Consultant for training workshop on codes, barcodes and product traceability

USAID Trade Facilitation Program
SCOPE OF WORK

Training workshop on codes, barcodes and product traceability

Proposed Personnel:      Short-term Technical Assistance (STTA)
                                      On codes, barcodes and product traceability for exporting.        
Period of Performance:   
Origin/Destination:        Da Nang City
Travel Dates:                  N/A
Activity No.                     Activity 4.8.2 (Y5WP) Support Activities for PTFC Da Nang
MEL indicator(s):   

Project Background

Under activity 4.8 – The USAID Trade Facilitation Program will focus part of its efforts in Years 3 & 4 on the six (06) selected provinces and agreed with GDVC to develop and introduce a mechanism for the GVN’s trade facilitation measures, ventures, and related activities at the provincial level.  

To improve the harmonized implementation at the provincial level of government policies and activities emanating from the NTFC’s roles and responsibilities, under activity 4.8.2, the Program has promoted the establishment of a local TF mechanism in each province to maintain the regular dialogue/consultation between key government agencies and private sector. The local TF mechanism, in each locality, will promote and organize awareness raising events and communication campaigns to advocate for the appropriate implementation of trade facilitation policy elaborated at central level.  

The local TF mechanism will facilitate the establishment of a central-provincial cooperation and communication mechanism focused on trade facilitation measures, including simplification, streamlining, reduction of specialized inspection through, among the others, the adoption of a risk-management approach, and enhancement of coordinated border management (CBM). The Program will support the development of this mechanism in close cooperation with local authorities of the six targeted provinces and in consultation with the representatives of private sector, including business associations, local customs departments, and line departments, and VCCI at the provincial level. The Program will look for innovative and alternative methods to increase awareness amongst the private sector stakeholders other than the conventional and familiar workshops.

So far, 5 out 6 provinces have set up their local TF mechanisms. For Da Nang in particularly, the respective People’s Committees issued Decision in 2021 on the setup of Da Nang, of which local Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is one of the executive agencies.

Activity Description

Upon the working discussion with the USAID TFP team, one of partners, PTFC DaNang would like to implement some capacity building activities for local authorities and businesses, which will be supported by the Program.

The activity is a Training Workshop on barcodes to facilitate the traceability of exported products which is tentatively organized in early December 2022, whose content is elaborated as below:

Objectives:

• Improve and enhance the knowledge of local authorities and enterprises of Da Nang on codes, barcodes and goods traceability
• Provide information of steps to build a  goods traceability system.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

One short-term consultant will implement the following tasks:

• To produce materials in the forms of PowerPoint (a must for the presentation), Words/ Excel and others on the following topics:
• Provide information on codes and barcodes, application of barcodes in practice and guidance on the function and usage of barcode management systems)
• Guide to steps to build a goods traceability system.
• Provide situations, lessons and experiences and tips for businesses when applying and deploying a practical traceability system.
• Answers all the questions raised by local enterprises about the above subject.                                                        
• Provide responses to questions raised by participants and prepare a quick test at the training WS

Qualifications:

Ideally, the Consultant should have:

• Practical experiences involving in codes and barcodes, application of barcodes in practice
• Master's degree or higher in trade policy, international trade, business administration, or similar field.
• About 10 years of experience in codes and barcodes, application of barcodes in practice
• Good written, oral, and presentation skills in Vietnamese and English (preferable); and
• Ability to travel within Vietnam.

Reporting:

The Consultant will be required to report to the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) Nguyen Hong Son ([email protected] [1]) and the Trade Facilitation Coordinator Truong Thi Kim Anh ([email protected] [2])

How to apply:

Proposals should be submitted to [email protected] [3] no later than November 12, 2022.

1. Cover letter (no longer than 1 page)
2. CVs (see attached template [4]); 
3. Updated USAID 1420 form (see attached template [5])
4. Cost proposal (See attached template [6])”