Vacancy title:
Capacity Building Expert

Jobs at:
The National Treasure and Planning

Deadline of this Job:
3rd August 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

JOB DETAILS:
Objectives
To provide capacity building advice and support to the PPP Unit to carry out its mandate to assist lviDAs to identify, select, appraise, approve, negotiate and monitor PPP projects throughout their life cycle, as well as developing capacity building tools and guidelines for contracting authorities and the PPP Unit.

The Capacity Building Expert is expected to meet the above objective by performing, without limitation, the following tasks:

•  Capacity building of contracting authorities and PPP Unit staff; Undertake comprehensive capacity analysis of various teams and individual implementing PPP projects in the country and develop a corresponding capacity building plan; Identify reputable training institutions to train and offering PPP related certification to public officials supporting the PPP agenda in the country;
  Maintain close collaboration with local and international training institutions offering short and long term courses in infrastructure finance and related areas;
  Review outlines of various courses the PPP Unit has been invited to participate and give appropriate recommendations; Coordinate the compilation, editing and publishing of capacity building materials developed in—house.

•  PPP curriculum development and impl; Act as PPP Unit Lead in developing PPP related curriculum alongside other relevant government agencies in the country; Collaborate with local professional and institutions of higher learning to support roll out of short and regular PPP related courses; Engage the various relevant professional associations with a view to mainstream PPP modules as part of such associations Continuous Professional Development [CPDs]

•  Management of training and thematic workshops: Plan, budget and implement high— level technical workshops as required from time to time; Maintain an annual calendar of Workshops and Conferences locally and abroad and lead plan participation of the PPP Unit.

Qualification
Degree in business administration, public policy, finance, economics or related field including professional training in at least one of these areas; capacity building, human resource development, and or curriculum development

Experience

•  A minimum 10 years‘professional experience, 5 of which must be in capacity Building corporate training.
  
• Experience in undertaking training needs analysis and developing of corresponding training programs, developing and rolling out curriculum for both short professional and regular academic courses.
  
•  Experience working with public institutions and working knowledge in Public Private Partnerships Legal and Institutional Frameworks will be an added advantage.
  Skills
  Strong communication and training skills;
  Fluency in spoken and written English is essential
  Strong interpersonal and team skills.

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