The Co-operative Republic of Guyana has received financing in the amount equivalent to US $9 million from the Inter-American Development Bank, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for the provision of the services to be procured under the project LO-3824/BL-GY: Enhancing the National Quality Infrastructure for Economic Diversification and Trade Promotion.
The main objectives of this project are to support economic diversification and exports through the enhancement of the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) and through a National Export and Investment Promotion Strategy. Specific objectives are: (i) to enhance the capacity of the NQI; (ii) to improve facilities for the NQI; and (iii) to enhance the capability of export and investment promotion. In order to strengthen the institutional framework to facilitate quality improvements, activities will be conducted in two fronts (supply and demand related): through the enhancement of the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) and through a National Export and Investment Promotion Strategy.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following positions:
Detailed Terms of Reference for each position can be uplifted from The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Business, 229 South Road, Lacytown, Georgetown during working hours and can be viewed and downloaded from the Ministry of Business website minbusiness.gov.gy or on the website site of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards: www.gnbsgy.org.
The selection will be based on academic qualifications and relevant experience in keeping with the demands of the position as well as the IDB procurement guidelines.
Application accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae and names of two (2) referees with the title of the job applied for clearly marked on the envelope, followed by ENHANCING THE NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND TRADE PROMOTION PROJECT should be addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Business, 229 South Road, Lacytown, Georgetown not later than Friday, February 24, 2017.
