Investment Manager - Economic Development at Adam Smith International

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum three to five years’ experience in designing and managing development projects (both grants and contracts).
• Masters in economics, business management or business administration
• Prior experience working on economic development initiatives (especially related to skills development, vocational training, private sector development)
• Excellent English language writing skills
• Ability to carry out project finance responsibilities (maintaining grant records, ensuring payments, monitoring accounting, reviewing payments, financial auditing, preparing financial reports etc.)
• Ability to monitor and forecast financial disbursements
• Ability to prepare monthly and quarterly financial and narrative reports on the performance of investments required
• Experience in risk management and mitigation
• Good understanding of DFID’s Value for Money framework
• Local knowledge of the Somali context is highly desirable