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Chemonics International Hiring for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) consultant at Amman, Jordan Full Time

  1. BACKGROUND 

 

The Jordan Economic Reform Activity Task Order 1 (ERA TO1) is a 5-year, $54 million program funded by USAID, which aims to support the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to prioritize and implement economic reforms. Through coordination with the GOJ, the Jordanian and international private sector, other donors, and Jordanian civil society, ERA TO 1 will (1) advance economic reforms, (2) strengthen the business enabling environment, (3) increase exports and local, regional, and international investments, and (4) respond to emerging priorities.  

 

Jordan ERA TO1 provides support to Jordan Exports (JE) to build its services and capacity to become the go-to-institution for export promotion of goods and services. Jordan currently has 7 active Free Trade Agreements with several countries. JE currently features several tools on their Export Portal including an FTA matrix, FTA Map and FTA Insights. JE requested support from ERA to upgrade and enhance the content of the existing tools on the portal and to develop FTA fact sheets and case studies to be added to the portal.   

 

  1. DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES 

 

This scope is developed to identify a local andor international consultant (preferable a local consultant), to upgrade and re-design the FTA table, FTA Matrix, FTA insights and FTA map at the JE portal and develop and design fact sheets and case studies to be added to the JE portal. This to be achieved with following below detailed tasks:  

 

  1. LEVEL OF EFFORT/PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 

 

The total Level of Effort (LOE) contemplated for this assignment is a period of up to 60 days in total distributed as below:  

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Task No.  
 
 
 
 

Level of Effort (LOE) 
 
 
 
 

Task 1: Collect, compile, and review the free trade agreements (7 FTAs) that Jordan has with different countries, by achieving the following activities: 

  • Review the current existing FTA Matrix at the JE portal. 

  • Review the current existing FTA Insights at the JE portal Review the current existing FTA MAP at the JE portal.  

  • Compile information related to the 7 current Jordan Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).  

  • Conduct desk research, literature review and validate findings with concerned stakeholders. 

  • Compile all work and communication work that has been previously done, all agreements documented in the Jordan Trade Facilitation Portal (JTFP – Jordan Customs). The JTFP provides the “raw” data (countries and – mainly Arabic – texts of the agreements). 

  • Develop a summary report/presentation of key findings, insights, and potential actions. 
 
 

2 days. 
 
 
 
 

Task 2: Enhance the available content and design for the FTA insights and the FTA map, at the Jordan Exports portal.  
 
 

10 days for the content and the design. 
 
 
 
 

Task 3: Develop and design the FTA matrix – based on the mockup for the current available matrix that needs support of enhancement in terms of content and design. 
 
 

9 days for the content and the design. 
 
 
 
 

Task 4: Develop and design FTA fact sheets, by achieving the following activities:   

  • Develop fact sheet and opportunity sheet for each trade agreement highlighting tariff, quota, and other relevant advantages.  The fact sheet should highlight key legal regulations and certifications. 

  • Segment opportunities such as export opportunities and investment opportunities. 

  • Develop key messages for Jordanian businesses, exporters, investors, and international investors [example, what does trade agreements mean for Jordanian exporters] 

 
 
 

4 days 
 
 
 
 

Task 5: Develop and design an FTA table that links the 7 FTAs with sub-sectors. There are 10 sectors – the assigned consultant will define the most needed sub-sector (not to include all).  
 
 

2 days 
 
 
 
 

Task 6: Develop FTA case studies vs sub-sector, – this is very important – it must be simple and friendly designed. The case study shall provide Jordanian exporters on how to benefit from the current FTAs with clear steps to export specific products according to each sub-sectors in a simple way.   
 
 

10 days 
 
 
 
 

Task 7: JE capacity building and awareness sessions, by achieving the following activities:  

  • Capacity building training for JEs team on the use of the above deliverables.  

  • Build awareness and communicate the export opportunities related to Jordan’s FTAs and other trade agreements with the local firms under the coordination of JE. 
 
 

3 days 
 
 
 
 

Total LOE is 40 days 

 

  1. DELIVERABLES 

Detailed deliverables for this assignment are described in the following table:   

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Task No. 
 
 
 
 

Deliverables 
 
 
 
 

 

Timeline 
 
 
 
 

Task 1 
 
 

  1. Summary report/presentation of key findings, insights, and potential upgrade of the current FTAs, FTA matrix, FTA insight, FTA Map, and next steps to achieve. 
 
 

May 12, 2023  
 
 
 
 

Task 2 
 
 

  1. New content for the sections at the JE portal: 1. FTA insights and 2. FTA map. 

  1. New design for the sections at the JE portal: 1. FTA insights and 2. FTA map. 
 
 

May 31, 2023 
 
 
 
 

Task 3 
 
 

  1. New content for the FTA Matrix at the JE portal  

  1. New design for the FTA Matrix at the JE portal  
 
 

June 16, 2023 
 
 
 
 

Task 4 
 
 

  1. Fact sheet for each FTA. 

  1. Key messages for exporters and investors. 
 
 

June 16, 2023  
 
 
 
 

Task 5 
 
 

  1. FTA table that links the 7 FTAs with sub-sectors.  
 
 

June 16, 2023 
 
 
 
 

Task 6 
 
 

  1. FTA case studies vs sub-sector. 
 
 

June 31, 2023 
 
 
 
 

Task 7 
 
 

  1. Capacity building training for JE team on the use of the above deliverables.   

  1. Two (2) awareness sessions to communicate the export opportunities related to Jordan’s FTAs and other trade agreements with the local firms under the coordination of JE.  
 
 

July 1 – 31, 2023 

 

 

 

Deliverables will be submitted to ERA and JE first as a draft for comments and feedback before submitting them as final deliverables.  

 

  1. JOB QUALIFICATIONS 

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, marketing international trade, or another relevant field. 

  • Minimum of 8‐10 years of experience in international trade, export business, Trade agreementsFTAs.  

  • Experience in design trade portal content, and graphic design is needed to build the FTA tables, FTA matrix and FTA cases studies.  

  • Experience with research, trade, and foreign direct investment. 

  • Sound working knowledge and experience of Jordanian context and challenges. 

  • Prior experience within Trade Promotion Institution or Agency is preferred.  

  • Strong project management, communication, and collaboration skills. 

 

  1. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS  

 

This activity will contribute to the following ERA indicator:  

  • Indicator number 2 – G.2: Percent of USG-assisted organizations with improved performance.   

 

  1. REPORTING 

During this assignment and activity, the consultant will directly report to the export promotion component (C 3.1).   

 

  1. WORKING LOCATION 

This assignment is to be conducted in Amman.  

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications no later than Thursday, April 13, 2023 

 

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