| Overview : The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works in more than 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results. In 2018, the Regional Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean has the objective of establishing a pre-approved Roster to have a pool of experts who are ready to provide consultancy services for Sustainable Agricultural Comodities, for the benefit of all UNDP’s Projects and Programmes. Upon the establishment of this roster, qualified individual consultants may be called upon to be contracted under an Individual Contract and deployed to provide specific technical advice and short-term consultancies for periods not to exceed 12 months. To this effect, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean invites eligible national and international individual consultants to indicate their Expression of Interest. for the 2 categories areas as indicated below: SUSTAINABLE COMMODITY PRODUCTION ENGAGING SUSTAINABLE COMMODITY MARKETS
The detailed instructions on how to apply, required minimum expertise, experience, qualifications and competencies along with the support documents to be included when submitting interest together with evaluation, and selection criteria towards this roster can be downloaded starting APRIL 9, 2018. Any proposals received and not conforming to the EOI guidelines will be considered as technically non-responsive and the proposal may be rejected. The deadline for the submission of the Expression of Interest is on or before MAY 14, 2018 at 23:59 p.m. (Time of the Republic of Panama). Any submissions received after the deadline will be rejected. Please submit your Expression of Interest, electronically. This EOI does not entail any commitment on the part of UNDP, either financial or otherwise. UNDP reserves the right to accept or reject any or all EOI submitted by interested parties, without incurring any obligation to inform the affected applicant/s of the grounds. | 
