TECHNICAL EXPERT GOODS AND TRADE FACILITATION CARICOM PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATION(CPSO)
Type of Vacancy: Expired Notices
Details of the Post
Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified nationals of the Caribbean Community Member States to fill the abovementioned position in the CARICOM Private Sector Technical Secretariat with assigned duty station in Barbados.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The Caribbean Private Sector Organization (CPSO) was established to contribute to the acceleration and the implementation of the Caribbean Single Market Economy (CSME) and represent the interest of private sector organizations from the CARICOM Countries. The CPSO is to be a driving force that supports the CARICOM Heads of Government to fully implement the CSME within five years and is expected to contribute to the reduction of the “implementation deficit” relating to the decisions and actions on the CSME.
FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
The Technical Expert – Goods and Trade Facilitation will support the work of the CPSO in relation to Trade Facilitation and the Free Movement of Goods.
This position reports to the Technical Director and has responsibility for the conceptualization, preparation and promotion of strategies and programmes for the development and strengthening of intra and extra regional trade and investment within the priorities and the objectives of the CPSO and the CSME mandate.
The incumbent will be responsible for the preparation of technical papers and reports that enable the creation and development of supportive arrangements that could assist in the implementation of CSME policies and practice for the safe cost effective and internationally competitive movement of goods, as well as trade facilitation measures within the priorities and the objectives of the CPSO.
The Technical Expert will maintain active and effective working relationships with all relevant regional, private sector bodies, associations, and business support organizations, as well as public sector organisations; ensuring that efforts are continually directed towards determining and promoting CPSO’s positions in those areas which could realize the objectives of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy.