Vacancy title:
Transaction Expert

Jobs at:
The National Treasure and Planning

Deadline of this Job:
3rd August 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

JOB DETAILS:
Objective
To provide PPP transaction expertise and support to the PPP Unit to carry out its mandate to assist CA's and their advisers to appraise, evaluate and negotiate PPP projects documents leading to successful financial closure of projects.

The Experts will assist in establishing transaction capacity in Contracting Authorities and the Unit, and liaison with Contracting Authorities to provide the necessary transaction expertise and support to PPP Projects. He/she will ensure adherence to procedures and policies for PPP Project screening and provide legal, commercial and financial skills. pre and post contract as well as evaluation of PPP Projects tenders.

The Transaction Experts are expected to meet the above objective by performing, without limitation, the following tasks:

•  ProvidetherequlsitePPPoverallprojectstructuringadviceandsupporttothePPP Unit to enable it out its mandate to assist CAs across various sectors and County governments, to identify select, appraise, approve, procure negotiate and Selection: Project Preparation and Appraisal [Feasibility Study! Business Case Development Phase]; Selection of Private Party, Commercial and Financial Close [Procurement Phase]; PPP Contract Management and Performance Monitoring — working with the technical, financial and legal advisers and the appointed TAs:
  
•  Carry out reviews and make comments recommendations on transaction documents including; Project Agreements and Schedules; Payment and Performance Mechanisms; EPC and 0&M Contracts; Financing Agreements; Complex Financial Models;
  
•  Coordinate/Manage the transaction activities of contacting authorities and advisors during the project procurement phase including;
  Provide guidance and support for the following; Replies to bidders queries during the bid process; Development of template PPP transaction documents;
  
•  Support Capacity Building of contracting authorities and the PPP Unit staff;
  

 PPP Contract Management and Performance.
Qualification
A university degree in Law/Commerce/Engineering is a must. Post graduate qualification in any related field will be an advantage.

Experience

- Minimum experience 10 of years in PPP transaction leadership/management with at least IU transactions closed in the sectors encompassed by GOK's pipeline.
- Working on the public sector side is not a pre—requisite, indeed experience of working on both the public and private sectors would be an added advantage.
Skills
 Team leadership and multi—tasking skills are required.
 Fluency in spoken and written English.

Negotiation Skills
The Transaction Expert should have highly developed negotiation skills and be recognized as a highly skilled negotiator

Numeracy
The Transaction Expert must have strong numeracy skills and be able to understand complex financial models and financing structures for leveraged project financing transactions

Job application procedure
Postal Address: Physical Address:
Project Implementation Unit
Attention: Procurement Specialist
P.0. Box 21190-00100
Nairobi, Kenya.
Nairobi, Kenya.
Telephone No.: 254 — 20 — 2210271/4 E—mail: procurement.ifppp@piu.go.ke ;
info@pppunit.go.ke 

Deadline for submission of Applications is Friday 3rd August 2018 at 10 hours
Kenyan local time.

Project Implementation Unit
7"‘ Floor, Anniversary Towers, North Tower
Building No.19 Monrovia Street/University Way
PRDCUREMENT SPECIALIST
FOR: PRINCIPAL SEBRETARYINATIOIIAL TREASURY