Business Advisor

Job Title: Business Advisor

Program: Recycling in Jordan Activity

Start Date of Position: TBD

Reporting to: Recycling Enabling Environment & Commercial Sector Lead

BACKGROUND

The Recycling in Jordan Activity (JRA) is a 5-year project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Chemonics International. The activity seeks to increase commercial sector utilization of recycling services in Amman, utilizing a market systems approach. JRA will work with private recycling firms, the commercial sector, the Ministry of Environment (MoENV), and the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) to increase recycling through the following three objectives:

1. expand and improve private sector-led recycling services.
2. increase demand for and utilization of recycling services within the Amman commercial sector; and
3. increase local and national government support for improved solid waste management.

The Recycling in Jordan activity will increase the competitiveness of recycling and invigorate the circular economy using a market-based approach, strengthening market linkages, and improving the enabling environment. As the recycling sector becomes more competitive, the activity will support it to capitalize on opportunities to boost the commercial sector’s use of recycling services.

PRINCIPAL POSITION OBJECTIVES, BASIC FUNCTIONS/CRITICAL TASKS

The Business Advisor shall serve as part of the project team and assist the Business Enabling Environment & Commercial Sector Lead in the management and coordination of program activities related to improving the empowering business environment for material markets and recycling services and increasing demand for and use of recycling services in Amman by the commercial sector.

The Business Advisor shall assist in planning the execution of the Activity interventions, monitor the progress against approved plans, coordinate implementation and delivery, facilitate achieving Activity indicators, and report on interventions’ performance and progress.

The Business Advisor will support executing the activities under Objective 3 to coordinate policy and regulatory reform efforts with GAM and the Ministry of Environment to promote a business enabling environment. The Business Advisor will also support executing the activities under Objective 2 to increase demand for and use of recycling services in Amman’s commercial sector through increased awareness of recycling and recycling practices among the commercial sector and strengthen linkages between the commercial sector and recycling service providers.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the Recycling Enabling Environment & Commercial Sector Lead in the technical implementation of the project interventions.
• Work closely with relevant government entities and other JRA personnel to facilitate the implementation of the various interventions.
• Coordinate diligently with partners’ and counterparts’ designated teams to ensure a comprehensive and timely execution of all assigned tasks.
• Carry out planning and feasibility studies.
• Engage in financial and legal analyses.
• Perform historical date & statistical analyses.
• Contribute to technical studies related to waste management services/products, resources management, waste composition, material valorization, and fixed/movable assets valuations
• Undertake thorough review and evaluation of technical, financial, and legal reports.
• Based on the interventions’ needs, prepare STTA Scopes of Work, facilitate the selection of the most suited consultant(s), liaison with, coordinate, and supervise the technical work of all local and expatriate consultants, and ensure that reports/deliverables are of high technical quality and good overall readability.
• Actively contribute to the completion of the contractual deliverables, including quarterly and annual reports, annual workplans, ad hoc reports and any other that may be required.
• Ensure close collaboration among the JRA components and sub-components.
• Ensure activities consider gender disparities, priorities, and norms and are inclusive of vulnerable populations such as informal workers, women, youth, refugees, and people with disabilities.
• Other duties as assigned by the Recycling Enabling Environment & Commercial Sector Lead.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as business administration, engineering, or equivalent. MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree is strongly preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
• Minimum fifteen years of demonstrated experience in public-private partnerships (PPP), private-sector engagement, and stakeholder management.
• Experience in strategic planning and preparation of business plans & feasibility studies related fields.
• Experience working with the Government and the private sector.
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, communication, and writing skills.
• Excellent organizational, negotiation, and time management skills.
• Experience in waste management and recycling is a plus.
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills, in Arabic and English.

LOCATION OF ASSIGNMENT

The Business Advisor will be based in the project’s office in Amman, Jordan.