Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
NV is a not-for-profit international development organisation that applies practical know-how to make a lasting difference in the lives of people living in poverty. We use our extensive and long-term in-country presence to apply and adapt our top-notch expertise in agriculture, energy and WASH to local contexts. SNV has over 1250 staff in more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. We are proud to be a not-for-profit organisation that uses project financing to implement our mission. This requires us to work efficiently and to invest in operational excellence.
In its new Strategic Plan period (2019 – 2022), SNV will more explicitly aim for systems change during project preparation and implementation – by strengthening institutions and kick-starting markets that help many more to escape poverty beyond our projects. We will continue to position ourselves as a premium organisation and invest in making knowledge flow to and from the frontline.
For more information on SNV, visit our website: www.snv.org
Job Description
1. Background
The Investment Climate Reform (ICR) facility is set up to support African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) partner countries and regional institutions in their private sector structured dialogue process to create a more conducive business environment and investment climate. The Facility contributes to the implementation of the third pillar of the European Union’s External Investment Plan (“Improving the Investment Climate”) and is financed by the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) under the ACP-EU partnership Agreement, the European Union, Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) and British Council. SNV is part of the implementing consortium of the facility together with GIZ, British Council, and Expertise France. To carry out its mandate, SNV will need experienced consultants to carry out its activities in an efficient manner in partner ACP countries starting immediately and running over the next two years.
2. Objectives
SNV is currently consolidating an experts’ roster of experienced consultants in the fields of private sector development, investment climate and business environment reform, public-private dialogue, and climate smart investments to implement on-demand technical assistance projects in ACP countries for the ICR facility.
The facility supports Business Environment Reforms (BER) at the economy-wide, industry and value chain level, enabling the business environment through sustainability, and support Public-Private Dialogue structures and mechanisms in ACP countries. Consultants will be selected to support the implementation of these objectives.
The roster will be established through screening of applicants according to criteria outlined in Section 5.
Consultants selected for the roster will be contacted for specific assignments as and when they are required. Terms of Reference for specific assignments will be shared with those on the roster with the relevant skills and experience. Length of assignment, level of effort and country of work for the assignment will vary depending on need. However, no assignment will be longer than a 90 days Level of Effort. .

Areas of Technical Expertise
SNV is currently setting-up a consultants’ roster of experts to be contracted to provide expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Category Code Category
1. Public-Private Dialogue
2. Analysis and reform of the business environment and its functional areas (business registration, business tax policy and administration, trade policy and regulation, investment policy and promotion, commercial dispute resolution, land and property rights, good governance, innovation, competitiveness, labour market);
3. Process re-engineering
4. Regulatory reform
5. Institutional and administrative reforms
6. Design or implementation of specific reforms at the economy-wide, sectoral and value chain level;
7. Ecosystems/stakeholder mapping
8. Public-Private dialogue
9. Sector specific business environment reform
10. Inclusive business models
11. Clusters and Value chain analysis and development
12. Gender specific business environment analysis and reform
13. Youth specific business environment analysis and reform
14. Pro-poor approaches to business environment reform
15. Strengthening public-private dialogue mechanisms and regional forums and networks;
16. Public-Private partnerships
17. Climate smart investments and sustainable finance
18. Climate change adaptation
19. Circular economy
20. E-governance
21. Digital economy

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications: Not Specified

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
Interested consultants shall submit their applications as outlined in Section 10 below. By submitting their application, applicants agree to be considered to be part of SNV’s ICR consultant roster for the duration of the facility (2 years). Further selection for individual assignments will be based on review of all submitted applications against the criteria defined in Table 1 below.
Additionally, the preferred consultant should be self-driven, innovative and diplomatic.
Criteria Table https://c.smartrecruiters.com/sr-company-attachments-prod/58919688e4b0672cc03331a9/d7a83863-bac5-4967-a032-1faf46ce3517?r=s3 
Only applicants scoring 65 or higher will be included in the roster.
Interested applicants shall submit applications through SmartRecruiters.
Applications will be received no later than June 30th.
Applications must include:
1. A cover letter summarising the technical categories and the topics from the list above the applicant wishes to be considered for. Please note: Applicants can apply to be considered as a specialist in more than one Technical Expertise Category but must demonstrate their expertise in each category they apply for.
2. CV. CVs must be formatted to clearly frame the applicants experience in the technical categories they are applying for (as outlined in Section 3); and to frame their experience in each of the three areas of service required (Technical Studies, Training; and Advisory Services).
3. Three past performance references, with details of the contracting officer, so SNV can follow up on references if required. Past performance references can be in any of the Technical Categories that the applicant is applying for.
4. The applicant shall also provide details of their present daily rate, in Euros, and details of the rates they received for their last three assignments. Applicants must provide contact details for the Contracting Officer for these three assignments as SNV must verify rate data provided in case the consultant is selected for a task. This verification will only apply in case the candidate is selected for a task.
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