Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of Private Sector and Finance Advisor or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UN Volunteer will:

• Prepare Policy briefs, review and compile relevant policy issues in Africa with a focus on private sector development and engagement as well public and private finance for the SDGs.
• Mapping private sector financing models, business models and operations and institutional arrangements.
• Support Informal economy project launch and implementation.
• Support the development of digital finance/fintech projects;
• Support companies under the AfCFTA to scale and link with SMEs.
• Identification of barriers and solutions for private sector engagement and financing of the SDGs and Private Sector COVID 19 response strategies.
• Supporting governments to design appropriate interventions and strategies to support responses and recovery COVID-19 affected enterprises and value chains.
• Formulation of relevant regional, national, and sub-national development financing policy options.
• Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of assigned projects;
• Undertakes outreach activities; conducts training workshops, seminars, etc.; makes presentations on assigned topics/activities.
• Participates in field missions, including provision of guidance to external consultants, coordinate with government officials and other parties and drafting mission summaries, etc.
• Support countries in the design and implementation of effective MSMEs solutions;
• Coordinates activities related to budget and funding (project preparation and submissions, progress reports, financial statements, etc.) and prepares related documents/reports (proposal, work programme, programme budget, etc.).
• Performs other duties as required.