{"id":7106,"date":"2025-12-10T15:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sita.sr\/?p=7106"},"modified":"2025-12-11T13:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:30:17","slug":"call-for-consultantsmid-term-evaluation-consultant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sita.sr\/call-for-consultantsmid-term-evaluation-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL FOR CONSULTANTS MID-TERM EVALUATION CONSULTANT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7106\" class=\"elementor elementor-7106\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-946bf3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"946bf3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-980d775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"980d775\" 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 \nMID-TERM EVALUATION CONSULTANT \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f529bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f529bec\" 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><\/p><p>Country: <strong>The Republic of Suriname<\/strong><\/p><p>Project: <strong>Foreign Investment and Export Promotion Program<\/strong><\/p><p>Sector: <strong>Trade &amp; Investment<\/strong><\/p><p>Loan No.: <strong>4801\/OC-SU<\/strong><\/p><p>Reference No.: SU-L1056-P00090-4.4.1.1<\/p><p>Open to:<strong> All Interested Candidates \/ All Sources<\/strong><\/p><p>Position:<strong> Mid-term Evaluation Consultant \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Contract duration: <strong>Seven (7) months of 100 discontinuous working days.<\/strong><\/p><p>Deadline:<strong> January 6, 2026<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><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 Mid-Term Evaluation Consultant. The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out by the Inter-American Development Bank.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>BASIC FUNCTION OF CONSULTANCY:<\/strong><\/p><p>The overall objective is to assess the Program in meeting the objectives and expected results, monitoring and adaptive management to improve outcomes, and early identification of risks to ensure sustainability. These findings will indicate the strengths and weaknesses of the project and come up with findings, lessons learned and recommendations to further improve the implementation of the FIEP Program. In addition, the consultant will build the PEU\u2019s M&amp;E capacity by providing training in evaluation design, data analysis, indicator tracking, and IDB-aligned reporting, to support ongoing monitoring and future evaluations. This mid-term evaluation will cover the period starting from the signing of the loan contract on February 6, 2020, through the first three (3) quarters of 2025.<\/p><p>The mid-term evaluation will assess:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>appropriateness of the project design;<\/li><li>progress towards project objectives and outputs;<\/li><li>sustainability of project achievements.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Master\u2019s degree in economics, business administration or related field.<\/li><li>A minimum of 15 years of professional experience in conducting evaluations of development programs, preferably with experience working with competitiveness or private sector development programs.<\/li><li>Experience in the design and application of analytical tools or methodologies for progress evaluations of programs.<\/li><li>Demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation in the Caribbean in the past 5 years. Experience in Suriname is an asset<\/li><li>Demonstrated analytical skills.<\/li><li>Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively.<\/li><li>Trustworthiness and integrity and a demonstrated ability to work independently in challenging environments.<\/li><li>Language: Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Fluency in written or spoke Dutch is an asset.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>The full Terms of Reference can be accessed through the following link:\u00a0<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sita.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOR_Mid-Term_Evaluation_consultant.pdf\">https:\/\/sita.sr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TOR_Mid-Term_Evaluation_consultant.pdf<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><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><u>January 6, 2026, before 15:00 hours<\/u><\/strong><strong> Suriname Time (SRT) <\/strong>to the e-mail address <a href=\"mailto:fiepp-bids@sita.sr\">fiepp-bids@sita.sr<\/a>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and 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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALL FOR CONSULTANTS MID-TERM EVALUATION CONSULTANT Institution: The Inter-American Development Bank Country: The Republic of Suriname Project: Foreign Investment and Export Promotion Program Sector: Trade &amp; Investment Loan No.: 4801\/OC-SU Reference No.: SU-L1056-P00090-4.4.1.1 Open to: All Interested Candidates \/ All Sources Position: Mid-term Evaluation Consultant \u00a0 Contract duration: Seven (7) months of 100 discontinuous working [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":5416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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