Consultant, Agricultural Finance

About the role

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) is seeking an Agri-Finance Consultant to provide specialist technical and policy advice to BCC and the Green Growth Programme (GGP) team on agricultural finance reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The GGP is a five-year programme funded by the UK FCDO and implemented by Adam Smith International, aiming to accelerate sustainable, private sector-led agricultural transformation. The consultant works closely with the Pillar 1 project lead, BCC, MINAGRI and financial-sector stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse financial, regulatory and institutional constraints affecting agricultural lending and access to finance
• Review credit, risk-sharing and guarantee arrangements and assess credit guarantee designs, warehouse receipt financing and rural financial products
• Benchmark regional and international good practice and prepare technical recommendations
• Develop design options for credit guarantees, warehouse receipt financing and collateral arrangements, and advise on policy and regulatory options
• Prepare technical notes, concept papers, roadmaps and implementation guidance
• Support stakeholder engagement with banks, MFIs and government counterparts, and contribute to technical working groups and validation workshops
• Report directly to the Project Lead for Pillar 1

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Banking, Development Finance, Public Policy, Law or a related field
• Proven experience in agricultural finance, banking, credit, guarantee mechanisms or financial-sector policy
• Experience designing or implementing credit guarantee schemes, risk-sharing facilities or similar instruments
• Experience with central banks, regulators, commercial banks, DFIs or government ministries, and with donor-funded programmes
• Fluency in English and French (written and spoken)

Required skills

• Excellent analytical, research and problem-solving skills
• Strong written communication, including technical analyses, advisory notes and policy papers
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Assignment runs from October 2026 to 31 March 2027, on an as-needed basis of up to 30 working days, paid against monthly timesheets; remote work combined with in-country engagement in Kinshasa may be required