Team Leader (m/w/d) for Global Gateway Technical Assistance Facility for Investment in Pakistan

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a state owned organisation. We work worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. GIZ International Services (InS) is an integral division of GIZ. We offer the experience, the regional and technical know-how of GIZ in the global market and provide international clients with expertise in terms of economic and result-oriented services.

GIZ International Services is preparing for the EU-funded tender: Global Gateway Technical Assistance Facility for Investment in Pakistan in forecast stage. 

The objective of the project is to support the Government of Pakistan, development financial institutions (DFIs) and key private sector stakeholders to better facilitate, identify and prepare green and sustainable Global Gateway investments.

The following activities are envisaged:

• Assess Global Gateway priority sectors and develop strategic investment roadmaps with milestones, funding needs, and financing sources for policy makers and coordinating bodies
• Provide targeted technical assistance and capacity building to public institutions on investment planning, structuring, financing mechanisms with a focus on enabling environment and regulatory alignment with Global Gateway 
• Support the identification and initial maturation of a pipeline of potential Global Gateway-aligned investment projects by providing targeted technical services to both DFIs and government counterparts
• Establish an EU-GoP-DFIs Business Investment Dialogue to improve investment coordination and policy coherence, using where possible the recently established EU-Pakistan Business Network as its nucleus
• Review and support reforms in regulatory frameworks, standards, and policies in priority sectors to align with EU and regional norms and enhance the investment climate for EU and MS DFIs
• Strengthen institutional coordination across federal and provincial levels, and enhance investment promotion and aftercare services

• Engage high-level stakeholders to define the Facility’s mode of work and to effectively and efficiently deliver across the activities in a strategic, demand-led and responsive manner
• Manage and guide a team of long- and short-term experts with clear roles and responsibilities to deliver across the activities according to the agreed mode of work
• In alignment with the EU Delegation to Pakistan, provide strategic direction to the project team
• Lead high-level engagement with the EU, Government of Pakistan, DFIs and the private sector, including speaking and moderating roles at high-level events and dialogue formats
• Ensure coordination and coherence between across project components and activities
• Oversee quality of deliverables produced or supported by the project team, including financial analyses, feasibility studies, reports, studies, press releases, communications and other deliverables
• Oversee monitoring and reporting of project results
• Manage project processes and budget in compliance with EU regulation
• Other responsibilities to be defined during proposal development

Qualification and skills

• Master’s degree in economics, finance, international development, public policy, law, or engineering (energy, civil, transport, environmental, or related fields) 
• Excellent command of English (oral and written, minimum C1 level). Knowledge of Urdu or regional languages (Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi) will be considered an asset
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in complex, multi-stakeholder and multi-level governance environments, including federal and provincial structures
• Excellent drafting, synthesis, communication and presentation skills, with demonstrated ability to prepare policy documents, investment roadmaps, and technical reports for diverse stakeholders
• Proven ability to communicate and engage effectively and diplomatically with a wide range of stakeholders, including public authorities, development finance institutions, private sector actors, international organisations, and civil society
• Strong understanding of investment facilitation, PPP, infrastructure development cycles, and public investment governance systems in developing country contexts

General Professional experience

• More than 15 years of professional experience in economic governance, investment facilitation, infrastructure development, finance, or public sector reform

Specific professional experience

• More than 5 years of experience in the management and coordination, as Team Leader, of large-scale international cooperation projects, preferably in investment facilitation, infrastructure development, or public sector reform
• More than 8 years of experience improving the enabling environment for investment through technical assistance, capacity development, institution strengthening, public sector reform
• More than 10 years of experience in private sector engagement, including cooperation with public authorities, development finance institutions, and private investors, with demonstrated exposure to both European and non-European (preferably Pakistani) stakeholders
• Proven track record in investment project preparation and structuring (infrastructure and/or private sector investments) leading to deal closure 
• Proven track record in the facilitation of structured policy dialogue or coordination mechanisms between public institutions, development partners, and private sector stakeholders

Islamabad, Pakistan

This position is suited to a full time position.

Please send us an updated CV in EuropeAid format in English.

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Important information: This vacancy is part of a tender procedure by an international donor. GIZ International Services (InS) is preparing to participate in the tender as a bidder. As such, GIZ InS will have to submit a binding staffing proposal as part of its offer. If you are interested in this position, please consider before applying:

• At this stage, the donor has not yet published the final tender documents. However, GIZ InS is already scoping the market for potential candidates. The job description is tentative and subject to change.
• Once the final tender documents are published, GIZ will have to select a candidate for this position before submitting the offer to the donor. The award decision by the donor will then take up to several months. An employment contract for the position can only be offered to the selected candidate if GIZ’s bid is successful. Otherwise, the position will be cancelled, and the recruiting process will be closed without any contractual obligation arising for either party.
• The final scope, tasks and requirements as well as the full-/part-time percentage of the position will be determined by the donor and cannot be changed by GIZ.
• For the final selection process, applications can only be considered if they entirely fulfil the requirements set by the donor.

Your professional and personal development is important to us. At GIZ, you will be offered global work opportunities and an atmosphere that is characterised by diversity, respect and genuine equal opportunities. Gender equality promotion is a matter of course for us. Our benefits are also impressive in terms of work-life balance and family friendliness. Flexible working hours that fit your life situation, comprehensive onboarding and internal health management are an integral part of our corporate culture, along with the opportunity to use childcare facilities and parent/child offices.

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