Reporting to the Deputy CEO, Programs, the Director, Blended Finance will lead the efforts to engage the business and investment community in Côte d’Ivoire and the region to finalize the detailed design and implement the blended finance components of the compact program. This work will include, among other things, organizing, managing, and sustaining engagement with the business and investment community, including donors and development finance institutions (DFIs); collecting and assessing data on private investment and trade flows in the regional energy market; identifying and addressing key constraints in the business environment that impede the private investment and business activity in the energy sector; and designing, structuring, and implementing specific strategies to catalyze private investment in the energy sector and support trade in the regional energy market. Ultimately, the Blended Finance Director will be responsible for ensuring that MCA-Côte d’Ivoire projects and activities fully reflect opportunities to expand private and commercially oriented investment, both in and around the specific investments funded by MCC, and to amplify the impact and long-term sustainability of the compact program.
The Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) in Côte d’Ivoire, collaborating with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire (GoCI) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the Government of the United States of America, is implementing a project under the $322.5 million Millennium Challenge Compact (Compact) that aims to strengthen regional energy security, lower energy costs, and support the provision of reliable and affordable electricity across West Africa by enhancing Côte d’Ivoire’s capacity to trade electricity on the regional market.
