The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is seeking a Regional Manager for South Asia, based in New Delhi, India. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 4 years of professional experience in international finance, infrastructure project development, international business, or related areas. They will be responsible for identifying, recommending, and securing funding for foreign assistance, commercial or infrastructure development, and finance activities that promote economic growth and U.S. national security in South Asia. The candidate should have excellent writing and oral communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Some key responsibilities of the job include:
• Performing substantive activities related to identifying, recommending, and securing funding for foreign assistance, commercial or infrastructure development, finance, and other activities that promote economic growth, sustainable infrastructure development, and U.S. national security in South Asia
• Working alongside U.S. industry to identify U.S. foreign assistance activities that would facilitate U.S. exports in the implementation of sustainable infrastructure projects in South Asia
• Providing project support services, such as preparing grant agreements, scopes of work for contracts, feasibility studies, or other grant activities related to foreign assistance programs
• Implementing, monitoring, and evaluating foreign assistance programs, commercial development, finance, banking, or other activities that contribute to the development of infrastructure initiatives or other similar initiatives requiring capital investment in South Asia
• Managing events, such as reverse trade missions and workshops, which require coordination with multiple external stakeholders
• Developing and maintaining business relationships with U.S. and foreign private sector representatives and government officials in the development of major infrastructure projects in South Asia
• Maintaining high-level diplomatic relations with foreign governments, including at the Ministerial level