Expressions Of Interest For Econsult Trade And Gender Specialist

Expressions Of Interest For Econsult Trade And Gender SpecialistThe World Bank Group Wbg Launched A New Regional Trade Facilitation Program In West Africa The Initiative Known As Trade Facilitation West Africa Tfwa Program Aims At Facilitating The Movement Of Goods And Vehicles Twfa Activities Currently Under Design Will Be Articulated Along The Following Three Pillars 1 Support To Develop And Implement Regional Trade Facilitation Measures In Coordination With Regional Entities Such As Ecowas And Uemoa 2 Support The Improvement Of Selected Corridors Primarily From A Logistics Transport Standpoint And 3 Support To Small Scale Cross Border Traders And Especially Women Gender Is Expected To Be Mainstreamed Across All Program Components And Activities As Part Of Tfwas Preparatory Analytical Efforts The First Phase Of A Regional Gender Assessment Was Completed The Exercise Was Aimed At A Reviewing Existing Literature And Relevant Ongoing Initiatives B Assess Tfwa Stakeholders Needs Priorities And Expectations In Relationship To Gender And C Preparing A Draft Matrix Of Gender Sensitive Trade Facilitation Actions To Be Supported By Tfwa A Large Scale Regional Field Survey Is Also Ongoing To Generate Quantitative Qualitative Information On Small Scale Cross Border Trade Patterns Within The Region Considerable Attention Is Given To Gender Issues Under This Exercise Too Following The Completion Of The Mentioned Analytical Efforts Tfwa Program Implementation Will Start Along The Six Priority Corridors Involving Activities Related To The Enforcement Of Regional Trade Measures The Simplification Streamlining Of Border Clearance Procedures With Emphasis On Those That Are Especially Relevant For Small Scale Traders And Women And Capacity Building Awareness Raising As Well As Broader Women Economic Empowerment Interventions To Support The Implementation Of Tfwa Activities On Small Scale Trade Facilitation And Gender The World Bank Group Is Looking For A Trade And Gender Specialist To Join The Tfwa Gender Team Currently Comprising A Senior Trade Gender Specialist And A Group Of Gender Experts Based In One Of The Countries Mentioned Above

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