Advisor Investment Promotion - Jobs in Peshawar, Pakistan

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About the job Advisor Investment Promotion ( Closing date 31-03-2024)Title:ÿ?Advisor Investment PromotionDuty Station:ÿ?PeshawarType of Contract:ÿ?ÿ?ÿConsultantDuration:ÿ?Intermittent Input of not less than 10 working days a month between April 2024 to September, 2024. A maximum of 115 days input to complete all the deliverables under the contractBackground:The Stabilization and Inclusive Development Programme (SIDP) was established in May 2015 to complement the efforts of the Government of Pakistans vision 2025. SIDP is oriented around four main goals: engaging communities to promote social cohesion and participate actively in the rehabilitation process; improving economic development opportunities for communities; improving access to basic services including education; and promoting economic and social empowerment of women.The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoKP) is aiming to further develop a conducive business environment for the private sector. A supportive policy framework, enabling infrastructure and simplified administrative procedures are critical to attract private sector investment in the region. The GoKP intends to further streamline the investment patterns across different sectors in order to leverage the available resources for achieving accelerated economic growth.The Planning and Development Department (P&DD) and through financial assistance from USAID, UNDP has established a Planning Support Unit (PSU) for providing technical backstopping for this initiative. The unit is led by a Team Lead having a team of experts in the areas of access to finance, economic growth and investment promotion. The PSU supports relevant sections of P&D, Finance and Industries Departments and relevant entities of GoKP such as KP Board of Investment and Trade (BoIT), Bank of Khyber (BoK), Chambers of Commerce, KP Technical Educational & Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) to improve planning, implementation of economic development initiatives and gathering results. Supporting business enabling environment and development of the private sector, with key focus on Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the predominant areas of support by the PSU.The primary objective of this role is to support facilitation through enhanced capacities of the KP BoIT in target sectors through the development of investment proposal/pitch deck aiming to attract potential investors to the extensive investment opportunities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is aimed to yield informed and favorable investment decisions of the investors based on a vibrant, responsive, relevant, and timely simulation of underlying informatics and analytics through a standardized and digitized platform. The role envisages greater integration of the work/deliverables under this domain with other pertinent work streams of KP BoIT for an end-to-end encryption.Duties and Responsibilities: The Advisor Investment Promotion will lead this work stream under; the direct supervision of the Team Lead Planning Support Unit (PSU). He/she will closely coordinate with the Director Business Facilitation KP BoIT.

• Kick-off meetings with the KP BoIT and other pertinent stakeholders from public and private sector to present the scope of work and deliberate the most pragmatic and viable pathway for the most effective delivery of well understood and agreed scope of work for the target sector(s).
• Desk reviews of relevant data, rules and regulations to assess;
  • Bottlenecks for sustainability and general investment needs in the target sectors
  • Determine stakeholders from public and private sector and to devise stakeholders engagement strategy
  • Review available information on feasibilities for various sectors within KP, taking into account the current data available through SMEDA and other relevant sources
  • Outline the regulatory landscape governing investment activities in the province, including requirements with regulatory authorities and other bodies such as SECP, SBP, FBR etc
  • Map out credible data sources on business/commercial costing, pricing, financials and feasibilities and to devise a digital registry for ready reference and future use of KP BoIT
  • Document the underlying risks along with risk mitigation actions
• Conduct field visits within KP including newly merged districts for market analysis, meetings with key private sector entities at all stages of the value chain to document relevant statistics, market trends, project attractiveness, key business drivers & success factors, growth projections to assist investors in making informed and favorable investment decisions in the target project(s)/sector(s)
• In collaboration with KP BoIT team formulate specific investment models and mobilize the right stakeholders;
  • High level pitch of specific investment avenues
  • High level business modelling
  • Assess bankability of the proposed ventures
  • Successfully gauge investors interest
• Develop detailed business models, underlying structures, potential impact, and financing strategy. These elements of the investment pitch to be configured in a digitalized solution for scenario building and updates as and when needed for KP BoIT investment facilitation/pitch endeavors
• Engage with the government and the private sector to conduct conferences/networking events to support structuring and presenting the deal(s)
• Synergize work with other components of UNDP for a holistic and greater impact orientation
• Engage the teams of KP BoIT throughout the process from inception through execution to delivery and provide hands-on training/capacity building either on or off job
• Build on the successes from earlier support to KP BoIT under the Investment Promotion Advisory from PSU and undertake the following core interventions;
  • Establish strategic partnership of donors, academia, public sector institutes, private sector bodies, startups, SMEs and relevant industries with KP BoIT in a lead role
  • Plan and organize joint conferences/symposiums and events as an effective platform for joint ventures and scale up of potential partnerships
  • Establish a follow up framework to track and document actualized deals and quantifiable growth orientation

Requirements:

1. Masters Degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration/Chartered Accountant/member of professional body of accountants or any other relevant qualification
2. At least 10 years of experience in public or private sector in the fields of economic development, financial markets, economic growth, investment promotion, and SMEs development or allied areas of operation. Previous experience in policy design and implementation support at national or sub-national level.

