National Consultant in trade expertise

Consultant Finance & Economy

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Result of Service

o A comprehensive Inception Report detailing the development process of the national AfCFTA strategy, including objectives, approach, methodology, stakeholder mapping, detailed roadmap, and annotated outline of the final output; o A National stakeholder consultation finding report which include stakeholder strategic and operational priority, aspiration and recommendations to gain from the AfCFTA economic huge opportunities; o Collected primary and secondary data necessary to inform the AfCFTA National Strategy, ensuring the robustness of the strategy's foundation; o A preliminary version of the strategy encompassing the AfCFTA Agreement and all its protocols, informed by macroeconomic reviews, sectoral analyses, priority selected product, services and value chain, SWOT analyses, and risk assessments; costed priority actions program, implementation institutional mechanism, a communications plan, results measurement framework and a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework should be prepared for stakeholder reviews and validation; o A report of the national validation workshop which contain improvement inputs, comment, recommendation and way forward for the finalization of the document of the strategy; o Finalized version of the strategy and associated final costed priority action program, including implementation institutional mechanism, communications plan, monitoring and evaluation framework, results measurement framework with selected key performance indicators (KPI) as well as financial resource mobilization road map reflecting stakeholder feedback and ready for implementation; o Data used in the construction of graphs and charts contained in the strategy to the Ministry and ECA, ensuring transparency and accountability in the strategy development process.

Work Location

CAP VERT

Expected duration

3 Months

Duties and Responsibilities

ECA's mission is to deliver ideas and actions for an empowered and transformed Africa; informed by the 2030 SDGs and Agenda 2063. The mission is guided by ECA's five new strategic directions which are advancing. ECA's position as a premier knowledge institution that builds on its unique position and privilege to bring global solutions to the continent's problems and take local solution to the continent; Developing macroeconomic and structural policy options to accelerate economic diversification and job creation; Designing and implementing innovative financing models for infrastructure, and for human, physical and social assets for a transforming Africa; Contributing solutions to regional and transboundary challenges, with a focus on peace security and social inclusion as an important development nexus; Advocating Africa's position at the global level and developing regional responses as a contribution to global governance issues. Under the leadership of the minister of Industry, Trade and Energy of Cabo Verde, the overall coordination of the Director ECA Sub-Region Office for West Africa and the coordinator of the African Trade Policy Center and the direct technical supervision of the assigned ECA staff member, and working closely with the assigned staff member from Cabo Verde Ministry of trade, the national consultants will work in supporting the Lead consultant. The later will ensure an efficient division of labour and the achievement of the mission's objectives. Therefore, the national consultant will undertake the following tasks under direct technical supervision of the Lead consultant: I. Assume full responsibility for executing the assignment in accordance with these Terms of Reference (ToRs); II. Provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy in organising necessary national and regional information, awareness and consultation forums on the AfCFTA, working closely with all stakeholders involved in the project, including government representatives, the private sector, in particular women entrepreneurs, civil society organizations and academia; III. Collect the qualitative and quantitative secondary data needed to formulate the national AfCFTA strategy documents, including sex-disaggregated data and relevant gender indicators. This data collection must go beyond the capital city to include the major local cities of the country; IV. Organize a National Consultative Forum to engage relevant stakeholders in the process of developing the AfCFTA National Strategy and action plans; V. Prepare an inception report detailing the processes, steps, milestones, etc. involved in the development of the national AfCFTA strategy as per ECA Guidelines for developing African Continental Free Trade Area national strategies (copies to be made available to the consultant by ECA). The report shall include an interpretation of the ToR including objectives, approach, methodology, stakeholder mapping, detailed roadmap, and annotated outline of the final product; VI. Organize broad and inclusive consultations with all relevant stakeholders at national, regional, and local levels as may be determined in consultation with ECA and, the Cabo Verde Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy and other stakeholders including University and research centers; VII. Draft, in Portuguese and English or French, Cabo Verde AfCFTA National Implementation Strategy encompassing the AfCFTA Agreement framework and all its Protocols namely, the Protocols on Trade in Goods, Trade in Services, Investment, Intellectual Property Rights, Competition Policy, Dispute Settlement, Women and Youth in Trade, and Digital Trade. The drafting should be informed by but not limited to: o Macroeconomic reviews, sectoral analyses, SWOT analysis, and risk assessments; o Identification of risks related to AfCFTA implementation (e.g. related to revenue loss, macroeconomic venerability, jobs, human rights, the environment, etc.) with appropriate mitigation actions and actionable recommendations; o Identify and analyze Cabo Verde offensive and defensive trade policy interests within the framework of the AfCFTA; o Identify and assess opportunities for tapping into regional value chains integration and for domestic production and/or further value addition including competitiveness analysis for priority product and services selection; o Assess national and regional industrialization, production, and export strategies and policies as they potentially impact trade between Cabo Verde and its trading partners; o Assess institutional capacities, processes and dynamics affecting future implementation of the strategy, identifying gaps and recommend reforms necessary for effective strategy implementation; o Provide an assessment of legislative, regulatory, institutional, and administrative reforms necessary to enable Cabo Verde to benefit from the AfCFTA; o Ensure inclusivity and draw insights from the experiences of other countries and regional economic communities; VIII. Draft strategy including costed priority actions program, implementation institutional mechanism, communications plan, monitoring and evaluation framework, results measurement framework including selected key performance indicators (KPI) as well as financial resource mobilization road map for stakeholder review and validation; IX. Contribute in presenting the strategy at a national validation meeting organized for the purpose; X. Support organization of national and regional AfCFTA consultations forums; XI. Finalize National AfCFTA implementation strategy and costed priority actions program and related measurement and M&E framework incorporating all the comments from the review and validation meeting and meeting the highest standards of quality, rigor, and relevance; XII. Draft reports of the consultative meetings throughout the strategy development process; XIII. prepare on appropriated forma data used in the construction of graphs and charts contained in the strategy to the Ministry and ECA.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or above) in Economics, Trade, Economic Law, International relations or related fields is required. The candidate should have a minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in trade, economics or related areas, strategy and policy analysis and formulation. Familiarity with AfCFTA protocols and implementation regulatory and mechanism, National AfCFTA strategy formulation, data analysis using statistical packages is an asset

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. For this post, fluency Portuguese is required. Ability to work in French or English (speaking, learning and writing) is an asset.

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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