Position:

Team Leader

Project:

Provision of Technical Assistance to the Trade-Related Support Programme in Papua New Guinea

Project Purpose:

The specific objective of this contract is to support PNG in improved mainstreaming of trade matters in development and sector strategies, more effective participation in regional and multinational trade agreements and increased international trade business.

Required Nationality:

Scope of Works:

Results:

1. Component 1: capacity building for trade policy analysis, formulation and trade negotiation (government/macro-level)
2. Component 2: strengthen the system of quality infrastructure for international trade, in particular in the field of technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary systems (SPS), also in the field of fisheries (institutional support level/meso-level)
3. Component 3: Trade development and promotion through business support institutions (company/micro-level) Component 1 is to cover trade policy matters at

Background and Experience:

• University Degree in Law, Economics, or other relevant discipline
• Appropriate post graduate qualification in International Trade, International Economics, or related discipline
• 15 years of increasingly responsible professional experience in the programming, implementation, monitoring and/or evaluation of EC funded trade related projects with good working knowledge of the EDF procedures, Experience with EDF-9 would be an asset
• Fluent in spoken and written English with excellent report writing skills
• Experience in capacity building
• Experience with managing trade development and promotion projects which involve also technical aspects of quality and standards infrastructure, (phyto-) sanitary measures etc.
• Experience in the programming and implementation of trade development assistance in Pacific region or in developing countries
• Highly experienced in the implementation of EC funded Technical Assistance Projects in ACP countries (specific experience in PNG or Pacific area would be considered as asset
• Considerable experience in the management of international projects including the use of project management software
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (including the use of presentation software)
• Excellent skills in information and communication technology
• Good working knowledge of EU trade policies

Duration of Assignment:

Location of Assignment:

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Date of Commencement:

30th June 2008

Project Status:

Invitation to Tender

Contact:  

Experts interested are invited to submit their applications and Curriculum Vitae in the EU format to Ms. Elisa Garlaschi:

Email:     
Phone:    ++49 – 69 - 913.343 - 31
Fax:         ++49 – 69 - 913.343 - 40

Deadline for Application: