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Job Summary

The Sustainable Projects Development Officer is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and developing commercially viable projects that generate both financial returns and measurable social impact.

The role focuses on transforming promising development and investment ideas into well-structured, implementation-ready opportunities through market research, feasibility assessment, business model development, financial analysis, and project planning.

Key Responsibilities

1. Opportunity Identification & Project Development

• Identify and assess sustainable investment and development opportunities in target markets.
• Explore opportunities across priority sectors, including water, food, agriculture, education, healthcare, housing, and logistics.
• Develop innovative project concepts that combine commercial sustainability with measurable social and developmental impact.
• Transform initial concepts into structured, practical, and implementation-ready project proposals.
• Develop scalable and replicable project models suitable for implementation across different markets and regions.

2. Feasibility Studies & Business Modeling

• Lead and coordinate preliminary and detailed feasibility assessments for proposed projects.
• Develop comprehensive project proposals covering:
• Market opportunity and demand.
• Project scope and operating model.
• Revenue and business model.
• Financing structure and capital requirements.
• Implementation requirements and timeline.
• Key risks and mitigation measures.
• Expected financial and social impact.
• Evaluate the commercial, operational, and developmental viability of proposed opportunities.
• Coordinate with the Financial Analyst to develop financial models, forecasts, investment scenarios, and return assessments.

3. Market Research & Investment Analysis

• Conduct market, sector, and country research to identify attractive development investment opportunities.
• Analyze market size, demand, competition, regulatory environment, operating conditions, and potential barriers to entry.
• Assess political, economic, operational, financial, and implementation risks associated with proposed projects.
• Convert market intelligence and research findings into clear, actionable investment recommendations.
• Build and maintain a structured pipeline and database of potential investment opportunities.

4. Project Pipeline Management

• Manage and follow up on projects throughout the evaluation and development stages.
• Track progress, outstanding requirements, risks, decisions, and next steps for each opportunity.
• Support the development of priority projects, including water well drilling, ready-made food production, agricultural projects, and other initiatives identified by management.
• Coordinate with internal teams, technical specialists, consultants, partners, and other stakeholders to obtain the information required for project evaluation.
• Ensure project proposals are sufficiently developed before being presented for investment or implementation decisions.

5. Investment Recommendations & Management Reporting

• Prepare professional investment proposals, business cases, feasibility reports, and executive presentations.
• Present project findings, investment opportunities, risks, and recommendations to senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Provide clear recommendations on whether opportunities should be pursued, revised, deferred, or rejected.
• Support management in prioritizing projects based on strategic alignment, financial attractiveness, feasibility, risk, and expected social impact.
• Monitor international best practices and emerging models in sustainable and development investment and identify opportunities for their application.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Development Studies, Project Management, or a related field.
• A Master's degree, MBA, or relevant professional certification is an advantage.

Professional Experience
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Project development.
• Investment analysis or investment development.
• Feasibility studies.
• Business development.
• Sustainable or impact investment.
• International development organizations.
• Experience working with projects in emerging or developing markets is highly desirable.
• Practical exposure to one or more priority sectors such as agriculture, water, food, education, healthcare, housing, or logistics is preferred.

Pay: From QAR12,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person