Ståle Brinchmann Email & Phone Number

Zurich, Switzerland

London

• Co-led the expansion of the Economic Growth team through developing and delivering the practice’s growth strategy. Led several strategic bids and secured over £65 million in project revenue over an 18-month period..
• Project Director on the Africa Clean Energy Technical Assistance Facility (ACE TAF) UKAid funded £15.5 million programme aimed at catalysing clean energy markets in 14 African countries. Led project set-up and strategy.
• Fund Director for GSMA Mobile for Development Innovation Funds. Have overseen the selection and management of grants in excess of £20 million to technology innovation companies.
• Project Director for AECF Ltd.’s £8 million REACT Household Solar Fund aimed at catalysing growth of clean energy companies in rural areas. Oversaw the team developing the fund design and managing selection process.
• Led several successful bids, including the £50 million Sustainable Urban Economic Development programme and the £12 million DANIDA-funded Business Advocacy Fund in Kenya.

London, United Kingdom

• Managed pre-positioning and delivery of several of DAI’s priority bids, working across a range of sectors, including local supply chain development, agriculture, enabling environment, climate change and education. Key.
• Business Development: Managed the successful tender for the £20 million Western Region Coastal Foundation in Ghana, a market system development project to establish local supply chains for international industries..
• Project Management: Project Manager responsible for the technical and financial management of the ACP/EU Microfinance Programme, the EU’s flagship access to finance programme.
• Technical Advisory: Market system expert on the £70 million Private Enterprise Programme Ethiopia (PEPE). Collaborated with local project team to analyse quantitative and qualitative market data to inform the.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Senior management position in a start-up NGO focussing on market-based approaches to increase energy access across Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. Part of the management team that grew the organisation from.
• Finance and operations Management: Established E4I’s financial and operational manuals and training staff on processes and procedures. Oversaw the financial management of all donor funding agreements. Managed the.
• Programme Management: Led design and implementation of finance and operational management procedures of several donor funded programmes aimed at supporting energy entrepreneurs with funding and technical assistance.

London, England, United Kingdom

Finance Analyst role in the EBRD’s Business Advisory Services and Turn Around Management team, providing technical assistance to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in eastern and south-eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Responsible for financial forecasting and monthly financial reporting of 26 country offices.

• A small financial management company that offers a wide range of professional services to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. Part of a small team that provided a broad range of professional services for SMEs, including;
• Bookkeeping, accounting, business plan assessments and market analysis.
• Responsible for project development for international organisations seeking to enter the UK market through a joint venture model.

Led research project with the objective of building a list of potential new suppliers in Latin America and initiated formal co-operation between MTU and the Mexican Government.

Education record

Msc, Development Studies

Ba Hons, International Business With German, 2:1