{"id":6906,"date":"2025-10-03T14:17:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sita.sr\/?p=6906"},"modified":"2025-10-24T18:54:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T18:54:28","slug":"call-for-consultants-international-export-consultant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sita.sr\/call-for-consultants-international-export-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL FOR CONSULTANTS &#8211; INTERNATIONAL EXPORT CONSULTANT | Deadline Extended"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6906\" class=\"elementor elementor-6906\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d049d89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d049d89\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449fc083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"449fc083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6470141 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6470141\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865b67c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"865b67c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CALL FOR CONSULTANTS - INTERNATIONAL EXPORT CONSULTANT | Deadline Extended<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5b7ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b5b7ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Institution: <strong>The Inter-American Development Bank<\/strong><br \/>Country: <strong>The Republic of Suriname<\/strong><br \/>Project: <strong>Foreign Investment and Export Promotion Program<\/strong><br \/>Sector: <strong>Trade &amp; Investment<\/strong><br \/>Loan No.: <strong>4801\/OC-SU<\/strong><br \/>Reference No.: SU-L1056-P00098-3.8.5<br \/>Open to: <strong>All Interested Candidates \/ All Sources<\/strong><br \/>Position: <strong>International Export Consultant<\/strong><br \/>Contract duration: <strong>Fifteen (15) Months<\/strong><br \/>Deadline: <strong>November 03, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Republic of Suriname has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank toward the cost of the Foreign Investment and Export Promotion Program (FIEPP), project no. SU-L1056. This program is implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Cooperation (the Executing Agency), through an established Program Executing Unit (PEU). The Executing Agency invites all suitable and qualified candidates to apply for the position of International Export Consultant. The consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out by the Inter-American Development Bank.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BASIC FUNCTION OF CONSULTANCY:<\/strong><br \/>The general objective of this consultancy is to assist the Government of Suriname in its efforts to create a dynamic, efficient, and effective set of business processes for the Suriname Investment and Trade Agency (SITA) in order to promote exports.<\/p>\n<p>SITA is seeking an advisor who will provide capacity building at SITA, and, more specifically, provide mentoring and technical support to the Director of Trade on strategy, business process engineering, functions of the team, services related to the design and implementation of programs for exporters or near- exporters, trade operations, market intelligence, and access to external markets.<\/p>\n<p>The consultant is expected to play a central role in the capacity building of the Trade team, shadowing SITA daily operations for a period of 15 months, 80% of the time with in-country presence. 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At least intermediate Dutch (B1) for day-to-day interaction with Surinamese stakeholders is desirable.<br \/>&#8211; Citizen of an <strong>IDB member country<\/strong> and available to reside in Suriname <strong>\u2265 80<\/strong> % of the 15 month consultancy.<\/p>\n<p>The full Terms of Reference can be accessed through the following link:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sita.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TOR-Trade-Advisor-Draft-2.pdf\">https:\/\/sita.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TOR-Trade-Advisor-Draft-2.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Applications for the consultancy must be submitted via e-mail by sending a <strong>Curriculum Vitae and Cover letter in English<\/strong> no later than <strong>November 03, 2025, before 15:00 hours<\/strong> <em><strong>Suriname Time (SRT)<\/strong><\/em> to the e-mail address provided below.<\/p>\n<p>Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation<br \/>Suriname Investment &amp; Trade Agency (SITA)<br \/>Brokopondolaan #97, Corner Mr. Jagernath Lachmonstraat, Paramaribo, Suriname<br \/>Program Executing Unit Foreign Investment and Export Promotion Program<br \/>Attn: Ms. Melissa Chin, Program Manager<br \/>E-mail: fiepp-bids@sita.sr<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALL FOR CONSULTANTS &#8211; 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