Senior Business Enabling Environment (BEE) Specialist

Job Description

Title: Senior Business Enabling Environment (BEE) Specialist

Company Name: Chemonics International INC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Advanced degree or equivalent experience in economics, business, law, or a related field.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The Feed the Future Bangladesh Improving Trade and Business Enabling Environment activity (BITBEE) will support the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to bolster economic growth and food security by improving trade facilitation, enhancing market access, and improving the business enabling market. BITBEE will increase food security and employment in the agriculture sector and improve the enabling environment for private sector led growth in Bangladesh. BITBEE `s overall objective is to bolster economic growth and food security by improving trade facilitation, enhancing market access, and improving the business enabling market. BITBEE will achieve the following objectives and sub-objectives:
∎ Objective 1: Improved Trade Facilitation
∎ Implementation of World Trade Organization`s Trade Facilitation Agreement
∎ Development of Training of Trainers program and digital learning platform to improve capacity of Government officials
∎ Enhanced Food Safety and SPS Procedures
∎ Objective 2: Improved Business Enabling Environment
∎ Streamline and simplify processes related to the World Bank`s Ease of Doing Business Indicators
∎ Digitize government services to ease business operations and make services more transparent and accessible to both men and women
∎ Objective 3: Promote Best Practices in Economic Growth Activities and their Application
∎ Provide technical assistance for trade reforms and related opportunities
∎ Address systemic constraints and test pilots in inclusive economic growth, such as attracting high-quality foreign direct investment and addressing key issues that constrain the ease of doing business.
∎ Employment Status: Non-Permanent Contractual Employee.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Senior Business Enabling Environment (BEE) Specialist the BEE Specialist will managing all activities that support improving the business enabling environment, including streamlining and simplifying processes related to the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Indicators Current processes and digitizing government services to ease business operations and make services more transparent and accessible.
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∎ Provide inputs on Objective 2 for the reporting requirements specified in the BITBEE contract under F6 as requested by the Leader of Objective 2. This will include inputs to the Annual Work Plan, Quarterly Progress Reports, and the Annual Report.
∎ Design and develop, in cooperation with BITBEE's counterparts, guides on company registration, obtaining G2B services and dealing with other regulatory aspects to company operation.
∎ Provide technical support to the Leader of Objective (2), COP and DCOP to manage and oversee the work activities under Objective 2. Including Sub-Objective 2.1 Streamline and Simplify processes related to the World Banks's Ease of Doing Business Indicators, Sub-Objective 2.2: digitize government services to ease business operations and makes services more transparent and accessible to both men and women. Ensure cross-cutting issues including gender, inclusive approach and diverse population empowerment, and private sector enhancement and involvement are integrated across Objective 2.
∎ Identify any and draft required changes or additions to existing legislation aiming to implement government process re-engineering strategies, regulatory and administrative simplification measures. Contribute to piloting of new service delivery models.
∎ Establish and work with "technical working groups" and maintain liaison with the Ministry of Commerce, Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms, BIDA and other relevant counterparts tasked with design and implementation of business enabling environment related reforms.
∎ Design and develop suggestions for better implementation of business enabling environment reform measures in dealing with G2B services such as: silence means consent; one-stop-shop approach; removal of licenses and other types of permits or streamlining of related procedures and requirements.
∎ Contribute to baseline and measurements of key-baseline parameters for G2B services: i) time needed for applicants to comply through the regular (i.e., non-expedited) procedure; ii) annual number of service transactions and level of user satisfaction with the quality of service (disaggregated by gender).
∎ Track national policies and initiatives related to government to business services
∎ Perform miscellaneous tasks as assigned.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 5 years of relevant experience developing business enabling environment reforms or evidence-based policy making.
∎ Expertise in drafting policies and regulations.
∎ Proven experience facilitating public-private dialogue platforms.
∎ Proven experience in government process re-engineering would be considered an advantage.
∎ Proficiency in English and Bangla required.

Salary:
∎ Negotiable based on experience, qualifications, and salary history.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per company policy.

Application Deadline: March 7, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Chemonics International INC

Category: Marketing/Sales

Read Before Apply: Please submit your CV or resume to [email protected] with the header "Attn: Senior BEE Specialist Application [YOUR NAME]". Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.