Project Operations Manager for Eswatini Programme

Result of Service

EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND TIMELINES / RESULT OF SERVICE: The Consultant will submit a monthly report on the progress and completion of project activities for validation, as follows:

• Successful implementation of ITC’s Eswatini project measured by meeting project targets set in the project workplan and project indicator
• Monthly progress report on activities implemented as per workplan and results achieved
• Measurable progress towards building strong partnerships with partners (Government, MSMEs and BSOs) verified through written communications / feedback from partners
• Measurable increase in project visibility verified through communication and visibility activities – local media, partners etc.

Work Location

Home-based, Eswatini

Expected duration

12 months

Duties and Responsibilities

• BACKGROUND: The International Trade Centre (ITC) is a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization for trade-related technical cooperation in developing countries. The Eswatini Government identifies agriculture as one of the main drivers of growth and jobs as stipulated in the Eswatini National Development Strategy and Vision 2022 and developed the Economic Recovery Plan 2020 which identifies the private sector as an engine for economic growth. In collaboration with the Eswatini Government and through funding from the European Union, ITC is supporting the Eswatini Government to achieve its development objectives through the implementation of a Programme comprised of these interconnected programmes, namely: “Support for Job creation and the investment climate (JC & IC); Support to the implementation of the EU-SADC agreement (EPA) and the Livestock programme” and “Eswatini: Skills for Economic and Social Inclusion through Alliances” The programme aims to unlock the key constraints to competitiveness in Eswatini by improving the policy and regulatory framework for private sector development and through the development of selected value chains; and supports the enablement of a public-private platform for improving the country’s national competitiveness. With a major focus on the development of agriculture and agri-business value chains and crafts, the Eswatini programme is designed to achieve two key outcomes: (1) adopting and implementing business-friendly, inclusive, and responsible national policies and legal frameworks, and (2) strengthening productive, processing, promoting, and marketing capabilities of and for targeted value chains. The specific objectives for JC & IC programme are: Specific Objective 1 (SO1): Competitiveness’ of the value chain actors assessed, and capacity of support ecosystem analysed. Specific Objective 2 (SO2): Public Private Alliances convened in selected value chains resulting in improved jobs and growth. Specific Objective 3 (SO3): Capacities of business support institutions and a...