Fund Manager Based in Myanmar

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organisation. Founded in the Netherlands 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local presence in 38 of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors works with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

The Burma Enterprise Opportunity Facility aims to improve economic opportunities for poor people in Burma by unlocking the potential of business by working in five areas: The regulatory and institutional environment for doing business; financial sector; infrastructure – financing and policy; trade; and inclusion and responsible business. The facility will have two primary roles: provision of advice, technical assistance and capacity building; and issuing calls for proposals for innovative new projects that contribute to the objectives of the programme.

Responsibilities:

• Develop strong business networks and      help develop a pipeline of potential grantees.
• Undertake due diligence of potential      grantees; participate in structuring, negotiating and execution of deals.
• Management of the fund portfolio
• Provide business mentoring to the      grantees
• Prepare analytical frameworks for      monitoring and evaluation activities measuring financial and social impact.
• Track and monitor compliance of      grantees, prepare supervision reports against relevant benchmarks and      propose courses of action in the event of non-compliance.
• Communicate the funding strategy and      its rationale for engaging in specific transactions to stakeholders.
• Develop knowledge material and case      studies
• Promote and facilitate scale up of      grantees with potential impact/commercial investors for scale up
• Provide management, oversight and      mentoring to project grants team and to the Myanmar Centre for Responsible      Business.

Required Qualifications:

• Master in Business Administration or Finance or equivalent qualifications
• 10+ years of experience related to private equity market in emerging markets, impact investing and/or inclusive business
• Grant fund management and/or pipeline development experience with large donor-funded projects 
• Proven leadership qualities and experience as project manager
• Good understanding of field realities; ability to link different professional spheres: business, government, development and funding agencies
• Excellent communication skills and experience working with local stakeholders.   

Desirable

• Past working experience in Southeast Asia and particularly Myanmar is highly desirable
• Past experience with DFID, including knowledge of DFID’s project management systems and  approaches to private sector development 

Contract Duration: 3 years

Salary: SNV offers a competitive salary

Desired Start Date: January 2016, contingent on donor funding award 

How to Apply

If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and letter of motivation via our onlie recruitment system:https://snv.devhire.devex.com/jobs/332109  before 25 October 2015.

For more information on SNV, please refer to our website:www.snvworld.org 

We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement

NB: Only shortlisted will be contacted

Closing date: 

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Type of contract: 

Other