Team Leader- Regional Sub-Saharan Africa Digital Infrastructure Opportunities Desk Studies
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Job Location:
Washington, AR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Headquartered in Washington D.C. Banyan Global is an international development consulting firm with expertise in economic growth health monitoring evaluation and learning economic growth and empowering communities. Banyan Global is recruiting a Team Leader to serve as the technical and managerial lead for upcoming USTDA Sub-Saharan Africa Digital Infrastructure Desk Study Series. This project will support USTDA decision-making about funding of activities such as feasibility studies technical assistance pilot projects and front-end engineering and design studies to support U.S. industry participation in digital infrastructure projects around the role will conduct a review of initial project proposals prepares of up to 15 Project Reports and ensures development of investment-ready terms of reference and budgets aligned with USTDA funding criteria and anticipated financing requirements. The period of performance is up to 24 months
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and deliverable oversight
- Review up to 10 initial project proposals.
- Lead preparation of up to 15 Project Reports.
- Ensure compliance with USTDA funding criteria export potential and infrastructure risk standards.
- Develop TORs & budgets for feasibility studies TA or pilots
- Conduct financial and investment analysis assessing financial viability capital structure and financing pathways.
- Conduct U.S. export and market assessment
- Assess sponsor capacity and evaluate environmental regulatory and infrastructure risks and propose mitigation measures.
- Engage stakeholders including sponsors U.S. firms financiers and USTDA
- Oversee preparation of the Final Report and public-facing market summary.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 10 years infrastructure project preparation/assessment experience in emerging markets
- Digital infrastructure sector experience
- Experience developing feasibility study pilot project and technical assistance TORs and budgets
- Strong background in project finance and infrastructure financing
- Familiarity with MDB DFC Ex-Im and commercial financing requirements
- Sub-Saharan Africa experience
- MBA or masters in finance economics or related field
- Strong written and oral communications skills in English
Preferred
- Experience supporting USTDA MCC or similar agencies
- Experience estimating U.S. export impact
- Fluency in French or Portuguese
Key Skills
- Hyperion
- Acquisition
- Asset
- ABAP
- Basic
- Activex
About Company
Banyan Global is a development consulting firm that works in five continents. Through market-driven business approaches, Banyan Global improves livelihoods, builds markets, and promotes efficient resource allocation in developing and transitional economies.
