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Job Openings at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

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    1. Consultant, Digital Systems and Reporting
    2. Director, Deal Room
    3. Deputy Director, Green Deals
    4. Deputy Director, Non-Green Deals
  • Method of Application

Job Openings at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Consultant, Digital Systems and Reporting

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification BA/BSc/HND
  • Experience
  • Location Nairobi
  • Job Field Consultancy&nbsp

Key Responsibilities

System Development and Digital enablement

  • Analyse the business need for the deal room and recommend the best fit solution. 
  • Design in collaboration with the Director Deal Room and oversee the implementation of digital tools for investment pipeline management and deal room operations. 
  • Incorporate emerging technologies (i.e AI) in the system design to process diverse data sources and simplify workflows. 
  • Support investment tracking platforms and ensure accessibility, user-centric design and security of the deal room tools 
  • Support integration and interoperability of system tools with other government data sources and stakeholder platforms or user interfaces 

Reporting and Analytics

  • Support the Director Deal Room on dashboard design and iteration exercises to align with pre-agreed KPI’s, documented bottleneck and deal progression stages
  • Generate real-time insights from system data to support strategic decision making for deal room operations, cross-functional coordination with deal owners (sector leads) and the Investment Committee preparedness
  • Prepare routine and on-demand analytical reports for key internal stakeholders and relevant public sector actors for active strategic deals in project mode
  • Coordinate with Pipeline managers and analysts at the deal room to ensure consistent data

Operational Coordination

  • Support coordination of cross government tasks teams by availing up to date data and system status reports
  • Ensure consistent data input for effective pipeline management such as clear escalation paths and targeted interventions

Capacity Building and Knowledge Management

  • Train deal room staff on use of new digital tools and system including ad-hock iterations that support deal room coordination with key stakeholders. 
  • Document system operational routines, user guides and workflows
  • Support delivery culture formation through continuous collecting of user feedback and adaptation to deal room tools

Required Competencies

  • Outcome focused and agile project and people management capabilities; creative and resourceful problem-solver with a can-do attitude  
  • Strong analytical skills, including great comfort with business financials and data  
  • Business acumen: a good understanding of private sector, quick to comprehend industry dynamics and trends
  • Strong written & spoken communication skills: able to produce high-quality reports and executive level presentations.  

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Method of Application

Key Responsibilities

  • Pipeline delivery and deal progression
  • Drive proactive engagement with deal owners/sector leads, investors and relevant ministries to understand deal context, requirements and barriers requiring unlocks 
  • Coordinate and operationalise the deal lifecycle from triaging, structuring to clear hand-offs with deal owners 
  • Apply standardised frameworks and tools to increase quality deals through evaluation, qualification and prioritisation. 
  • Monitor and manage each deal’s movement through milestone levels and ensure clear hand-offs for investment implementation or closure. 
  • Operational management and delivery
  • Supervise strategic deals managers and analysts providing guidance to ensure high-quality outputs supported by standard operating procedures, common user tracker, dashboards and tools. 
  • Track performance using pre-agreed KPI’s, timelines and escalation protocols in alignment with the Director Deal Room role of secretariat to the Investment Committee. 
  • Develop and lead pipeline intelligence function which supports decision making, investor dialogues, negotiation preparations and institutional performance reviews 
  • Prepare requests and briefs for escalation and Issue resolution 
  • Institutionalise learning by distilling insights from deal facilitation into reusable resources. 
  • Build internal capacity through targeted mentorship, skills coaching and leadership of delivery routines to strengthen the team’s quality of execution. 
  • Develop the green deals division sustainable resource mobilisation plan. 
  • Strategic Coordination and Stakeholder engagement
  • Act as the primary point of contact and senior level champion for high-impact green deals 
  • Build and maintain senior relationships with key actors in green investments and key touchpoints.  
  • Set clear agenda and provide high-level troubleshooting to support institutional and inter-ministerial unlocks. 
  • Strategically engage national, county governments, development partners, investors and Technical TBI expertise towards tailored deal support packages, policy and regulatory reforms, incentives, off-take agreements and co-investment structuring. 
  •  Generate key pipeline deal insights and identify key resources to achieve strategic impact. 
  • Carry out relevant duties assigned by the Director Deal Room to advance strategic investments in collaboration with TBI.  

Required Competencies

  • Experience in private sector leadership, especially in investment-heavy or project-financed environments, as well as regulatory experience and delivery track record 
  • Hands-on experience in deal structuring 
  • Familiarity with green investment and climate-aligned finance 
  • Prior experience working in Kenya or East Africa is a strong advantage 
  • Understanding of and working experience with the Government of Kenya 
  • Proficiency in Swahili is desirable 

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