Consultants Pool for Technical Assistance

The Project includes 4 components with specific objectives as below:

• Component 1: Promoting institutional reform, streamlining regulations and administrative procedures, cutting down compliance cost to enhance the competitiveness of SMEs
• Component 2: Promoting an e-Government to improve government-to-business interactions, and facilitate SMEs’ investment, business and international integration
• Component 3: Improving SMEs’ supply capacity and strengthening business linkages between SMEs and global value chains
• Component 4: Project management, engagement of consultants, communication, and monitoring

In order to support the implementation of Component 3 of the Project until September 2023, IESC is recruiting for qualified consultants. After being selected, the consultants will sign with IESC a principle agreement/contract with general provisions applied to all specific assignments under LinkSME Project that the consultants will be invited and accepted to engage in. Depending on the nature of each specific activity and workload and based on agreement with government partner of that activity, a Terms of Reference (TOR) for each specific assignment will be developed, based on which, IESC will select relevant consultants, with priority given to those in this pool. For this purpose, IESC call for interest from individuals with the relevant qualifications to apply to be in the LinkSME Project consultants. GENERAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND REQUIREMENTS: Experts will provide necessary technical assistance to activities under Component 3 of the USAID LinkSME Project. For general duties, responsibilities, and requirements of each sub-activity, please follow the relevant link:

• Consultants Pool for Technical Assistance to Component 3 – Capacity Training Program: https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp01/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=IESCO…

• Consultants Pool for Technical Assistance to Component 3 – Finance and Banking: https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp01/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=IESCO…

• Consultants Pool for Technical Assistance to Component 3 – Business matching/linkages: https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp01/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=IESCO…

• Consultants Pool for Technical Assistance to Component 3 – Database and Platform: https://chp.tbe.taleo.net/chp01/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=IESCO…

Specific tasks and specific topics and deadline for specific deliverables will be determined in the job description of each assignment which will be built up at the stage of preparing for the implementation of a specific activity approved in the annual approved Project workplan (activities are included in Annex 1). REPORTING For each activity, there will be one specific expert person in-charge from USAID LinkSME. The consultant will report directly to this person depending on the activity that the expert will be invited and accept to work in. Interested candidates are requested to submit their application ONLY at the above-mentioned links. IESC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please note that this position is intended for a Vietnamese national only. CV and letter of interest should be in English. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the position will remain open until filled. Qualified candidates may be contacted to join the consultant pool. Call for experts and Annex I