Zayar Paing Soe Email & Phone Number

International development professional with 16 years of experience in private sector development, value chain development, market system development, finance & risk management, hospitality & retail management, and relationship management with senior private sector representatives in Myanmar. Highly skilled in proposal development, budgetary development, report writing, trade and investment, grant management, MEAL system establishment, and donor/investor compliance.

Yangon (West), Yangon, Myanmar

Job Profile=======Myanmar Enabling Investment Program – MEIP was a multi-year market-shaping program to address the root causes of market failures affecting investment and business growth in Myanmar. The program employed a systems approach that leverages donor’s investor lens, brand, convening power, and in-house capabilities combined with leading private sector development expertise and Myanmar networks and expertise. It was in line with the Governments strategy to support the private sector and complement other donor and development initiatives to achieve coordinated and scaled impact.Key Achievement===========►Led entire facilitation of improving business performance and investment readiness of SGBs.►Maintained direct & in-direct management of MEIP local staff.►Successfully researched & developed a database of SGBs & BDSs in Myanmar.►Developed & Deployed Gender Equality Mainstreaming framework►Acted as Country Project Lead in the Team Lead absence.

Myanmar

Zayar is an international development professional with 16 years of experience in private sector & business development, market system development, finance & risk management, organizational development, hospitality & retail management. Zayar excels in proposal writings for grants & funding opportunities for businesses and NGOs. Zayar was a Senior Private Sector Development Coordinator of MEDA’s Improving Market Opportunities for Women. Before joining MEDA, Zayar served as project manager of MercyCorps’ Making Vegetable Market Works & Myanmar Financial Inclusion Initiative, based in Yangon. Previously, Zayar worked more than 9 years for Emirates Airline’s finance & risk management department in Dubai. Before that Zayar served as Head Office Manager in the hospitality industry. Zayar leads strategies development, risk assessments, budgetary development, business plan set up, reporting system setup, project management system development, business due diligence development, business development services for both international/local businesses & NGOs. Zayar also trains and capacitates individuals &/or groups from businesses and NGOs for business proposal writing, business plan development, business management, and efficient business record keeping & reporting system for sustainable business & organizational development.

Job Purpose========Responsible for leading MEDA’s country private sector development activities across the project’s target agricultural value chains, including market vegetables (Southern Shan) and rice and a secondary crop (Kayin). Analyzed and engaged the relevant private sector context and key stakeholders, shaped MEDA’s private sector engagement strategy and objectives, and engage private sector partners and key stakeholders to improve their ability to provide goods, services, and market access to women small producers. Facilitated private sector partnerships and activities that deliver the project’s defined outcomes; identified and implemented market-driven development approaches that deliver the project’s defined outcomes and ensure that cross-cutting themes (such as gender, environment) are mainstreamed as appropriate.Key Achievements============►Private Sector Strategy: led the development of PSD strategy for selected value chains in Myanmar. ►Partnership Development: developed entire potential partner database and selection process for awards.►Program Execution & Review: Led program execution in every step of opportunities and challenges.►Financial Inclusion: helped developed financial inclusion strategy for PSD partners.►Grant Management: Advanced types of grants, led grant award process, managed all grantees in the implementation phase. ►BDS & OD: Identified & developed types of BDS in line with PSD strategies, led the selection process of BDS providers. ►Resource Management: Managed human, financial, and technical resources.►Media & Communication: Led regular project success publications by extracting the success stories. ►MEAL & Reporting: Entire MEAL system set up for projects and partners. Partner Reports reviewed & advised. Project reports were regularly written for donor compliance.

Job Purpose========Responsible for leading a market development project called MVMW – “Making Vegetables Market Work” and its embedded sister project called “Myanmar Financial Inclusion Initiatives”. Devised the entire selection of private sector partners & local development partners section and grant award process. Setup all reporting formats for each selected partner based on their types of business functions & objectives. Monitored & evaluated the entire partnership implementation process including report reviewed and OD supports for partners. Engaged in donor compliance by providing accurate quality reports. Key Achievements============►Grant & Partnership Management: Successfully developed & managed partnership selections and business partners. ►Market Analysis: Regularly conducted market analysis. ►MEAL: Entire MEAL system set up for business partners and for the project. ►Market Assessment: Co-led the assessment with an international consultant.►Research: Co-led the regional research with the country director.

Dubai

Job Purpose========Responsible for high-quality supervisory support to relevant finance sections through the generation of financial entries and invoices. Supervised all levels of receipting and payment function with reconciliation of clearing accounts which were maintained and controlled by the relevant finance sections. Provided a high level of administrative support within the sections ensuring high quality and accurate services were being provided. Trained new team members for their roles and mentored them to live up to the Group’s values. Key Achievements============►Revenue Accounting: Oversaw & managed entire revenue streams. ►Cooperate Accounting: Supervised cooperate accounting system in line with policy and authority manual.►Cash Control & Risk Management: Managed & supervised the cash control department without having any discrepancies & fraudulence. ►Account Payable: Managed & support account payable team.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Economics, Economics