MSME Development Expert - Supporting Recovery by Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Pacific from the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Position: Key Expert: MSME Development Expert

Country: Australia Pacific

Start date: 05 July 2021

Duration: 16 months over a period of 48 months

Deadline: 30 April 2021

Expert to be recruited within the ADB funded project "Supporting Recovery by Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Pacific from the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic".

The intended start date is July 2021 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 48 months from this date.  

The minimum recommended input of MSME Development Expert is 16 working month.

Description of Role

The MSME Development Expert will support the recovery of the private sector, especially the MSMEs in the respective Pacific DMCs from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The role requires the expert to provide support to government counterparts, MSME agencies, financial institutions, and relevant stakeholders on recovery of MSMEs, develop or strengthen frameworks for recovery, think through appropriate policies and legislation for these businesses, and improve their access to finance. 

Core Skills and Experience Required

The MSME Development Expert will at a minimum have:

  • 8 years of proven experience working with governments and relevant stakeholders to develop the private sector, especially MSMEs;
  • experience in private sector development projects, especially around MSMEs, developing national strategies and policies for the sector in lower-middle income countries, such as in the Pacific;
  • an extensive knowledge and understanding of MSME sector development and enterprising challenges in the Pacific; and
  • experience supporting the recovery of the private sector from a prolonged economic downturn through the provision of business advise and mentoring support which will be highly desirable.

Qualification:

The MSME Development Expert will at a minimum have a degree in business, banking and finance, and accounting, or equivalent.

Assignment duration: 48 months 

Working months: 16 months

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