Support to civil society participation in the implementation of EU trade agreements

The specific objectives are:

To present and provide a general overview of the aspects generally considered in the development and implementation of Fair-Trade certification schemes and how they are monitored;
To inform the DAG members about the current state of play of Fair-Trade between the EU and the Andean countries (some key figures eg.sales figures in the EU; production figures in the Andean countries, policies currently in place to promote give market access to disadvantaged producers)
To provide information about ongoing initiatives between the EU and Andean countries;
To provide the DAGs with information within the context of the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter of the EU-Col/Ecu/Peru FTA, so as to feed their ongoing work

Fluent English or Spanish speaker (there will be both English and Spanish interpretation);
Excellent general knowledge of the topic,
Excellent communicator;
Very good understanding of intercultural communication challenges and practices

Experience in analysis market data on sustainable consumption production in the Andean countries or the EU;
Experience in analysing sustainable consumption and production public policies in the Andean countries or the EU;
Knowledge of the EU-Col/Ecu/Peru Trade Agreement;
Knowledge of current EU-Col/Ecu/Peru political relations.

N.A.