USAID Kosovo Compete Activity
STATEMENT OF WORK
Description of project:
USAID has awarded DT Global a five-year contract to promote resilient, self-sustaining market systems, and to facilitate the private sector’s improved competitiveness in local, regional, and global markets. Through USAID Compete Activity, DT Global will work to empower firms, organizations, and institutions to improve market systems. USAID Compete will focus in three key export-oriented sectors (Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), wood, and food processing) to sustainably increase their competitiveness. By working to address constraints across the system, USAID Compete will enable scalable and systemic change to occur, stimulating job creation and private sector increased ability to engage in local, regional, and international markets. The expected results of USAID Compete across all three sectors are: 1) market systems are strengthened to increase sector competitiveness and 2) market actors within those market systems are more productive and competitive.
Background of the assignment:
Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade (MIET) and Association for Information and Communication Technology of Kosovo (STIKK) have recently signed the extension of the contract for the use of the business incubator in Bërnica (Tech Park Pristina). This incubator with a total area of 3930m2, will be used by STIKK for the next 5-year period, in order to contribute and facilitate the creation of potential sustainable businesses, which offer joint services in entrepreneurship, business support services, advancement of skills and technology as well as other issues related to the incubator. Considering the overall objective of the Tech Park Pristina to create a concentration of talent, know-how, business connections, and entrepreneurial energy to promote the growth and development of the ICT industry in Kosovo, there is a pressing need to have a business strategy to better consolidate the Tech Park Pristina.The development of a comprehensive business strategy is paramount to the successful consolidation, management, and operation of Tech Park Pristina.
To attempt to address the constraint, the USAID-funded Compete activity is seeking a Short Term (STTA) International Expert on Business Strategy for Business and Technology Park(s) (hereinafter referred to as “Expert”). This engagement entails close collaboration between the "International Expert on Business Strategy for Business and Technology Park(s)" and the "Local Expert" to ensure alignment of findings and recommendations with the local context.
Name of Position | International Expert on Business Strategy for Business and Technology Park(s) (“Expert”) |
General Responsibilities
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Specific Tasks and Responsibilities | The Expert is responsible for the following tasks:
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Key Deliverables/Outputs | Outputs and deliverables for this position are:
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Minimum Education Requirement | Relevant university degree in Management, Economics, Information Technology |
Minimum Professional Experience |
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Period of Performance | July – September 2023 |
Level of Effort | Up to 30 working days |
Supervisor(s) | ICT Sector Lead |
Supervisory Role | None |
To apply please submit your CV and a one-page cover letter in English.
Please send the requested documents electronically to the following email: [email protected].
All submissions must be received on or before July 21, 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.