| Introduction : Country: Bangladesh Description of the Assignment: Currently, 3 UN agencies including UNDP, UN Women and UNCDF in collaboration with Government of Netherlands are implementing Women’s Empowerment for Inclusive Growth (WING) programme. This program aims to develop skills for creating dignified and formal participation of women as employees and entrepreneurs in local economies, breaking entrenched discriminatory attitudes, norms and stereotypes that created the current inequities in the social, political and economic spheres. Insights from the pilot phase it has discovered that various local financial resources (both public and private) that can be leveraged towards gender-responsive investments generating employment opportunities for a significant number of women. Depending on the cash flows of the projects, various forms of capital can be unlocked as done during the pilot phase, including initiation grants from local government institutes (LGI)s, CSR fund grants and concessional loans from private sector. It has also discovered that there some untapped grants in under different resources which required to open for women easy access. Anondomela entrepreneurs have been participating in the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) for the last two years, organized by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). This participation has highlighted potential export opoortunities of some entrepreneurs. In response, there is a pressing need to identify entrepreneurs from Anondomela platform with the capacity to export, capacitate them and facilitate connections with suitable international buyers. To capitalize on this export potential, a strategic approach involves creating guidelines aligned with government policies in relevant countries and developing a cross border trade mapping for these entrepreneurs. This comprehensive strategy aims to enable and expand the scope of exporting activities, ensuring the sustained growth and success of Anondomela's entrepreneurs in the global market. Period of assignment/services: 60 Working Days over 4 months Please note that this procurement process is being conducted through the new online tendering system of UNDP. Applicants who wish to submit a proposal must be registered in the system. Kindly register by visiting the link below and follow the instructions provided in the user guide in the document attached: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org/ using the profile you may have in the Quantum portal. In case you have never registered before, follow the Supplier Portal Registration Link to register a profile in the system. The Supplier User Guide has been uploaded to the following link. Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from the previous registration. The supplier webinar is now available at the following link: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders. Please note that all required documents are found on the UNDP Quantum Platform under negotiation reference: UNDP-BGD-00395. Interested experts with questions regarding the registration in Quantum should send them in writing to: e-bidbox.bd@undp.org and copy the reference UNDP-BGD-00395 in the subject line. Please note, Proposals will not be received through email. If any applicant is registered in the system, any request for clarification must be sent in writing via messaging functionality in the portal. UNDP will respond in writing, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry.
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