Chief Executive Officer, Invest for Impact Nepal

Job Description

Are you an experienced investment professional looking for your next challenge? Do you have experience leading and motivating high-performing teams in challenging contexts and with a track record of achieving results? Are you passionate about the work you do having a real impact?

Purpose

Invest for Impact Nepal (IIN) is a ground-breaking joint collaboration between British International Investment (BII); the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO); and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). IIN’s objective is to accelerate responsible and impactful investment into Nepal by collaborating, supporting and catalysing the financial intermediary sector in Nepal to achieve a step-change in growth, E&S impact, and investment. IIN is looking for a CEO to join and lead its team in Kathmandu during its transition from a small-scale, proof-of-concept initiative to an expanded, ambitious and at least three year venture.

Responsibilities

The CEO will provide overall strategic and technical leadership to IIN, with responsibility for the successful delivery of a portfolio of projects and activities. This will include the following responsibilities:

· leading the delivery of an ambitious set of targets whilst being the lead and face of senior stakeholder engagement, influence, and representation of IIN;

· engaging directly with IIN partners, financial institutions, the private sector, development finance institutions, development partners, government organisations and academia;

· ensuring effective promotion, awareness and understanding amongst the IIN team and key stakeholders of Nepal’s investment market;

· leading the team in the exploration and implementation of feasible options for addressing and mitigating identified challenges; and

· overseeing market systems analyses, development of sector strategies, investment case development, feasibility studies and intervention planning, ensuring these are aligned with the evolving Nepali context.

The Candidate: Background, Skills, and Aptitude

· University degree in Management, Business Administration, Finance, Economics or a related field.

· Strong track record of working in the areas of PE/VC investment, capital markets and/or financial services in emerging markets and ability to interact with senior professionals within development financial institutions and other investment firms with emerging market exposure, as well as with various stakeholders from the private sector, the public sector and civil society.

· Significant leadership experience in senior positions with a strong record of effectively leading and managing multidisciplinary teams.

· Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to present, write and discuss issues at a very high level.

· In depth understanding of the region’s political economy, investment landscape and economic development, with demonstrated broad stakeholder engagement experience.

· Solid analytical and critical thinking skills: ability to frame issues, identify key points, draw conclusions, and exercise good judgement.

· Ability to work independently and with initiative while managing a busy workload, delivering work within tight deadlines.

· Experience in reviewing and producing high quality written communications and investment material.

· Significant work experience in emerging markets, preferably in Nepal and/or Asia.

· High proficiency in English.

About the Organization

Nathan Associates is a leading international development consultancy firm headquartered in Washington DC. Founded in 1946, the company uses economic principles and data to guide policies and operations in a way that improves people's lives. Our employees are motivated by the belief that we can make a difference and over the years the company has expanded its services and geographical reach while remaining small enough to personally ensure the quality of its work. We currently have offices in the United States (Washington DC, California), United Kingdom (London) and India (Delhi, Chennai).

Nathan Associates provides services in five areas:

• Trade and logistics: Nathan advises public and private sector clients on trade negotiations, harmonising trade policies to promote economic integration, modernising customs procedures, reduction of tariff barriers and regulations that reduces the cost of trade, as well as help to improve trade facilitation and trade corridor efficiency.
• Private sector development: Nathan designs, implements and evaluates pro-poor, inclusive market systems strategies and programs, supports global value chains and links exporters to new markets. Through challenge funds and grants, we foster private sector innovation and catalyse private investment. Nathan also supports investment and export promotion agencies and designs initiatives to advance women’s economic empowerment.
• Financial sector development: Nathan uses a systemic approach to understand and work on financial systems to overcome the challenges the poor face in achieving financial literacy and inclusion and businesses, particularly SMEs, face in accessing finance.
• Economic policy and governance: Nathan’s services in economic policy and governance include macroeconomic analysis; budget preparation, execution and evaluation; legal/regulatory reform and anticorruption.
• Infrastructure planning and finance: Nathan provides services in economic analysis and environmental impact assessments, competitive and regulatory environment analysis, developing master plans and feasibility studies and financial analysis including structuring PPP transactions.