Title: Regulatory Specialist - Nairobi, Kenya
Job Stream: Technical Assistance & Advisory Services
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Close Date: 20-Feb-2010
Background / General description:
This is a two-year co-terminous appointment and may be extended. The Investment Climate Advisory Services (IC AS) is a multi-donor investment climate advisory service of the World Bank Group, supported by IFC, MIGA and the World Bank.
IC AS mission is to help developing countries improve their business environments to increase private sector activity and investments with positive development impact.
The Business Economic Environment and Investment Climate reform advisory services of IFC in Africa are implemented jointly by the Private Enterprise Partnership for Africa (PEP Africa) and the Investment Climate Department (CIC).
PEP Africa is the regional advisory services facility of IFC in Africa. CIC administers the IFC business line for BEE, and is also the World Bank anchor department for investment climate work and hosts IC AS.
Improving the Investment Climate (or Business Enabling Environment) in Africa is one of three core priorities of the IFC strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa. This joint Investment Climate team for Africa comprises staff based in the hub offices of Nairobi, Dakar and Johannesburg and across the continent, working with a team of product specialists in Washington DC.
Some of these staff are mapped to CIC/FIAS; others to PEP Africa; they work together as a single team, able to draw on the expertise and experience of both units.
The team s objective is for Africa to become the world region producing the most investment climate reforms by the end of 2010.
Reform of business licenses is an important and tangible starting point for broad-based and systemic efforts to improving the enabling environment for business and investment.
IC AS is currently supporting business licensing reforms in a number of African countries. As part of IC AS overall strategy, IC AS intends to develop a more standardized approach to licensing reform (i.e. scalable and replicable) while maintaining a hands-on support to the adaptation of these tools and the actual implementation processes.
About the position
The investment climate team is hiring a Business Licensing and Regulatory Reform Expert to provide support to ongoing licensing, regulatory reform and doing business reforms process under the Kenya Investment Climate Country Program (KICP), while playing a leading role in the build-up of and support to similar projects elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa.
KICP is a donor-supported multi-year program covering a range of regulatory reform instruments and methodologies such as regulatory impact assessments, electronic registries, and standard cost model application. Significant success has already been achieved in licensing and regulatory reforms and the establishment of a network of reformers in Kenya and East Africa.
The program has recently been expanded to cover a variety of other Business Enabling Environment product lines, including Doing Business Reforms, Subnational Doing Business and regulatory reform at the subnational level, taxation, trade logistics reform, investment promotion, and special economic zones. In addition there is a new regional investment climate reform program to support the integration of the economies of East Africa.
Duties and Accountabilities:
As part of this team, the main duties for this position will include:
i) Support the continued implementation of Kenya s Business Licensing Reform, including ongoing assistance to the Business Regulatory Reform Unit in the Ministry of Finance in the implementation of various regulatory reform initiatives including licensing reforms, cascading of licensing reforms to Subnational level, continuous upgrading of the electronic Registry and its integration into the wider Government of Kenya e-Government program.
ii) Support the crystallization and improvement of the legal and institutional framework supporting regulatory reform in Kenya – including the development and adoption of a Regulatory Reform Strategy; a Business Regulation Bill, as well as support to the Regulatory Reform Working Committee and its subcommittees.
iii) Actively engage in the development and implementation of IC AS Better Regulation for Growth Program and other knowledge management activities related to business licensing and regulatory reform.
iv) Provide support to IC AS/World Bank Group regional licensing and regulatory reform programs.
v) Identification and nurturing of reform champions to ensure sustainability of the reform programme
vi) Support and participation in the communication of reforms, and public private sector dialogue critical for sustained reform work
vii) Working with HQ and Nairobi based teams, participate in IC AS Doing Business Reform Advisory work for Kenya and ensure that the country continues to improve in the global rankings.
viii) Lead in the M&E work for the work stream and provide input to internal results reporting
ix) As part of the senior team supporting the Kenya Investment Climate program, participate in stakeholder meetings and internal team meetings aimed at discussing strategies and next steps for regulatory and investment climate reforms in Kenya.
These tasks will include working closely with, and providing know-how to institutions leading on regulatory reform and doing business initiatives such as the Office of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, Ministry of Local Government any other institutions responsible for regulatory reform in Kenya, as well as close coordination with other developing partners and other relevant PSD activities within the World Bank Group.
To fulfill these tasks, we are seeking a highly motivated individual with operational experience in World Bank Group client countries, particularly Kenya, expertise in investment climate reform work, and a track record of success.
The position requires excellent integration skills, research and analytical skills, a good knowledge of and experience with investment climate issues, program management skills, and a talent for stakeholder management.
Selection Criteria:
Job Stream: Technical Assistance & Advisory Services
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Close Date: 20-Feb-2010
Background / General description:
This is a two-year co-terminous appointment and may be extended. The Investment Climate Advisory Services (IC AS) is a multi-donor investment climate advisory service of the World Bank Group, supported by IFC, MIGA and the World Bank.
