Opportunities

Under the 11th EDF bi-national Programme, Caribbean Export along with its bi-national partners are pursuing the development of a Binational Value Chain Strategy for the Essential Oil and Cosmetics sector in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in order to maximize the potential export from both countries.
As part of the Strategy, eight (8) beneficiaries from the sector in Haiti and the DR were identified, (four (4) from each country), to be part of the Value Chain Project and an individual strategy/a detailed Action Plan was prepared for each, to improve its quality and international competitiveness, including possible collaborations with other international institutions.

For this reason, Caribbean Export started with the implementation of the individual strategies and action plans for the beneficiary companies of the Project.

This consultancy has been developed in response to an immediate need for the beneficiary company LABORATORIO MK SRL.

Objective

The objective of this consultancy is to hire the services of a consultant/consultants who will prepare a Functional Business Plan for the Company Laboratorio MK SRL, to analyze the current situation of the company, emphasizing marketing and international trade, with the purpose of to attract new customers in other markets.

The proposed Business Plan must respond to the specific needs of Laboratorio MK, in order to improve its international competitiveness and its export plan.

Interested persons are kindly asked to review the full terms of reference and submit a technical and financial proposal electronically to Ileana Tejada, Senior Advisor – Private Sector Development & IP at itejada@carib-export.com.

The deadline for submissions is March 3, 2023, 4:30 pm AST.

The working language of this consultancy is Spanish; therefore the TORs are only available in Spanish.

Caribbean Export was commissioned by the Governments of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and the European Union to implement the “Trade and Private Sector Component” of the Haiti-Dominican Republic Binational Cooperation Program, under the eleventh (11th) European Development Fund (EDF) FED/2018/399-379. The general objective of this Program is “Strengthen economic and trade cooperation between Haiti and the Dominican Republic in a sustainable manner, supporting initiatives that can reduce current imbalances in the long term and reduce poverty levels.”

The Program has three (3) main objectives:

• The promotion of a more balanced and formal trade between Haiti and the Dominican Republic;
• The quality of the goods produced in both countries and greater competitiveness of the companies, with a particular focus on three (3) value chains: Cocoa/Chocolate; Essential Oils/Cosmetics; Crafts/Fashion/Accessories/Jewellery;
• Strengthening of institutional cooperation between the Ministries in charge of issues related to trade and Customs Administrations, as well as public-private and private-private dialogue.

Under the Subcomponent “Quality and Private Sector Development”, the Agency will support the Investment Promotion Agencies of Haiti and the Dominican Republic to strength their capacity to attract investment with particular attention to the border region.

Consequently, the following consultancy seeks to hire the services of a consultant or a firm to develop a project packaging and lead generation strategy for Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Overall Objective

The overall objective of the Consultancy is to develop an investment package that will be used to secure capitalization from foreign investors in the joint investment promotion project that was developed under the Trade and Private Sector Component of the 11th EDF Haiti-DR Binational Programme by each country’s investment promotion agency. Accompanying this project packaging directive, the Consultant must also develop a lead generation strategy to be implemented by the investment promotion agencies of Haiti (Centre de Facilitation des Investissements – CFI) and the Dominican Republic (ProDominicana). This strategy will take into consideration the joint investment project developed within the framework of the Binational Programme, the creation of border-zones industrial parks (B-ZIPs).

Proposals must be submitted before 4:30 PM AST on February 28, 2023 to the following email address itejada@carib-export.com, with the reference “TA Investment Promotion “.

The governments of the Dominican Republic and Haiti as well as the European Union have entrusted the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) with the implementation of the “Trade and Private Sector Component” of the Binational Cooperation Program between Haiti and the Dominican Republic under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) FED /2018/399-379. This component seeks on one hand, to improve the general business and investment climate in Haiti and the Dominican Republic and, on the other hand, to enhance the international image and perception of the two countries.

