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Economic Commission for Africa

The Design of the Gse Accelerator Programme for Corporates and Smes

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Duty station
🇪🇹 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Country / area
Ethiopia
Region
Africa
UN system
Regional Commission
Level
CON
Category
Consultants
Job family
Economic Affairs
Posted
Closes
today Source: 06:59, Jun 05, 2026 Africa/Addis_Ababa

About this role

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) seeks a Consultant to design the GSE Accelerator Programme for Corporates and SMEs in Ghana. The role involves conducting a diagnostic assessment of listing readiness gaps, designing a cohort-based accelerator programme structure and curriculum focused on governance, financial reporting, disclosure, capital structuring, and investor relations, and developing a mentorship framework and operational delivery model. The Consultant will work under the supervision of the Chief of the Finance and Domestic Resource Mobilization Section in ECA's Macroeconomic, Finance and Governance Division. The position is based in Addis Ababa with an expected duration of 6 months.

Key requirements

  • 5 years relevant professional experience in capital market development
  • Proven experience designing accelerator or issuer-readiness programmes
  • Fluency in English

Nice to have

  • Strong knowledge of corporate governance, financial reporting, and capital raising in African markets
  • Experience working with international organizations, development partners, or regional economic bodies

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Requirements at a glance

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Min. experience
Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in capital market development, SME financing, or institutional capacity building.
Languages
English

Result of Service

The final output of services are the followings: - Inception Report outlining the detailed work plan and methodology; including a Diagnostic Assessment of Listing Readiness (Deliverable 1); - GSE Accelerator Programme and Curriculum Framework (Deliverable 2).; - Operational and Delivery Framework for GSE Accelerator Programme, including governance, faculty model, and monitoring and evaluation indicators (Deliverable 3).

Work Location

Addis Ababa

Expected duration

6 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Chief, Finance and Domestic Resource Mobilization Section, of the Macroeconomic, Finance and Governance Division, ECA, the Consultant will be responsible for the followings: • Conduct a diagnostic assessment of listing readiness gaps among Ghanaian corporates and SMEs; • Design the structure and progression model for a cohort‑based Accelerator Programme; • Develop a practical curriculum focused on governance, financial reporting, disclosure, capital structuring, and investor relations; • Design a mentorship and advisory framework to support participant firms; • Propose an operational delivery and monitoring framework aligned with GSE listing outcomes.

Qualifications/special skills

- Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in capital market development, SME financing, or institutional capacity building; - Proven experience in developing corporate or institutional strategies within the financial sector institutions is required. - Proven experience designing accelerator or issuer‑readiness programmes is required; - Strong knowledge of corporate governance, financial reporting, and capital raising in African markets is desirable. - Experience working with international organizations, development partners, or regional economic bodies is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required.

Additional Information

Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As per the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, do you identify as a person with a disability? If Yes, please specify if you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process?

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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