IC AS mission is to help developing countries improve their business environments to increase private sector activity and investments with positive development impact.
The Business Economic Environment and Investment Climate reform advisory services of IFC in Africa are implemented jointly by the Private Enterprise Partnership for Africa (PEP Africa) and the Investment Climate Department (CIC).
PEP Africa is the regional advisory services facility of IFC in Africa. CIC administers the IFC business line for BEE, and is also the World Bank anchor department for investment climate work and hosts IC AS.
Improving the Investment Climate (or Business Enabling Environment) in Africa is one of three core priorities of the IFC strategy in Sub-Saharan Africa. This joint Investment Climate team for Africa comprises staff based in the hub offices of Nairobi, Dakar and Johannesburg and across the continent, working with a team of product specialists in Washington DC.
Some of these staff are mapped to CIC/FIAS; others to PEP Africa; they work together as a single team, able to draw on the expertise and experience of both units.
The team s objective is for Africa to become the world region producing the most investment climate reforms by the end of 2010.
Reform of business licenses is an important and tangible starting point for broad-based and systemic efforts to improving the enabling environment for business and investment.
IC AS is currently supporting business licensing reforms in a number of African countries. As part of IC AS overall strategy, IC AS intends to develop a more standardized approach to licensing reform (i.e. scalable and replicable) while maintaining a hands-on support to the adaptation of these tools and the actual implementation processes.
About the position
The investment climate team is hiring a Business Licensing and Regulatory Reform Expert to provide support to ongoing licensing, regulatory reform and doing business reforms process under the Kenya Investment Climate Country Program (KICP), while playing a leading role in the build-up of and support to similar projects elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa.
KICP is a donor-supported multi-year program covering a range of regulatory reform instruments and methodologies such as regulatory impact assessments, electronic registries, and standard cost model application. Significant success has already been achieved in licensing and regulatory reforms and the establishment of a network of reformers in Kenya and East Africa.
The program has recently been expanded to cover a variety of other Business Enabling Environment product lines, including Doing Business Reforms, Subnational Doing Business and regulatory reform at the subnational level, taxation, trade logistics reform, investment promotion, and special economic zones. In addition there is a new regional investment climate reform program to support the integration of the economies of East Africa.
Duties and Accountabilities:
As part of this team, the main duties for this position will include:
i) Support the continued implementation of Kenya s Business Licensing Reform, including ongoing assistance to the Business Regulatory Reform Unit in the Ministry of Finance in the implementation of various regulatory reform initiatives including licensing reforms, cascading of licensing reforms to Subnational level, continuous upgrading of the electronic Registry and its integration into the wider Government of Kenya e-Government program.
ii) Support the crystallization and improvement of the legal and institutional framework supporting regulatory reform in Kenya – including the development and adoption of a Regulatory Reform Strategy; a Business Regulation Bill, as well as support to the Regulatory Reform Working Committee and its subcommittees.
iii) Actively engage in the development and implementation of IC AS Better Regulation for Growth Program and other knowledge management activities related to business licensing and regulatory reform.
iv) Provide support to IC AS/World Bank Group regional licensing and regulatory reform programs.
v) Identification and nurturing of reform champions to ensure sustainability of the reform programme
vi) Support and participation in the communication of reforms, and public private sector dialogue critical for sustained reform work
vii) Working with HQ and Nairobi based teams, participate in IC AS Doing Business Reform Advisory work for Kenya and ensure that the country continues to improve in the global rankings.
viii) Lead in the M&E work for the work stream and provide input to internal results reporting
ix) As part of the senior team supporting the Kenya Investment Climate program, participate in stakeholder meetings and internal team meetings aimed at discussing strategies and next steps for regulatory and investment climate reforms in Kenya.
These tasks will include working closely with, and providing know-how to institutions leading on regulatory reform and doing business initiatives such as the Office of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, Ministry of Local Government any other institutions responsible for regulatory reform in Kenya, as well as close coordination with other developing partners and other relevant PSD activities within the World Bank Group.
To fulfill these tasks, we are seeking a highly motivated individual with operational experience in World Bank Group client countries, particularly Kenya, expertise in investment climate reform work, and a track record of success.
The position requires excellent integration skills, research and analytical skills, a good knowledge of and experience with investment climate issues, program management skills, and a talent for stakeholder management.
Selection Criteria:
- Advanced degree in economics, law, finance or other relevant field;
- 6+ years of relevant experience in private sector development, particularly work related to investment climate reform
- Experience in implementing investment climate reform projects, (specific experience with regulatory reform implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa, is an advantage);
- Experience in managing project teams, consultants and other stakeholders;
- Well-developed interpersonal and teamwork skills; ability to operate effectively as a team leader and member; initiative, persistence and a positive attitude;
- Ability to deal sensitively in multicultural environments and to build effective working relations with local and international partners in the private sector, in the academic community and civic society and with client governments;
- Fluent in English, with excellent interpersonal, verbal communication and writing skills. Demonstrated experience in writing effective reports and communicating in public;
- Willingness to travel internationally.
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