NDICI Cooperation Facility Economics

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The overall objective of this contract will be to support the economic diplomacy aspects of the EU-SA strategic partnership, including those promoting the interest of the EU in economic, trade, investment and business terms. Two specific objectives should be covered with the projects 1) Improve the implementation and monitoring of the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (specifically with regard to EU-SA aspects), further unlock its untapped potentials and facilitate its review and evaluation and 2)Improve access of EU businesses to the SA market and advocate for a conducive investment environment and level playing field in South Africa. The project would be implemented through a Team Leader deploying a number of short term experts with activities of technical and dissemination nature as well as major economic diplomacy events.