Business Development Analyst, Short-Term

Project Description

The Advanced Capacities for Trade Project funded by Sweden and the Great Britain aims at supporting an environment of trust and cooperation on both banks of the Nistru River through capitalizing on the opportunities offered by the DCFTA and consolidating trade ties across the river and with the EU, while supporting economic growth that benefits the most vulnerable. To this end, the project facilitates the integration of businesses from the Transnistrian region into the export promotion mechanisms on the right bank by reducing the information gap on DCFTA, enhancing the MSME competitiveness and supporting their access to external markets, as well as working on the foundation: supporting the development of the entrepreneurship culture, with a particular focus on the vulnerable.

The overall objective of the project is to secure that men and women on both banks of the Nistru River have better livelihoods and living conditions, due to improved cross-river cooperation to access the opportunities offered by Moldova’s external trade arrangements, contributing to an environment of trust and cooperation across the post-conflict divide.

Scope of Work

The Business Development Analyst, under the overall supervision of the AdTrade Project Manager, will provide high-quality expertise and advice in the business development area, with the intention of expanding the support to the private sector from both banks of the Nistru River, having a particular focus on access to finance for MSMEs and their competitiveness, as well as export promotion, nurturing sustainability and further development and growth of MSMEs. The initiatives to be developed should include but not be limited to: promotion of women and youth entrepreneurship; better access of entrepreneurs, including women, young people and retuning migrants to adequate, affordable and growth-oriented finance; the promotion of SME competitiveness including through tackling productivity c