Trade in Services Data & ITRS Specialist (Contract)

United Nations Group; Genf; On-site; CHF 92,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

United Nations Group's International Trade Centre is seeking an International Consultant to support the Trade in Services Data Collection and ITRS project in Geneva. The assignment will deliver outputs including system assessment, a technical note, and stakeholder engagement.

The consultant will prepare draft notes, coordinate with CBJ and national partners, and host a webinar to share findings and plan next steps through March 2027, with English as the working language.

Responsibilities

• Output 1: Features of the current ITRS system are assessed, ensuring identification of principal bottlenecks in principal service categories.
• Output 2: Draft technical note is prepared, providing practical recommendations for enhancing the ITRS and complementary data collection on trade in services, with a particular focus classification of payment codes and relevant developments under current versions of manuals and the forthcoming BPM7 and MSITS 2026.
• Output 3: Principal findings and recommendations of the technical note are shared with CBJ and other national stakeholders, their feedback is collected and incorporated in the final version of the concept note.
• Output 4: Webinar for data compilers and reporting banks is delivered and the plan of further actions is shared with ITC.

Job description

United Nations Group's International Trade Centre is seeking an International Consultant to support the Trade in Services Data Collection and ITRS project in Geneva. The assignment will deliver outputs including system assessment, a technical note, and stakeholder engagement.

The consultant will prepare draft notes, coordinate with CBJ and national partners, and host a webinar to share findings and plan next steps through March 2027, with English as the working language.