Overview
The consultant will provide technical support for the identification, documentation, and analysis of Business Support Organizations (BSOs) in the ASEAN region, focusing on specific sectors. The role aims to strengthen the understanding of the institutional ecosystem supporting private sector development and regional value chains.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct desk research and stakeholder consultations to expand mapping of BSOs and identify sector-specific business support institutions across ASEAN.
- Identify organizations supporting businesses in the semiconductor, fish and crustacean products, and plastics and rubber sectors.
- Review and document institutional details including mandate, governance structure, services offered, and target beneficiaries.
- Analyze services and support mechanisms provided by organizations.
- Analyze data to identify service gaps, overlaps, duplication areas, and opportunities for coordination.
- Provide technical analysis and qualitative insights to assess the role and positioning of institutions within the ASEAN business support ecosystem.
- Assess the extent to which current services respond to the needs of MSMEs and private sector actors.
- Identify institutional strengths, constraints, and opportunities for ecosystem strengthening and regional collaboration.
- Develop a clear and structured ecosystem map presenting relationships, functions, and interactions among identified organizations.
- Draft an analytical report summarizing key findings.
- Formulate actionable recommendations to improve ecosystem efficiency, collaboration, and service delivery.
- Incorporate comments and feedback into final deliverables.
- Support the validation and refinement of findings.
- Ensure all deliverables are finalized in accordance with ITC quality standards.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in private sector development, business ecosystem analysis, institutional mapping, trade and investment support, or related areas.
- Demonstrated experience working with business support institutions, chambers of commerce, business associations, trade support institutions, or industry ecosystem actors within the ASEAN region.
- Proven experience conducting institutional assessments, stakeholder mapping, ecosystem analysis, or value chain analysis.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in economics, international trade, business administration, public policy, development studies, industrial development, regional integration, or a related field.
