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International Junior Consultant: Supporting women engaged in small scale cross-border trade and women owned SMEs in selected African countries
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International Trade Centre (ITC)
Remote (global)- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Consultancy
- Experience level: 0-5 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: Remote (global)
- Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Deadline: 23/04/2025
- Location: Remote (global)
Background:
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN). ITC works with developing and economies in transition to achieve sustainable development through exports – activating, supporting and delivering projects with an emphasis on achieving competitiveness. s.
Duties:
The Consultant, who will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the Senior Officer in close collaboration with the TF team and the national Partners, will:
• Assist in the development, adaptation and implementation of activities aiming at facilitating intra-regional trade in selected African countries;
• Support small-scale traders and Women ICBTs as per project plans, and follow up on the implementation of activities in the field in closed collaboration with national partners and institutions -women associations, traders associations, etc-;
• Support the deployment of actors’ mapping exercises in collaboration with national partners;
• Assist in coordination of surveys -baseline data collection, trade costs, corruption and other-;
• Carry out research and follow-up on impact and evaluation of project activities, events and trainings to complete reports;
• Assist in preparing briefs and reports on field surveys and consultations;
• Assist in review and update modifications to training manuals and materials for local trade support institutions;
• Assist in following up and support the implementation of training programmes for WICBTs conducted by local partners;
• Follow up and assist national WICBT associations to prepare national final reports and studies;
• Assist in collecting feedback and in maintaining the project tools, such as the small-scale traders website, E-Directory, and the capacity building and hybrid courses database in line with the expectations of partners and beneficiaries;
• Carry out legal studies relating to business law, regional integration, commercial contracts and dispute resolution in cross border trade;
• Assist in reviewing legal guides and training materials on regulations, procedures, business registration, contractual and commercial practices.
The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN). ITC works with developing and economies in transition to achieve sustainable development through exports – activating, supporting and delivering projects with an emphasis on achieving competitiveness. s.
Duties:
The Consultant, who will work under the direct supervision and guidance of the Senior Officer in close collaboration with the TF team and the national Partners, will:
• Assist in the development, adaptation and implementation of activities aiming at facilitating intra-regional trade in selected African countries;
• Support small-scale traders and Women ICBTs as per project plans, and follow up on the implementation of activities in the field in closed collaboration with national partners and institutions -women associations, traders associations, etc-;
• Support the deployment of actors’ mapping exercises in collaboration with national partners;
• Assist in coordination of surveys -baseline data collection, trade costs, corruption and other-;
• Carry out research and follow-up on impact and evaluation of project activities, events and trainings to complete reports;
• Assist in preparing briefs and reports on field surveys and consultations;
• Assist in review and update modifications to training manuals and materials for local trade support institutions;
• Assist in following up and support the implementation of training programmes for WICBTs conducted by local partners;
• Follow up and assist national WICBT associations to prepare national final reports and studies;
• Assist in collecting feedback and in maintaining the project tools, such as the small-scale traders website, E-Directory, and the capacity building and hybrid courses database in line with the expectations of partners and beneficiaries;
• Carry out legal studies relating to business law, regional integration, commercial contracts and dispute resolution in cross border trade;
• Assist in reviewing legal guides and training materials on regulations, procedures, business registration, contractual and commercial practices.
Qualifications/special skills
Masters (or equivalent) in Law, Administration or related field.
Minimum of 2 years relevant experience -either in the private sector, non-governmental agency or international organization- is desirable.
Knowledge of legal and trade issues, migration and gender is required.
Minimum of 2 years relevant experience -either in the private sector, non-governmental agency or international organization- is desirable.
Knowledge of legal and trade issues, migration and gender is required.
Excellent knowledge of French and English. Knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese, desira
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