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Facility for the Deepening of the EPA negotiations between EU and ESA 5 countries: Provision of short term consultancy services for thematic areas
Country | Belgium, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe |
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Sectors | Not specified |
Language | English, French |
Status | Framework |
CV Deadline | 2020-09-28 (Closed Project) |
Background | Five countries in the Eastern and Southern African region, namely Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles and Zimbabwe (hereinafter, the ESA 5) signed an Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) with the European Union in 2009, which is being implemented since 2012. The ratification of the iEPA for Comoros occurred only in February 2019, and since then the Comoros formally joined the ESA 5 group. In order to better adapt to the needs of a modern, complex and evolving global trading system, the ESA- 5 countries have decided to enhance their trade relationship with the EU and deepen the scope of the iEPA beyond trade in goods. The rationale behind proceeding to the deepening of the Agreement is that this would boost bilateral trade and investment flows and thereby contribute to the creation of jobs and further economic growth in the ESA partners while promoting their sustainable development. The proposed new ESA 5 EPA Facility II will be complementary to the existing EPA Coordination Mechanism. Both projects will work in collaboration and in synergy in their respective activities, under the supervision of the European Union and the group of ESA 5 countries. |
Objectives | The global objective of the current assignment is to enhance the technical knowledge and capacity of the ESA 5 countries for a successful deepening of the iEPA. The specific objectives are as follows: (i) Build capacity of officials from the ESA 5 countries in technical areas that are relevant to the EPA negotiations; (ii) Provide short term expertise to the ESA 5 countries to develop their negotiating positions in highly technical areas on a demand driven basis. |
Activities | Task 1: To provide demand-driven training and capacity building to officials from Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles and Zimbabwe in specific areas in view of the technical negotiations in fisheries. This means:
Task 2: Contribute to the preparation of negotiating positions for the ESA 5 countries on thematic topics that are highly relevant to the deepening of the iEPA negotiations in relation to fisheries These negotiating positions should be discussed and agreed with the Chief negotiators of the 5 ESA countries with the coordination of the current Team Leader of the EPA coordination mechanism. These negotiating positions discussions should be complementary, and not duplicate, the services already being provided through the on-going EPA coordination mechanism. Selected short term experts will attend the EPA negotiations meetings in Brussels and in the region whenever necessary. The thematic experts will assist the ESA Chief negotiators in finalising negotiation positions in their respective thematic areas with the coordination of the current Team Leader of the EPA coordination mechanism. The thematic experts will also contribute to the discussions on the EPA Sustainability Impact Assessment reports with the ESA 5 countries, where and when required. Task 3: Provide adequate visibility to the contribution of the European Union to all events organised within this contract. This includes the production of a database of pictures of training sessions, short video clips, testimonies of participants, and ad hoc contributions to the promotional material being produced by the EPA Coordination mechanism, as well as any other suitable promotion activities. |
Project Position 1
Position | Short Term Expert 14 on Fisheries |
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Required Experience | General professional experience:
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Estimated Manpower | 40 working-days |
Mission Begin | 07/11/2020 |
Mission End | 15/07/2023 |
Other | Normal place of posting of the specific assignment: Home-based Mission(s) outside the normal place of posting and duration(s): Any of these countries: Belgium, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe |
Contact | Pierre Van der Vaeren |
Project Position 2
Position | Short Term Expert 15 on Economic and Development Cooperation |
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Required Experience | General professional experience:
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Estimated Manpower | 40 working-days |
Mission Begin | 07/11/2020 |
Mission End | 15/07/2023 |
Other | Normal place of posting of the specific assignment: Home-based Mission(s) outside the normal place of posting and duration(s): Any of these countries: Belgium, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe |
Contact | Pierre Van der Vaeren |
Project Position 3
Position | Short Term Expert 10 on agriculture |
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Required Experience | General professional experience:
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Estimated Manpower | 20 working-days |
Mission Begin | 07/11/2020 |
Mission End | 15/07/2023 |
Other | Normal place of posting of the specific assignment: Home-based Mission(s) outside the normal place of posting and duration(s): Any of these countries: Belgium, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe |
Contact | Pierre Van der Vaeren |
Project Position 4
Position | Short term Expert 2 on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards |
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Qualification |
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Required Experience | General professional experience:
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Estimated Manpower | 30 working-days |
Mission Begin | 07/11/2020 |
Mission End | 15/07/2023 |
Other | Normal place of posting of the specific assignment: Home Based Mission(s) outside the normal place of posting and duration(s): Any of these countries: Belgium, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe |
Contact | Pierre Van der Vaeren |