The program has three (3) main objectives:

1. To promote more balanced and formal trade exchanges between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
2. To improve the quality of goods produced in the two countries and the competitiveness of companies by paying particular attention to the following three (3) value chains: cocoa / chocolate; essential oils / cosmetics; and Handicraft/fashion/accessories/jewelry.
3. To Consolidate institutional cooperation between Ministries dealing with trade affairs and Customs Administrations, as well as dialogue between the public and private sectors as well as within the private sector.
   In view of the second objective, Caribbean Export will seek to develop and/or strengthen the binational value chain for handicrafts, fashion, accessories, and jewelry. To this end, the Agency will organize a jewelry workshop to present a binational collection. “Symbiosis”, the name of the collection which, according to its definition, represents: “an intimate association born from the encounter of two parties for mutual benefit”, will be an innovative platform that will seek interaction between artists and artisans from different countries.

General Objective

This consultancy is seeking an event manager to develop the last part of the bi-national cooperation program to support the handicraft value chain, with the launching of a bi-national jewelry collection designed and produced by Haitian and Dominican artisans.
The consultant will also be in charge of the planning, design and execution of different jewelry workshops in order to present this binational collection.

The profile of the consultant(s) for this contract is as follows

• Ability to work in the organization of events that must be verifiable from previous experience.
• Must be proficient in the use of office software tools.
• Good knowledge of the environment and the handicraft ecosystem in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
• Good knowledge of the Caribbean trade and development environment in particular the export challenges faced by companies in the region.
• Be fully available during the execution of the contract.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills (oral and written).
• Very good knowledge of Spanish, French and/or English would be an asset.
• Candidates must be nationals of an ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific) or EU country or represent a company based in one of these countries.

All reports will be written in Spanish.

Applications should be sent no later than 5:00 pm (Haitian time) on February 20, 2023 to the following email address kmarseille@carib-export.com with the reference “Symbiosis”.

DEADLINE EXTENDED to March 6th, 2023

The governments of the Dominican Republic and Haiti as well as the European Union have entrusted the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) with the implementation of the “Trade and Private Sector Component” of the Binational Cooperation Program between Haiti and the Dominican Republic under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) FED /2018/399-379. This component seeks on one hand, to improve the general business and investment climate in Haiti and the Dominican Republic and, on the other hand, to enhance the international image and perception of the two countries.

The program has three (3) main objectives:

1. To promote more balanced and formal trade exchanges between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
2. To improve the quality of goods produced in the two countries and the competitiveness of companies by paying particular attention to the following three (3) value chains: cocoa / chocolate; essential oils / cosmetics; and Handicraft/fashion/accessories/jewelry.
3. To Consolidate institutional cooperation between Ministries dealing with trade affairs and Customs Administrations, as well as dialogue between the public and private sectors as well as within the private sector.

In view of the second objective, Caribbean Export will seek to develop and/or strengthen the binational value chain for handicrafts, fashion, accessories, and jewelry. To this end, the Agency will launch a call for the Creation of a Digital Promotional Platform that will allow the promotion of the binational jewelry collection “Symbiosis”, as well as the production of the beneficiaries of the value chain.

General Objective

Conceptualization, design, and implementation of a web site. The web portal must allow profiles for each artisan participant in the Bi-national collection and contact information for each profile.

The profile of the consultant(s) for this contract is as follows

• At least three (3) years of professional experience in the development and implementation of e-commerce platforms in emerging countries;
• Experience in trade and private sector projects management, including APE;
• Extensive knowledge of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, knowledge of bi-national trade, as well as the regional context of Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and trade flows in the Caribbean region;
• Experience in the private sector will be an asset.
• All reports will be written in Spanish.

Applications should be sent no later than 5:00 pm EST on March 6th, 2023, to the following email address kmarseille@carib-export.com with the reference “Symbiosis-Plataforma Digital”.

Under the 11th EDF bi-national Programme, Caribbean Export along with its bi-national partners are pursuing the development of a Binational Value Chain Strategy for the Essential Oil and Cosmetics sector in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in order to maximize the potential export from both countries.

