Call for CVs - Development Economics & Finance

This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: Anywhere

This is a remote position.

Areas of Expertise

We welcome applications from practitioners with specialized backgrounds in the following domains:
  • Development Finance and Economics: Guiding economic policy reform, catalyzing private sector growth, and deploying blended finance or impact investing solutions. This includes structuring innovative funding mechanisms, executing rigorous market and cost-benefit assessments, and promoting financial inclusion to foster resilient economic ecosystems.
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL): Crafting and executing learning frameworks, performance tracking systems, and comprehensive program evaluations.
  • Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI): Embedding inclusive practices across the program lifecycle to ensure equitable development outcomes.
  • Climate Action: Advancing initiatives focused on climate finance, environmental resilience, and adaptation and mitigation strategies.
  • Program Operations: Steering the financial, human resources, compliance, and contract management aspects of large donor-funded portfolios.
  • Strategic Communications and Public Diplomacy: Driving stakeholder outreach, knowledge sharing, and impactful public diplomacy campaigns.


Requirements

Ideal Qualifications

To thrive in these upcoming roles, you should possess:
  • A strong background in international development within the APAC region, preferably with consulting firms or managing contractors.
  • A history of successfully leading or delivering complex programs while managing diverse partnerships and stakeholder relationships.
  • Deep familiarity with the mechanisms of major international donors (such as DFAT, FCDO, USG, ADB, World Bank, MFAT, or similar institutions).
  • Agility in fast-paced, cross-cultural work environments and the capacity to pivot alongside shifting project demands.
  • The analytical prowess to distill complicated challenges into actionable insights for a variety of audiences.
  • Exceptional writing capabilities, demonstrated through the production of clear, compelling briefings and technical reports.
  • An unwavering dedication to achieving measurable, lasting development goals.

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