USAID Individual Consultant Careers in Kenya

Financial Inclusion for Rural Microenterprises (FIRM)

Call for Expression of Interest for Individual Consultants (IC)
FIRM, a USAID Kenya financial services program, implemented by DAI (Development Alternatives Inc.), seeks individual consultants to undertake consultancy assignments in support of the programs’ objectives. Individual consultants with Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas are encouraged to apply for the pre-qualification.

• Research Protocols, Questionnaire Development, Data Collection and Analysis
• Financial Product Development and Testing and/or Financial Institution Consulting/Training
• Agriculture Finance and/or Agriculture Business Development Services
• Clean and/or Renewable Energy Project Design, Development and/or Finance
• ICT Project Design, Development and/or Finance
• Gender and/or Youth Financial Product Development
• Financial Sector Policy Reform (Analysis, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building)
• Environmental Compliance: National and International Regulations

Essential Experience, Technical Skills And Competencies

Consultants must have:

• A minimum proven 5 years of experience in one or more of the categories listed above.
• Kenyan nationality.
• A bachelor’s degree in related field (to the categories above).
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Experience in relevant Kenyan Assignments.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should e-mail the information listed below to KenyaFIRMproc@dai.com, stating the category of application on the email subject line for example “1: Research Protocols, Questionnaire Development, Data Collection and Analysis” by Friday, March 30, 2012 at 5.00pm, East Africa time.

1. Curriculum Vitae (CV) stating assignments undertaken in relevant fields, education profiles and four (4) referees (not more than 5 pages).
2. Copies of the highest awarded education certificate.
3. A copy Kenyan identification document (ID or passport).

Failure to indicate a category on the email subject line will lead to your application being disqualified.

Only successful consultants will be contacted.