Sector Alliance
P.O Box 3556 - 00100
Nairobi

Or Email: hr@kepsa.or.ke

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