Result of Service
The consultant is expected to deliver: • Report on the UK-India trade mission held on week commencing 19 Jan in the UK to be delivered by mid February 2026. • Conduct post trade mission follow-up evaluations and report the total volume and value of business leads generated as an immediate result of the India - UK trade mission by the end February 2026. • Review and edit at least 7 project activity documents and communications (e.g. concept notes, programme agendas, invitations, press releases and other communication materials) before the contract end date. • Draft and finalize at Programme reports, i.e. Quarterly donor reports (Q3 by the end of January 2026) and Annual report reflecting annual and overall Programme results by 6 March 2026. • Database of progressive results from business generation activities carried out under the Programme (information to include status of business deal, number of shipments, frequency of orders and volume of goods) throughout contract period and based on the market access database of the Programme to be delivered by the end of the contract.
Duties and Responsibilities
SheTrades Commonwealth+ Programme SheTrades Commonwealth delivers economic growth and job creation in Commonwealth countries through increasing participation of women owned businesses in trade. Since its launch at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in April 2018, ITC SheTrades has delivered significant results, including: • Providing training and mentoring to over 3,500 Women-owned businesses (WOBs); • Supporting the creation of over 6,600 jobs; • Generating over £32 million sales for WOBs; • Working with over 90 BSOs to improve the business environment for women; • Launch and roll-out the SheTrades Outlook to almost 40 countries; • Identified over 80 good practices from both developing and developed countries to inspire new programmes and initiatives to provide better support to WOBs. Topics include access to skills, access to finance, access to networks, tailored support for enterprises, collection of gender-disaggregated data, and policies/laws that support women in trade, among others. • Supported 10 countries with gender-responsive policy reform on more than 10 topics including public procurement, national export strategies, national AfCFTA implementation strategies, COVID-19 disbursement packages, among others. The SheTrades Commonwealth + project aims to foster an enabling business ecosystem by promoting inclusive policy and data and engaging business support organisations, private-sector partners, and women-led businesses in the Commonwealth countries. In addition to Indonesia as a key trading partner of the Commonwealth countries, direct interventions to women-led businesses and private-sector partners target the following Commonwealth countries, Bangladesh, Mauritius, and Nigeria. The implementation approach of this project recognizes the previous phase of the SheTrades Commonwealth project that has been ongoing since 2018, over which time sustainable networks of stakeholders at both ecosystem and SME level have been built and sustained. In addition, the project will focus on scalability and immediate results by strengthening the functionalities and diversifying services of the ITC Women and Trade Programme globally through SheTrades Outlook and SheTrades Hubs. This approach offers an opportunity to achieve significant value for money for FCDO, one of the main donors of the Initiative, by maximising the efficiency of interventions – by developing global platforms, such as the SheTrades platform, access will be provided to as many women entrepreneurs as possible. Through nesting in the SheTrades Hubs approach, it is also assessed that these activities will be highly effective in realising longer term outcomes. Following a review with the donor, the original theory of change for the previous phase of the project remains largely valid. Implementation to date has largely validated assumptions around the capacity of women to trade, the willingness of institutions to engage and of governments to create more inclusive policies. This phase of the project will focus on providing relevant, targeted content on global platforms as well as influencing institutions and private sector to support women entrepreneurs to thrive in the digital economy. The project will also have light-touch interventions on green transition to respond to climate change and increasing green-related market requirements. The SheTrades Commonwealth + project will have a greater focus on the mutual benefits of UK trading arrangements for developing country partners and for women-led businesses than it had in previous years. Supporting women-led businesses to export to priority countries and leveraging the UK business community and other UK trade and development programmes can strengthen market connections between UK businesses to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, including Indonesia as one of the key trading partners of the Commonwealth countries, while still supporting poverty reduction and promoting gender inclusiveness in trade. Description of Duties/Responsibilities Under the guidance and supervision of the Manager of the SheTrades Commonwealth+ Programme, the consultant will undertake the following responsibilities: • Support the effective planning and implementation of STC+ activities across Programme countries. • Manage and coordinate partner, donor and stakeholder communications. • Draft and finalize project documents and communication materials (e.g. donor reporting, annual review, proposals, etc.). • Edit, proofread, and review project activity documents (e.g. concept notes, programme agendas, communication materials, etc.) • Coordinate and organise the UK-India Trade Mission. This will include mobilization of buyers, selection and matching of women-led businesses and buyers based on product suitability and export-readiness criteria, company visits outreach, and logistical organisation of the trade mission and post-trade mission follow-ups. • Manage buyer relationships and support in facilitating buyer-seller linkages for market access activities under the Programme. • Conduct through follow-ups to track and record the development of business leads and deals from past business generation activities organised under the Programme. • Develop, maintain and oversee a database of the progressive results of business generation activities under the programme. • Draft and review programme success stories based on business generation activity follow ups with UK buyers and women-led businesses. The contractor is obliged to provide full access to ITC external and internal auditors to documents and information. In addition, the contractor shall comply with any audit undertaken in line with the financial regulations and rules of the United Nations. Copyright The Consultant has to ensure that s/he has obtained the necessary permissions with regard to intellectual property rights required to perform his/her services under this consultancy contract and for the subsequent dissemination by ITC in any form. Documentary proof is to be submitted to ITC. Should any license fee be due for the use of copyrighted materials of third parties, the Consultant shall request the prior written permission from ITC. S/he has further to ensure to obtain accreditation to event(s), if required. ITC champions workforce diversity, inclusion, gender equality and gender parity and considers all qualified persons - of all genders - equally, including those with disabilities, without discrimination or prejudice of any kind.
Qualifications/special skills
• Postgraduate degree (MA/MSc/MBA, PHD or other) in a relevant field of study e.g., international trade, international development, business administration, economics, communications, etc. • Extensive relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of the university degree. • At least two years of professional experience • Knowledge on reporting and monitoring, experience in results-based management (RBM) desirable • Proficiency in computer applications, including Microsoft Office • Knowledge of Adobe Suite considered an advantage • Commitment to the UN goals Skills • Excellent communication skills; • Excellent drafting skills to produce high-quality documents; • Ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and leverage a professional network; • Ability to pay attention to detail, even under time pressure; • Ability to work independently with minimum supervision; • Proficiency in computer applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
