Infrastructure Technical Expert

Job Description

Infrastructure Technical Expert, MCC Development and Implementation Support Services for Public Private Partnerships BPA

The Kaizen Company is accepting applications from qualified individuals with expertise in infrastructure sectors such as water supply, power sector, ports, and commerce. The position is for named personnel under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Blanket Purchase Agreement Contract (BPA): Development and Implementation Support Services for Public Private Partnerships, Other Partnered Approaches and Access to Finance. Personnel named in the proposal will be called upon to provide serviced in regards to specific task orders to be issued by MCC under the BPA.

General Project Overview:

The project will provide support services for PPPs through six main tasks:

1. Building Capacity for Identifying, Preparing, Assessing, and Executing PPPs: Build capacity of MCC and partner countries to be able to identify, prepare, develop, structure, tender, award, finance and implement PPP transactions
2. Identifying, Screening, and Assessing PPPs: Identify projects with strong PPP potential; help MCC Co-create with partner countries preliminary concept notes/papers and project proposals for MCC funding; and establish budgets for subsequent project preparation, assessment, and execution
3. Identifying, Screening, and Assessing Other Partnered Approaches: Work with MCC and partner countries to identify projects that might optimally be realized through other, more informal, rather than contractual, partnered approaches
4. Technical support during PPP transaction design, execution, and post-closing activities: Work with MCC and partner countries to support later-stage transaction design, execution, and post-closing activities
5. Expand Access to Finance: Work with MCC and partner countries to design and implement activities that can facilitate access to finance for SOEs, SIFs, and SNEs, SMEs, cooperatives, or similar
6. Training: Provide training to MCC and its partner countries in subjects related to PPPs, other partnered approaches, and access to finance.

This project will require staff with expertise in areas related to PPPs, Infrastructure, Project Finance, Engineering (especially related to infrastructure), Public Finance, Law, Finance in Emerging Markets, and Business in Emerging Markets.

Specific Requirements:

We are seeking experienced Infrastructure Experts to provide services related to the power sector, water supply management, ports, and commerce. Sector Technical Experts will provide input and assistance to identify, screen, and access potential infrastructure projects in MCC partner countries that would be suitable for PPP or other partnership approaches.

Skills/Experience/Education:

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in technical sector work such as power, water supply, ports, or commercial experience
• Desired experience may include, but is not limited to: water distribution management, road maintenance, clean energy, solid waste collection, and small scale infrastructure
• Must have an advanced degree
• Fluent in English
• Knowledge of French and/or Spanish is desirable

About the Organization

The Kaizen Company (www.thekaizencompany.com) is an incubator for innovative, scalable solutions that address emerging market challenges and opportunities. Our proven solutions catalyze locally driven organizational and institutional performance improvements and establish communities of practice that facilitate peer-to-peer learning and the achievement of shared goals.

We leverage existing knowledge, technology, and new media, and local peer networks to support local reforms. Since our inception, we have provided support to more than 100 government, private-sector, and non-profit organizations in markets worldwide. We have created solutions that achieve outcomes across a broad range of sectors including education, governance, economic growth, environment and water, energy, and global law enforcement.