1. Knowledge of State Banks prudential regulations
2. Developing strategic partnerships with investors and industries sector
3. Good understanding of key sectors of KP including but not limited to tourism, ICT, Mines and Minerals and Agriculture
4. Understanding of the role and mandate of KP BoIT and other allied formations of GoKP
5. Strong experience in the design and implementation of investment pitch deck/models and underlying elements on financials
6. Strong private sector engagement experience including private business associations, chambers of commerce and industries, professional bodies
7. Demonstrated experience in consultative research and producing high quality analyses
8. Excellent writing and communication skills in English

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the organizational values and ethical standards
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the organization
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism
• Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment

Organizational Values:

• Human rights and gender equality are prioritized as ethical principles within all actions
• Activities are designed and implemented in accordance with the Social and Environmental Standards of the organization
• Any kind of diversity based on ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, class, gender is respected within all implementations including data production
• Differentiated needs of women and men are considered in all aspects of the programme
• An inclusive approach is reflected within all actions and implementations through the creation of an enabling and accessible work setup
• Necessary arrangements to provide gender parity within all committees, meetings, trainings, etc

Benefits:

• Excellent opportunities to develop your technical skills in a policy environment alongside national and international experts
• Competitive market salary
• Daily sustenance allowance while on official travel outside of duty station
• International work environment
• Women-friendly workplace

Reporting lines: Direct and dotted line:

• The consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Team Lead Planning Support Unit (PSU)
• The consultant to be institutionally placed in KP BoIT
• Periodic progress reporting to the Team Lead PSU within stipulated timelines
• The consultant will coordinate with SIDP for all matters related to the contract including the approval of the contract deliverables, certification of work completed and final evaluation and payment.

Payment:Payments will be released after the submission of agreed deliverables and where mentioned their approval by UNDP. In exceptional cases, UNDP may consider making partial payment against a deliverable. The deliverables are as follows:

1. Work Plan consistent with the ToRs and duly approved 10% of the consultancy fee shall be paid
2. Viable Business/Investment Proposal(s)/Model(s) - a total of 60% of the consultancy fee shall be paid as per the work break down structure in the following table
3. Strategic Partnership Framework for Start-ups and SMEs a total of 30% of the consultancy fees shall be paid as per the work break down structure in the following table:

S#Deliverables/ OutputsNumber of Working DaysMeans of VerificationPayment(%)1Inception and Approved Work Plan810%1.1Stakeholders engagement on scope of the assignment4Meeting Minutes / Record Notes1.2Design, review and approval of Work Plan4Approved Work Plan2Viable Business/Investment Proposal(s)/Model(s) 7760%2.1Comprehensive Assessment Framework1345%2.1.1Stakeholders engagement strategy developed5Communication/Outreach Plan2.1.2Assessment Report consistent with the ToRs developed8Assessment Report2.2Viable Business/Investment Proposal(s)/Model(s) Formulated432.2.1Field work/market surveys of the target sector/avenues completed10Market survey briefs/reports2.2.2Credible data sources mapped out and a digital registry created9Digital Registry on KP BoIT web portal2.2.3Investment Proposal(s) along with Pitch deck developed and approved15Investment Proposal(s)2.2.4Digitalized Solution for scenario building & updates developed9Endorsement of the digitalized solution2.3Conferences & Investors Engagement 2115%2.3.1Agenda and high level pitch of the proposed investment avenues6Formal Invitations, Agenda, PPT and High Pitch decks/IEC material2.3.2Conferences and Events held for Investors engagement10Media Coverage, Attendance, Reports/Briefs2.3.3Investment agreements facilitated5Number of b2b agreements with monetized value3Strategic Partnership Framework - Startups & SMEs3030%3.1Platform for joint engagement of donors, businesses, academia etc established 10Formal notification of KP BoIT3.2Strategic Partnership Framework activated through joint conferences/events (at least 2 such conferences/events to be supported by the Advisor)10Agenda, Working Papers, Invitations, Attendance, Reports/Briefs, Media Coverage3.3Follow up Framework on actualized deals developed10Formal endorsement of KP BoITTotal115100.0%

1. Travel cost outside the duty station (Peshawar) will be covered.

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