Job Vacancy: tSSD - talent sourcing for sustainable development Malaysia + Thailand - 4 ST Experts in International Trade for Project Formulation Mission

tSSd talent sourcing for sustainable development

We are looking for 4 Experts in International Trade for Malaysia (2) and Thailand (2), from Mid-September / Early September 2018 for 21/12 days to conduct a Project formulation mission, contact: tssd.service@gmail.com

LOCATION	Malaysia + Thailand
STATUS/REFERENCE	FWC
AGENCY/DONOR	EU
REQUIRED EXPERTS	KE1 - International Trade Expert, CAT I APPLY
	KE2 - International Trade Expert, CATII APPLY
COMMENCEMENT	Mid-September 2018  / Early September 2018
PROJECT DURATION
NUMBER WORK DAYS	1	21 working days
	2	12 working days
LANGUAGE SKILLS	Proficiency in English is necessary, as are excellent communication, writing and editing skills
DEADLINE	04/JUL/2018 23:59:00 Recruitment starts immediately upon publication of this vacancy announcement; posts may be filled already before the indicated application deadline. Pre selected experts will be asked to fill in a grid.
ELIGIBLE NATIONALITIES	Any
OBSERVATIONS	• Only short listed consultants will receive the ToR and will be replied to. • Please apply only if you fulfill all requirements for the vacant position. • Eventually, we will ask you to fill in and return to us a GRID. • All experts must have at least regional experience • CV templates download at http://wp.me/p1sHoW-5D
CONTACT tssd.service@gmail.com Please apply in English language
How to Apply: Only short listed consultants will be replied to. If you wish to submit your candidature, please send us: 1 - Your up dated and position-adjusted CV in EU AID format, in the language of vacancy and as word.doc detailing qualifications, experience in similar assignments. CVs in other than EU format will not be evaluated. 2 - The country, no of position/field (s) you will apply for in the subject line of message 3 - Your expected daily fee. In addition you would receive the official per diem and airfare in economy class 4 - Your communication details (Mobil, phone, etc.) in case we need to contact you during the tender process 5 - Include the months, as well as years in past experience of your CV 6 - To enhance your CV, please bold the items most relevant to this project and its requirements. Suggestions: Please make sure, that the experience requested is also shown "Description" section 14 of your CV. As the selections are very strict and paper based, we request you to prepare your CV in the right format and detail all the relevant experience under the Professional experience table as much as possible. There is no problem if your CV is long, the most important is to prepare so that it describes clearly your experiences relevant to the mission. (Your CV has to sell you!) Restrictions: In case consultants are short listed, they must be able to provide documentary evidence for educational and professional items in their CVs (copies of diplomas, copies of employers' reference letters, etc.). Documents those are not available in English have to be accompanied by a faithful translation. This is mandatory requirement for Europe Aid tenders.
DESCRIPTION
Profile per expert or expertise required: Expert 1: Category I, 21 working days o Qualifications and skills: -University degree (at Masters level) in Economics, Business Administration, Trade, Law or equivalent field or equivalent professional experience of 15 years if candidate does not possess a post graduate degree; -Excellent command of oral and written English (level C1); -Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment. o General professional experience: -At least 12 years of experience in the area of international trade, trade-related technical assistance and/or policy or equivalent professional experience of at least 15 years in the sector, if the candidate does not possess a Master Degree relevant to Lot No. 2; -At least 1 reference proving knowledge of technical and financial programme management as well as Project Cycle Management (PCM) and Logical Framework Approaches. o Specific professional experience: -At least 5 assignments during the past 10 years, in project formulation; -At least 2 previous experiences in the formulation of EU-funded projects, in the area of development co-operation, focusing on trade-related technical assistance -TRTA- (e.g. ARISE or ARISE+ programme); - At least 2 references proving knowledge of EU procedures. Expert 2: Category 2 12 working days. o Qualifications and skills: -University degree (at Masters level) in Economics, Business Administration, Agronomy, Trade, or equivalent field or equivalent professional experience of 9 years if candidate does not possess post graduate degree. -Excellent command of oral and written English (level C1). -Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment. o General professional experience: -At least 6 years of experience in the area of international trade, trade-related technical assistance and/or policy or equivalent professional experience of at least 9 years in the sector, if the candidate does not possess a Master Degree relevant to Lot No. 2. o Specific professional experience: - At least 1 previous experience in project formulation, in the area of development co-operation combined with trade-related technical assistance (TRTA). Team as a whole (Expert One and / or Expert Two): It is required that either one of the Experts has or both Experts have: -At least 1 previous experience advising policy makers on trade policy development and reform and trade facilitation; -At least 1 reference confirming good understanding of the European market and its standards and regulations; -At least 1 previous experience working in the field of standards and norms covering sanitary and phytosanitary issues, fisheries and sustainable agriculture It is desirable that either one of the Experts or both Experts have: -Previous experience in the ASEAN region; -Good understanding of Free Trade Agreements (negotiations and preparatory work); -Understanding of trade and environment; -Understanding of competition and government procurement. _ The Contracting Authority retains the right to organise telephone interviews with one or both proposed Experts during the Evaluation of the Offers.   _ Management team member presence is not required for briefing and/or debriefing.   _ Both experts should be present for both the briefing and debriefing at the EU Delegation   _ Meetings with government officials may be in English or Bahasa Malaysia. Interpretation, during  meetings with government officials, if needed, will not be provided by the EU Delegation and should be reflected accordingly in the budget