Country Programme Development Consultant - Liberia

Overview

The International Trade Centre seeks a consultant to support the preparation of a Country Programme Document (CPD) for Liberia, aligning with EIF Phase Three guidelines and national development strategies.

Tasks Summary

• Conduct desk research, stakeholder consultations, and diagnostics to compile information on Liberia's trade and investment context.
• Analyse institutional, policy, and implementation gaps, and Liberia’s absorptive capacity.
• Map ongoing and planned trade and investment-related initiatives.
• Support the design and facilitation of consultative meetings and workshops with key stakeholders.
• Liaise with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) to facilitate inclusive consultations.
• Document key outcomes and build consensus on priority areas and Prioritized Action Matrix (PAM) actions.
• Draft a six-year Country Programme Document (CPD) for Liberia in line with EIF Phase Three guidelines.
• Develop and populate required annexes for the CPD.
• Incorporate comments from relevant entities.
• Finalize the CPD for endorsement through a national validation workshop/meeting.
• Present the CPD and moderate a stakeholders’ validation process.

Experience Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in development programmes, development and country planning; trade and development policy, project formulation, or Aid for Trade programming.
• Proven experience in development and multi-stakeholder coordination, partnership development as well as in planning, monitoring and reporting of development programmes.
• Familiarity with EIF processes, LDC contexts, and donor coordination frameworks is an asset.

Qualification Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in development, economics, public administration, management, business, political science and economy; and related fields.
• A first-level university degree in similar fields may be accepted with an additional two years of relevant professional work experience.
• Extensive relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the university degree.

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Languages Preferred:

Contract Duration: ASAP to 31.03.26

Work Modality: Home-based (in Liberia)

Remuneration: