The Alliance is looking for a consultant to support it’s latest project in Timor Leste
1. Background
The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (the Alliance) is a public-private partnership for trade led growth jointly hosted by the World Economic Forum, the International Chamber of Commerce and the Center for International Private Enterprise in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
The Alliance’s work is designed to help governments in developing and least developed countries implement the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). It brings together governments and businesses as equal partners to identify trade facilitation issues such as customs delays and unnecessary red tape at borders, and design and implement targeted reforms that deliver commercially quantifiable results.
The Alliance is supported by the governments of the United States, Canada, and Germany, and works with private sector partners from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the world’s largest multinationals.
The services required relate to a project in Timor-Leste to improve the resiliency of emergency customs clearance procedures using scenario testing methods (“Disaster Resiliency Project”). The selected consultant will provide project support and local insight during project implementation.
2. The Services
The chosen consultant will provide the Alliance with the following services during the implementation of the Disaster Resiliency Project:
- Support for the formation of a Planning Committee made up of key stakeholders
- Support in developing Terms of Reference for the Planning Committee
- Confirmation of the participation of Planning Committee members in key planning events
- Local logistical support in setting up in-person and virtual meetings
- Distribution and confirmation of invitations to stakeholders to participate in a full day in-person Scenario Testing Exercise (“the Exercise”)
- Liaison with public and private sector stakeholders to ensure their active participation in the Exercise.
- Local logistical support to organise and host the Exercise.
- Help in preparation and distribution of project documentation
- Local logistical support to organise Exercise debriefings
It is expected that total effort for this will not exceed 20 person days.
3. Expected Outputs and Timelines
The expected outputs and timelines are as follows:
| No. | Output | Elapsed Weeks |
| 1 | Creation of project Planning Committee with agreed Terms of Reference | 4 |
| 2 | Successful completion of following planning events: | 4 |
| 2.1 | – Concept and Objectives Meeting (in-person) | 4 |
| 2.2 | – Initial Planning Conference (in-person) | 5 |
| 2.3 | – Mid-term Planning Conference (remote) | 10 |
| 2.4 | – Final Planning Conference (in-person) | 12 |
| 2.5 | – Staff Briefing (in-person) | 14 |
| 3 | Successful completion of a full day in-person Scenario Testing Exercise | 14 |
| 4 | Distribution of After Action Report and Improvement Plan | 19 |
| 5 | Successful completion of Exercise debriefings (remote) | 28 |
4. Requirements
The Consultant must:
- Have a minimum of 5 years of experience working with the public and private sectors in Timor-Leste.
- Proven track record in supporting process improvement projects.
- Strong written communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Be based in Dili, Timor-Leste.
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English and Tetun.
5. Submission of Proposals
Interested consultants should submit a proposal in PDF format to: Christopher Holden (christopher.holden@iccwbo.org) with the subject line: “Project Support – Timor-Leste [YOURNAME]” by 11:59pm on 08-Oct-24. Please note that submission of a proposal in the manner described above will deem all terms and conditions of this Request for Services have been accepted by the Bidder and incorporated into its proposal unless specifically notified otherwise.