Experts in Trade and Private Sector Development

Cardno Emerging Markets, Belgium S.A. (Cardno) has been awarded a European Commission (EC) Framework Contract for Lot 10: Trade, Standards and Private Sector and is currently seeking Trade experts and Private Sector Experts to provide short-term expertise globally.

In addition to the technical areas outlined below, tasks will cover project management, term of reference, preparation, evaluation of grant proposals, evaluation and monitoring as well as horizontal issues such as, macroeconomics, legislative approximation, law enforcement, training, research, etc.

Senior Experts should have at least 10 years of experience and Junior Experts more than 3 years.

Qualifications: Candidates should have one or more of the following areas of expertise as well as strong verbal and written communication skills and fluency in either English, French, Spanish or Portuguese.

A. Trade

Trade policy development and reform

Support to trade negotiations

Regional economic integration – support to establishment of customs unions

Trade facilitation , customs reform

Technical Barriers to Trade – legal and administrative framework, conformity assessment (accreditation, certification and testing laboratories), metrology, standards and norms, support to producers

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards- legal and administrative framework, conformity assessment (certification and testing laboratories), standards and norms, support to producers

Intellectual property (industrial property, copyright and related rights)

Trade in Services (policy, legal, regulatory and institutional environment for business services, communication services, financial services, tourism and travel-related services, transport services and other services)

Competition policy

Trade and environment (assessment of environmental implications of production and trade, support formulation of mitigation measures, integration of trade related issues in the formulation and implementation of environmental policies, )

Trade defence instruments , dispute settlement , transparency and government procurement

Trade promotion

Market analysis and development

B. Trade

Private sector development policy and reform

Privatisation and industrial policy, including Public-Private Partnership

Sector policies (textile, mining, pharmaceutical industry, agriculture, tourism etc.)

SMEs policy development

Regulatory reform for improving the business environment

Investment promotion (domestic and foreign)

Small and Medium enterprises (SME) support (inclusive advisory services for management, production, technology, research & development, marketing, partnership, decent work, export promotion, financing, human resources management incl. gender issue, training, environmental impact, production quality, etc.)

Commercial banking, inclusive financial services to Small, medium and micro-enterprises (credit lines, equity, guarantees, micro-credit),

Financial sector regulation (incl. supervision of banking, insurance, pension funds, securities etc.)

Corporate governance issues

Supporting professional/commercial/advisory bodies (professional associations, decentralised advisory agencies, local consultancy strengthening, Chambers of commerce, European Information Correspondence Centres (EICC), Business Centres
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Instructions: Interested candidates should send a CV preferably in EU format, highlighting the relevant areas of their expertise, to Recruit.Brussels@CardnoEM.com with “Fwc LOT 10” in the subject line.