Senior Associate (Investment Climate Workstream)- REMIT

The Revenue Mobilisation, Investment and Trade (REMIT) is a 39-month (2021 – 2025) program funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and is implemented by Adam Smith International (ASI). The program provides technical assistance (TA) to Pakistan with a broader objective to implement reforms for strengthening macroeconomic stability and improving conditions for high and sustained growth, mutual prosperity, job creation, and poverty reduction. The Programme works towards supporting the Government of Pakistan, its relevant ministries, institutions, and departments to strengthen revenue mobilization reforms/initiatives, address investment environment challenges, facilitate trade and drive competitiveness by reducing trade barriers, and improve the macroeconomic policy and its management. 

Job Summary 

The principal role of the Senior Associate is to work with Investment Climate Workstream Lead to provide strategic support in designing and planning of implementation activities. The Senior Associate will also provide coordination support to the team in working closely with the Government counterparts which mainly includes the Ministry of Finance (MoF0, the Board of Investment (BoI), and the Ministry of Commerce (MoC). As required, the Advisor will also review the outputs produced during implementation activities, including reports, policy papers, presentations etc.  

Duties and Responsibilities 

1. Team Organisation 

• Organise meetings and communication with the MoF, BoI, MoC, and other stakeholders in order to problem solve interventions, gather information, and roll out implementation. 

• Organise investment climate component team meetings. 

• Organise field data collection activities along with managing government approvals 

• Organise and manage events and workshops. 

• Coordinate work with other REMIT components, especially cross-cutting activities linked with the trade, gender and climate finance aspects of the programme.  
   

2. Data Collection and Analysis 

• Supervise data collection and access to information within the MoF, BoI, MoC, and provincial governments 

• Coordinate analysis and reporting for the investment climate workstream  
   

3. Technical Delivery 

• Support the Investment Climate Lead in charting out robust, structured interventions to drive the workstreams strategic objectives. 

• Prepare terms of reference and support recruitment processes alongside the REMIT PMU 

• Work on implementation of workplan activities when required. 

• Assist Investment Climate Lead in the review of review of, policy papers, and deliverables, including MOVs.  
   

4. Knowledge Management and Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) 

• Monitor and evaluate the performance of junior associates on the team. 

• Maintain information on investment climate component work 

• Develop progress reports as per wider MEL requirements of the REMIT programme. 

Qualifications and Experience: 

• A minimum of 12 years of relevant experience of working on investment reforms in Pakistan or elsewhere. 

• Experience of contributing to policy and institutional development 

• Good understanding of economic policies and financial systems.  

• Master’s in economics, social sciences, public finance, or a related discipline. 

• Strong qualitative and quantitative review and analysis skills, with the ability to review technical policy documents.  

• Work experience and familiarity within the government system preferred. Required ability to engage with senior-level government officials, and to facilitate the process of getting things done vis-à-vis timelines, responsibilities, and resources required to deliver individual actions.  

• Excellent record keeping, report writing, communications, and presentation skills. 

• Excellent oral and written English. 

Reporting 

The consultant will report to the REMIT Investment Climate Workstream Lead and the REMIT Team Leader 

Application and Deadline  

Interested applicants should email their resume of not more than 2 pages under the subject to recruitment.remit@adamsmithinternational.com. The deadline to apply is Friday 29th November.