Expert on Trade, and Sustainable Development

Consultant Finance & Economy

Overview

Contribute to organizing and finalizing national validation workshops on food trade policies.

You have:

• An advanced university degree, Master, in economics and management is required.
• At least 6 years of particular work experience relating to trade issues with expert understanding of and experience with private voluntary sustainability standards is required.
• Experience in reviewing reports and preparing curricula for training materials.
• Excellent knowledge on the trade and food security challenges in the Caribbean region.
• Fluency oral and written in English is required.

Contract

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Result of Service

The consultant will contribute to the project by organizing and finalizing two national validation workshops, supporting the validation of workshop recommendations, and developing capacity-building materials on food trade policies.

Work Location

Home based

Expected duration

01.12.25 - 31.05.26

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Economic Affairs Officer at the Trade Analysis Branch, the consultant who will have expertise on the trade and food security in the Caribbean. • Advice on the problematic of trade and food security in the Caribbean to develop the two-validation workshop in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and Bridgetown, Barbados • Deliver a presentation at the validation workshops in Port of Spain and Bridgetown he main conclusions of the Caribbean regional assessment report. In agreement with local officials, design the recommendations of the validation workshop. • Develop and integrate insights from the Caribbean regional report into the capacity-building package, tailoring the training materials to the needs of beneficiaries in the region. • Given knowledge on the two beneficiary countries, support the development of the national capacity-building package for the trade component of the Development Account (DA) project. • Ensure that the e-learning modules clearly introduce trade tools, such as voluntary sustainability standards, that can be leveraged to enhance food security. • Develop and integrate insights from the Caribbean regional report into the capacity-building package, tailoring the training materials to the needs of beneficiaries in the region.

Qualifications/special skills

An advanced university degree, Master, in economics and management is required. At least 6 years of particular work experience relating to trade issues with expert understanding of and experience with private voluntary sustainability standards is required Experience in reviewing reports and preparing curricula for training materials. Excellent knowledge on the trade and food security challenges in the Caribbean region.

Languages

Fluency oral and written in English is required.

Additional Information

Not available.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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