Key Expert “Capital markets and SME finance” – Inclusive Capital Markets for Youth and Women Entrepreneurs Full Time NEW

Key Responsibilities include:

Technical Leadership and Implementation

• Serve as the primary technical expert for Output 1 and ensure alignment of all activities with project goals and stakeholder needs;
• Lead the design and delivery of technical assistance to institutional stakeholders and ensure high-quality, results-driven delivery of activities related to SME access to capital markets;
• Support the operationalisation of the IPO Clinic at ECMA to help SMEs prepare for listing and improve investment readiness.
• Design and deliver capacity-building and training programs for ECMA, ESX, AABE, and other relevant institutions focused on SME engagement, capital markets regulation, and financial innovation.
• Provide expert input into the design of SME financing schemes, including alternative financing mechanisms such as crowdfunding, venture capital, and blended finance.
• Deliver workshops, coaching, and advisory services to enhance public institutions’ capacity to design and regulate inclusive financial instruments.
• Ensure that all technical assistance, training activities, and advisory services systematically integrate a gender-sensitive and ESG lens, promoting inclusive and sustainable capital market development.
• Provide ongoing regulatory and policy advice to ECMA and other key stakeholders to foster MSME inclusion within Ethiopia’s capital markets.
• Ensure coherence with parallel initiatives in financial sector development and SME support.

Consultant Management & Operational Coordination

• Coordinate the work of short-term technical consultants engaged under Output 1, including drafting terms of reference, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring alignment with project objectives.
• Liaise regularly with the Project Support Unit (PSU for the preparation of consultant contracts (administered by PSU) and to ensure smooth administrative execution of activities.
• Monitor technical inputs and timelines for subcontracted activities or expert missions under their component.

Cross-Cutting Project Contributions

• Actively participate in project-wide brainstorming sessions, strategic planning, and internal workshops (including but not limited to project strategy, M&E, outreach and knowledge sharing);
• Contribute to technical reports, donor updates, and visibility materials highlighting Output 1 progress and outcomes.
• Support cross-component coordination to ensure that learnings from Output 1 are shared across the project.
• Contribute to project progress reporting, evaluation, and results measurement, especially regarding institutional capacity building and regulatory improvements.