A key member of TMEA’s Senior Management Team, the Senior Director, Business Competitiveness will be responsible for programme quality and delivery of TMEA’s Strategic Outcome of « Improved Business Competitiveness for Trade » of East African products and services. S/he will lead on ensuring that private sector issues are programmed into TMEA’s work and that TMEA’s strategic outcomes around private sector competitiveness (and associated impacts, outcomes and outputs) are achieved. S/he will align TMEA work with best practice in effective public-private dialogue for trade, increased efficiency in private sector logistics, improved export capacity of businesses in East Africa, and greater inclusion of women in trade. The jobholder will ensure strong linkages with the private sector in East Africa, particularly around private sector advisory groups to ensure the appropriateness and impact of TMEA’s work.

The ideal candidate will possess an undergraduate degree with at least 15 years relevant work experience OR a Master’s degree with at least 13 years relevant work experience. A minimum of seven years of leadership and management experience is essential. In addition, s/he will have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in leading development and delivery private sector development programmes to enhance the capacities of developing countries to improve business competitiveness in key sectors and commodities; five years’ experience in working in the private sector at senior level, preferably in East Africa for a leading company; and, three years of relevant senior level experience within East Africa or other developing economies.