As part of the Strategy, eight (8) beneficiaries from the sector in Haiti and the DR were identified, (four (4) from each country), to be part of the Value Chain Project and an individual strategy/a detailed Action Plan was prepared for each, to improve its quality and international competitiveness, including possible collaborations with other international institutions.

For this reason, Caribbean Export started with the implementation of the individual strategies and action plans for the beneficiary companies of the Project.

This consultancy has been developed in response to an immediate need for the beneficiary company LABORATORIO CAPILO ESPAÑOL.

Objective

The objective of this technical assistance for the company Laboratorio Capilo Español S.R.L. seeks to ensure that said company complies with the ISO / IEC 22716 standard of good manufacturing practices for the cosmetics industry, provided by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and therefore can obtain a certification.

The specific objectives are among others:

• Support the company Laboratorio Capilo Español S.R.L. in all activities required to be certified according to ISO/IEC 22716.
• Design of the implementation of the ISO/IEC 22716 standard at Laboratorio Capilo Español S.R.L.
• Carry out pre-certification audits.
• Identify in the pre-certification audit all the non-conformities with respect to the ISO/IEC 22716 standard to identify the aspects to improve and strengthen, so that the company approves the certification audit.
• Review of existing documentation and its organization.
• Training the staff of the company to comply with the standard. At least fifty (50) participants from the Capilo Español network.

Interested persons are kindly asked to review the full terms of reference and submit a technical and financial proposal electronically to Ileana Tejada, Senior Advisor – Private Sector Development & IP at itejada@carib-export.com.

The deadline for submissions is February 20, 2023, 4:30 pm (Dominican Republic local time).

The working language of this consultancy is Spanish, therefore the TORs are only available in Spanish.

Under the 11th EDF bi-national Programme, Caribbean Export along with its bi-national partners has decided to pursue the development of a Binational Value Chain Strategy for the Cocoa/Chocolate sector in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in order to maximize the potential export from both countries.
As part of the Strategy, ten (10) beneficiaries from the cocoa sector in Haiti and the DR were identified, (five (5) from each country), to be part of the Value Chain Project and an individual strategy/a detailed Action Plan was prepared for each, to improve its quality and international competitiveness, including possible collaborations with other international institutions.

In August 2020, Caribbean Export started with the implementation of the individual strategies and action plans for the beneficiary companies of the Project. Therefore, this consultancy is part of the activities agreed with the company Xocolat, in the letter of agreement that was signed with Caribbean Export, in response to the immediate need of the company.

Objective

The objective of this consultancy is to give continuity to the Xocolat brand as a leader in innovation in the Dominican chocolate industry, in order to sustainably improve the image of the brand and present products under the best international standards.

Specific objectives

• Redesign of all bonbon and chocolate packaging of the Xocolat brand.

Interested persons are kindly asked to review the full terms of reference and submit a technical and financial proposal electronically to Ileana Tejada, Senior Advisor – PSD and Investment Promotion at itejada@carib-export.com. The deadline for submissions is March 14, 2023, 4:30 pm EST.

This call for applications is launched in the framework of Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, a four-year Programme implemented by the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean and with the support of the European Union.

The overall purpose of the Programme is to deepen cultural integration in the Caribbean and strengthen people-to-people cooperation and exchange in the region and with the European Union. One of the main outputs focuses on building capacity for the development of new cultural projects, self-employment and start-up/scaling up activities. In this context, beneficiaries will be provided with training on preparing effective project proposals for applications to international grants and sub-granting mechanisms.

Complete the online application form in either English, Spanish or French by Monday

6 March 2023 at 23:59 AST.

The Legal Drafting e-Learning Programme is part of the Capacity Building in Legal Drafting Project that is financed by the European Union and executed by ARCA Consortium on behalf of CARIFORUM.

This project seeks to build capacity within the public sector in CARIFORUM States in the areas of treaty and legislative drafting through training and sponsorship of selected participants.

The project also intends to develop a better understanding among beneficiaries of the provisions of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to facilitate a more effective implementation of the EPA.

