Objective B Lead – Trade Facilitation
Location | Accra, Ghana |
Date Posted | August 16, 2020 |
Category |
Business Development
Retail Sales and Marketing |
Job Type |
Full-time
|
Currency | GHS |
Description
The Objective B Lead will report to the Chief of Party (COP) of the project. S/He will oversee Objective B activities and staff, ensuring compliance and delivery of results. The Objective B Lead will coordinate all project’s trade facilitation activities with the GOG and other relevant partner organizations. S/He will serve as the point of contact with various Ministries and Agencies, managing stakeholder dialogue, buy-in, and public sector engagement
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with GOG and private sector to improve current risk management practices and address non-tariff barriers to trade
- Support improved and sustained private sector advocacy for trade facilitation and trade policy
- Coordinate technical assistance with donors, local government organizations, private sector, and other relevant partners
- Design and lead activities to reduce time and cost to securely move imports and exports from/into Ghana
- Strengthen AfCFTA institutional capacity to develop policy regulations aligned with international best practices to integrate Ghana into the continental free trade zone
- Lead Objective B work planning and implementation to ensure program meets targets
- Provide necessary input for Objective B-related monitoring, evaluation, and learning; gender and social inclusion strategy; communication; and budgets
- Any other tasks requested by the Chief of Party
Required Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in international trade, economics, international development, trade policy, or other closely related field
- At least eight years of experience in trade facilitation, customs, trade policy, or other closely related field
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Excellent knowledge of trade facilitation, Ghana and/or regional experience preferred
- Proven experience developing and finalizing high quality deliverables
- Working proficiency in English required
- At least three years’ experience on donor-funded projects for economic growth preferred, USAID experience a plus
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