Financial stability is crucial to the robustness and sustainability of the Pales...
Financial stability is crucial to the robustness and sustainability of the Palestinian Authority (PA), its ability to govern well, and the overall welfare of Palestinian society. As one of the core issues of the Office of the Quartet (OQ), we work with the parties and international partners to facilitate ongoing PA–GoI dialogue related to Annex IV of the Interim Agreement, governing economic relations between the PA and Israel (the “Paris Protocol”).
The Paris Protocol covers a range of economic sectors and establishes a mechanism for Palestinian-Israeli
economic consultation and tax collection. The Protocol explicitly mentions five economic sectors (labour, agriculture, industry, tourism and insurance.
A comprehensive review of the Paris Protocol, and in particular performance of its trade, taxation, monetary relations, and labour elements.
The OQ seeks a consultant (hereinafter the “Consultant”) with demonstrated experience and knowledge in economics law, public policy, and knowledge of trade relations to complete a comprehensive assessment.
The consultant will prepare a paper that situates the Paris Protocol in the present political, legal and economic context and will recommend a constructive path forward to tangibly improve economic relations. The paper will reflect on actual implementation, and indeed realistic implementability of the Protocol, and will thoughtfully recommend potential updates to provisions.
The OQ has set a target for completion of the work product by mid-April 2023. The shortlisted candidates will be required to provide technical and financial proposal later during the recruitment process.
The Proposal:
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The Consultant (or team, as applicable) should be qualified to provide the expertise and skills required to complete all aspects of the assignment.
The Consultant, whether an individual or a team, must present a proposal that:
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details how the Consultant (or consultant team both individually and collectively) fully meets the qualifications and requirements to perform this assignment;
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includes individual CVs of consulting team;
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if undertaken by way of a consulting team, definition of the roles to which the team member will be assigned, including the assignment of a lead;
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includes a brief two-page project plan outlining of how the assignment would likely be completed;
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includes any additional details or considerations about the specific approach to be taken to by the Consultant (or consulting team, as applicable);
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includes one or two illustrative samples of a publication or a assessment of similar scale prepared by the Consultant (or relevant members of the consulting team); and
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include a fixed cost budget proposal for the assignment.
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