The consulting team ARCA Consortium S.A. is inviting applications from suitably qualified persons to apply by the deadline through the using the link and contact information below.

Legal Drafting E-learning Programme Open Call – CARICOM

1.Relevant Background

Caribbean Export was established in 1996 as the regional trade and investment promotion agency to serve 15 States of the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM), namely: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

The Agency carries out numerous programme-based activities designed to enhance the competitiveness of regional small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), promote trade and development among the CARIFORUM, promote stronger trade and investment relations among CARIFORUM and the French Caribbean Outermost Regions (FCORs) and the EU Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) in the Caribbean, as well as promote stronger trade and investment cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic.

Under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), Regional Private Sector Development Programme (RPSDP), which Caribbean Export is currently implementing, support has been offered to CARIFORUM States in a gamut of areas ranging from investment promotion to business advocacy. With each intervention, Caribbean Export aims to optimise the export potential of regional entrepreneurs, as well as encourage all productive sectors to implement processes and systems that enable moving up the value chain.

The specific purpose of this consultancy is to work alongside the National Intellectual Property Office of the Dominican Republic (ONAPI) and the title holders of the different appellation of origins (AOC) that have been approved in the country to prepare the documentation needed to duly register them with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in accordance to the Lisbon Agreement.

2. Overall Objective

Direct assistance to appellation of origins title holders in the Dominican Republic to:

a. prepare registry documentation for the following AOCs:

• Café Juncalito
• Aguacate Oro Verde Cambita
• Ron Dominicano
• Café Barahona
• Larimar Barahona
• Cacao Los Bejucos
• Cacao El Ramonal

b. Submit registration request and issue payment in accordance to Lisbon Agreement;

c. Follow-up to ensure that AOCs have been duly registered with WIPO and that the registry has been made effective in each requested member-country.

3. Commencement date and period of implementation of tasks

The intended commencement date of this project is November 25, 2022.

4. Required Documentation to submit a proposal

Interested persons must submit the following documents to Mr. Leo Naut, Deputy Executive Director (LNaut@carib-export.com) and Mr. Victor Gomez (VGomez@carib-export.com) via email on or before: Friday, November 18, 2022 by 4:30 PM AST:

• Consultant(s) Professional Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• Methodology Proposal for implementation in accordance to the scope of work that is defined in the Terms of Reference attached (must include expected timeline/work programme of deliverables)
• Detailed Financial proposal in USD
• Signed Declaration Form noted in section 14 of this ToR.

Under the 11th EDF bi-national Programme, Caribbean Export along with its bi-national partners has decided to pursue the development of a Binational Value Chain Strategy for the Cocoa/Chocolate sector in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, in order to maximize the potential export from both countries.

As part of the Strategy, ten (10) beneficiaries from the cocoa sector in Haiti and the DR were identified, (five (5) from each country), to be part of the Value Chain Project and an individual strategy/a detailed Action Plan was prepared for each, to improve its quality and international competitiveness, including possible collaborations with other international institutions.

In August 2020, Caribbean Export started with the implementation of the individual strategies and action plans for the beneficiary companies of the Project. Therefore, this consultancy is part of the activities agreed with the company Xocolat, in the letter of agreement that was signed with Caribbean Export, in response to the immediate need of the company.

Objective

The objective of this consultancy is to give continuity to the Xocolat brand as a leader in innovation in the Dominican chocolate industry, in order to sustainably improve the image of the brand; present products under the best international standards and a greater presence of online sales.

Specific objectives

• Renewed and fresher brand image in order to be striking and recognizable for an emerging young audience;
• Great consumer acceptance, at all levels, of the new presentation and renewed image of the brand;
• Easy access to purchase through online sales and home delivery in the Dominican Republic.

Interested persons are kindly asked to review the full terms of reference and submit a technical and financial proposal electronically to Ileana Tejada, Senior Advisor – PSD and Investment Promotion at itejada@carib-export.com.

The deadline for submissions is November 17, 2022, 4:30 pm EST.

