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Chemonics seeks a Director of Investment Facilitation for the Feed the Future Uganda Strategic Investments (SIA) Activity. The purpose of the SIA Activity is to facilitate foreign and domestic commercial investments that yield and advance development objectives. The 5-year activity, funded by the United States Agency. for International Development (USAID), will mobilize financing for investment in agriculture and food security, the productive use of energy for agriculture and related industries, and health. By supporting development-oriented investments, the Activity will integrate underrepresented populations into the market economy and facilitate the transition from subsistence to commercial production.
The Activity represents a key component of USAID's Market Systems Strengthening portfolio to improve quality business services and enhance market. systems to ensure markets consistently and inclusively function to accelerate economic development in Uganda. Through transaction learning under its Investment Facilitation Platform, SIA will increase commercial financing and productive use of energy in agriculture and related sectors. Applying transaction. learning at the policy level, SIA will promote improvements in laws, regulations, and formal and informal rules to enhance market system function.

The Director of Investment Facilitation is expected lead the Investment Facilitation Platform, overseeing technical assistance in private sector engagement, investment advisory, financial services, business development, and productive use of energy to reinforce collaboration, information sharing, and synchronized partner engagement. The Director will ensure coherence in the investment team's sourcing, structuring, and closing of high-potential investment transactions and provision of investor and firm aftercare. This position will be based in Kampala, Uganda. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.