KEPSA EAC Regional Integration Consultancy Career Opportunity

KEPSA is the only apex body of the business community in Kenya. KEPSA’s membership comprises Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) and corporate organizations.

It has a combined direct and indirect membership of more than 80,000 corporates across all sectors of the economy. KEPSA’s strategic focus is advocacy on behalf of the private sector on high-level national cross-cutting issues, coordination of the private sector’s engagement in public-private sector dialogue and private sector development, while sector associations focus on sector advocacy and sector development.

KEPSA, with financial support from TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) is implementing a 12 months project on improving Trade Logistics and the Investment Climate in Kenya.

KEPSA will apply part of the funds to enhance private sector participation in the EAC integration process by identifying bottlenecks for Kenyan business in the EAC, partnering with counterpart business advocacy groups and participating in investment and trade negotiation fora.

EAC Regional Integration Consultancy

Main Function

The function of the Regional Integration consultant is to conduct as study on bottlenecks (policy and operational) affecting small and medium enterprises as well as macro policy issues affecting Kenyan private sector in general in bilateral trade within EAC and recommend measures to address them through consultations with key stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct a desk study on EAC Regional Integration issues affecting Kenyan private sector in regional trade within EAC;Carry out consultations with key stakeholders on issues affecting Kenyan private sector in regional trade within EAC;Prepare and present to KEPSA a comprehensive report on bottlenecks affecting Kenyan private sector in regional trade within EAC and recommendations for addressing them.Masters degree in International Trade, Economics Policy Analysis, Regional Integration or other relevant subject area;Significant knowledge and understanding of EAC regional integration and trade issues, International Trade issues and benchmarks, and Trade Logistics and Investment Climate issues within the EAC;Five years consultancy experience implementing similar or related assignments within EAC;Demonstrable ability to work with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds on complex issues of great national and regional significance;Superior analytical skills with ability to produce high quality analytical reports and policy papers.Interested candidates who meet the requirements above are invited to submit their expression of interest including an interpretation of TORs, proposed methodology and daily rate along with their curriculum vitae to the following address, providing names and addresses of three (3) referees, not later than Friday, September 9th, 2011.

Detailed TORs are available at http://www.kepsa.or.ke/

Please consider your application to be unsuccessful if you have not been contacted within four weeks of the closing date.

The Human Resources Officer
Kenya Private Sector Alliance
P.O Box 3556 - 00100
Nairobi

Or Email: hr@kepsa.or.ke

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