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has been entrusted by the Governments
of the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the European Union, with the implementation of the “Trade and
Private Sector Component” of the Haiti-Dominican Republic Binational Cooperation Programme under
the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) FED/2018/399-379. This component seeks to enhance the
overall business and investment climate of Haiti and the Dominican Republic as well as the international
perceptions and images of both countries.

Attending Under objective 1, Caribbean Export seeks to facilitate greater cooperation between the
General Customs Administration of the Republic of Haiti (AGD) and the General Customs Directorate of
the Dominican Republic (DGA). In this regard, the establishment of mechanisms and procedures that will
facilitate the execution of joint inspections by the customs administrations of Haiti and the Dominican
Republic are envisaged.

Objective

The objective of this project is to develop a joint inspection protocol that will address and include the
following points and actions (among others):

• Specify when and how the goods that are the object of cross-border exchange are to be physically
  inspected in the primary border areas by the customs officials of the two countries.
• Specify where this inspection is to be carried out in the primary zone of the Dominican Republic
  or in the primary zone of Haiti.
• Review the legal texts of the two countries to find out if there are any legal incompatibilities that
  prevent this joint action and how to proceed in the event of any violations of legal provisions of
  one or both countries that may occur during physical inspections; specify who would apply the
  sanctions according to the place where the inspection is carried out or as agreed in the inspection
  protocol.
• Address the recognition of the controls applied by both parties.
• Identify and evaluate the provision of capacity or physical verification areas and the use of nonintrusive verification mechanisms such as scanners etc.
• Establish directives on carrying out joint operations at the specified border points and in the most
  vulnerable border areas with the highest incidence of illegal transfer of goods, among other.
• Recognition of controls and inspections carried out by customs officials.

The languages of this consultancy are French and Spanish, and all proposals must be submitted
in French and Spanish.

The specific objectives are among others:

• Conduct extensive research to produce a full assessment of the relationship between the customs administrations in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
• Review the existing agreement between the General Customs Administration of the Republic of Haiti and the General Customs Directorate of the Dominican Republic.
• Conduct(s) thorough research on the body of customs regulations in force on both sides of the Haitian-Dominican Republic land border to identify any potential legal obstacles that could prevent said inspections and, in turn, propose solutions to resolve them.

Under objective two (2), Caribbean Export seeks to build awareness of quality standards and technical regulations among owners and operators of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in collaboration with the Haitian Bureau of Standardization (BHN).in Haiti and the Instituto Dominicano de la Calidad (INDOCAL) in the Dominican Republic. In this sense, a modern, easy-to-use and visually appealing website will be created to be used by the BHN as a tool for public awareness and communication on standards and quality, as well as on the harmonization work carried out, within the framework of the binational program, with the Instituto Dominicano de la Calidad, INDOCAL, partner of the BHN.

Objective:

In accordance with the general objective of strengthening quality infrastructure in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, BHN and INDOCAL are committed to strengthening their commitments to the private sector. In this sense, organizations seek to promote awareness of quality standards and norms, as well as improve communication between them. The Haitian Bureau of Standardization (BHN) does not have, to date, a website. It is therefore necessary, in order to meet the objectives previously expressed, that it acquires such an attractive tool, easy to use and innovative, to promote and share information on standards and quality with Haitian SMEs and other private sector actors in Haiti as well as those in the Dominican Republic. This website will allow the BHN to be more interactive with the various actors in terms of standards and quality, including within the framework of the binational program with INDOCAL.

The specific objectives of this site are (among others);

1. Improve the knowledge of owners and operators of SMEs on quality standards.

2. Promote awareness of the roles of the BHN and INDOCAL within the framework of the binational relationship; and

3. Raise public awareness of the impact of quality regulations on market access opportunities.

The main users of the site will be officials from BHN, INDOCAL.

The language of this consultancy is French, and all proposals must be submitted in French.

The deadline for submissions is October 28th, 2022, 5:00 pm (Haiti local time).