Change Consultant & Project Lead

## Change Consultant & Project Lead
For a bank I'm searching for an interim Change Consultant & Project Lead with experience in implementing processes.
For a bank I’m searching for an interim Change Consultant & Project Lead with +10 years experience as a senior change/implementation consultant or advisor and with approximately 3-5 years as project lead. The job is within the Market Creation project.
There is a large financing gap towards achieving the SDGs, while there are also not enough bankable opportunities to fill the gap. Public funds can function as a key enabler to pioneer and develop unbankable opportunities with the aim to attract private investors in the next stage. Through ‘market creation’ (MC), the bank will facilitate the development of unbankable opportunities into bankable projects and drive topics & models of the future to advance our impact contributions. Market creation will contribute to the bank’s pipeline development in both the short and long term and will position us well (e.g., in terms of additionality) for the future.
The bank will structurally approach market creation & develop bankable opportunities in nascent & fragile markets. The bank will enable ecosystem development & strengthen business development by collaborating with various partners and increased local presence. The key aims of the project include:

• Implementation of the Management Board approved MC strategy (incl. governance design, resourcing, implementation planning, incl KPIs);
• Develop funding proposals and (assuming agreement) commence development of an MC fund raising platform;
• Design & develop proof of concept for investing successfully in Fragile States.

Delivery of market creation activities in our markets is done by the Impact department, the Director of which is the Project Owner, in collaboration with the sector departments and funds are raised by the another department. The role of the Change Consultant & Project Lead is to deliver planning and support on the implementation work stream for operationalization of internal processes, systems and governance as well as the new to be created MC platform. Furthermore, the Change Consultant & Project Lead is responsible for progress and budget utilization tracking, reporting to PMO, preparation and facilitation of key decisions and updates to the Steerco and involved key stakeholders, and timely and accurate recording of decisions taken.
The objective of the project is to ensure that the organisation gets ready for market creation and ensure that all departments and all internal process and procedures are followed.
The bank is looking to hire a Change Consultant & Project Lead for the Market Creation project. The candidate is expected to work independently, within the bank’s project governance, with support of and in collaboration with colleagues from the various departments. We are looking for a senior Change Consultant & Project Lead, who connects with relevant internal stakeholders in and outside the bank and oversees practical execution of end-to-end processes related to business development.
The initial assignment is until end of June 2024, an extension for a period of 9 months is dependent on the implementation decision making process. Start: asap. Candidate is expected to work between 32 – 36 hours per week. Occasional working from home is possible but for this project it is expected that the candidate is typically in the office.

• Affinity with market creation / business development (experience in developing countries is a pré)
• Hands-on experience in setting up and implementing processes (e.g. cost structure, legal process, compliance process) related to product development
• Experience with and knowledge of product/process implementation preferably in a mid – size international financial institution or in the non – profit sector (e.g. NGO)
• Independent, pragmatic and self-starting with a hands-on mentality; result oriented mindset
• Relationship capabilities, cultural sensitivity, and pro-activeness
• Ability to work / manage projects in a matrix organization
• Ability to influence and have analytical skills with attention to structure and detail
• Project delivery excellence (get things organized, make people deliver, able to deliver under pressure whilst ensuring quality)

**Additionally, candidate need to possess:**

• More than 10 years of relevant work experience as a senior change consultant with approximately 3- 5 years as project lead
• Strong command of English and preferably Dutch, both verbally and in writing
• Experience in the impact investing/ development banking would be an advantage. Experience of working with public sector funders, such as the Dutch government or the European Commission is considered as bonus

• Prepare and deliver project planning documentation and reporting to the PMO, on deliverable progress and budget utilization
• Lead the implementation of the project according to the MC strategy and participate as functional lead in workstreams related to process design and implementation
• Day-to-day management of the project activities and project team, including planning / budget control, risk management, resource management, stakeholder management, reporting and evaluation
• Prepare project Steerco meetings, support/facilitate the project owner/Steerco in effective governance

• Until end of June 2024 + an extension of 9 months