Consultancy - Institutional Capacity Assessment

1 week ago


مصر, Egypt Palladium Group, Inc. Full time

**Consultancy - Institutional Capacity Assessment ecommerce Hub**

***Primary Duties and Responsibilities**:
Consultant is required to:

- Outline a methodology and tools for conducting the institutional capacity assessment to be approved by the TRADE team
- Research and analyze the following aspects of the proposed ecommerce hub host organization work (research must include interviews with the organization’s staff; to the extent that the organization provides it) and align it with the business model submitted:

- Internal systems and mechanisms, including structure, strategy, systems, staffing, etc.
- Financial management, stability, and resources
- Partnerships management
- Ability to monitor and evaluate outcomes, e.g., developing and tracking Key Performance Indicators, both internal and external, integrating lessons learned and best practices, etc.
- Similar scope of work management and sustainability.
- Marketing strategies
- Compare these aspects with the ecommerce hub business model, regional and/or international best practices,
- providing examples where possible
Prepare a PPT consisting of analysis conducted and recommendations and present it first to the TRADE team and then to TSIs.

**Level of Effort: the consultant will have 6 person days to prepare methodology for the assessment, prepare for the assessment, conduct meetings, analyze findings, and produce report that includes recommendations.**

**Deliverables**:

- ** **Assessment methodology and tools
- PPT covering the institutional assessment and recommendation
- Final assessment report

**Job Minimum Qualifications**:

- Strong experience in organizational development and institutional assessment techniques, including known methodologies
- Experience conducting assessments with Egyptian business and trade associations
- Position is open to Egyptian
- Fluency in English (verbal and written) required; fluency in Arabic is required

**Project Overview and Role**:
Trade Reform and Development in Egypt (TRADE) is a USAID funded project, to increase Egypt’s international trade by increasing exports from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the activity’s “selected sectors”. The TRADE Activity will focus on certain sectors which are Engineering Products, Food Processing, Home têxtiles, Ready Made Garments, Chemicals, and Building Materials
The TRADE Activity will achieve the following three Results that are necessary for the contractor to reach the Activity’s goal:

- Enhanced Export Capacity of SMEs, in particular New and Expanding Export
- Ready Enterprises (NEEREs) in the Selected Sectors.
- Strengthened Public and Private Trade-Support Institutions (e.g., Trade Associations, Export Councils, etc.); and
- Improved Trade and Investment Policy, Regulatory and Institutional Environment***

**Company Overview**:
**About Palladium** - Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world's most pressing challenges. With a team of more than 3,000 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of over 35,000 experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people's lives.



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