Individual Consultant To
Design, Pilot and Coordinate SITA’s Skills-Appraisal, Training & Performance-Management Programme
Individual Consultant To
Design, Pilot and Coordinate SITA’s Skills-Appraisal, Training & Performance-Management Programme
Institution: The Inter-American Development Bank
Country: The Republic of Suriname
Project: Foreign Investment and Export Promotion Program
Sector: Trade & Investment
Loan No.: 4801/OC-SU
Reference No.: SU-L1056-P00102- 4.2.1
Open to: All Interested Individual Candidates / All Sources
Position: Individual Consultant to Design, Pilot and Coordinate SITA’s Skills-Appraisal, Training & Performance-Management Programme
Contract duration: Nine (9) months
Deadline: 13 March 2026
The Republic of Suriname has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank toward the cost of the Foreign Investment and Export Promotion Program (FIEPP), project no. SU-L1056. This program is implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Cooperation (the Executing Agency), through an established Program Executing Unit (PEU). The Executing Agency invites all suitable and qualified candidates to apply for the position of Individual Consultant to Design, Pilot and Coordinate SITA’s Skills-Appraisal, Training & Performance-Management Programme. The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out by the Inter-American Development Bank.
BASIC FUNCTION OF CONSULTANCY:
The objective of the consultancy is to equip the Suriname Investment and Trade Agency (SITA) with a repeatable, internally-managed system that connects skills appraisal, targeted training and evidence-based performance management. Eight concrete objectives flow from that purpose:
- Conduct a face-to-face skills-appraisal exercise with every member of staff, producing a clear baseline of competencies.
- Analyse gaps against international best practice in investment and export promotion and against SITA’s own KPI framework.
- Design a modular training and development programme that is explicitly mapped to organisational, departmental and individual KPIs and identify appropriate training vendors
- Support in drafting Terms of References for tailored training
- Coordinate delivery of the first-year programme, drawing on a mix of Suriname-based workshops, virtual sessions and up to two overseas study visits
- Develop and pilot a performance-appraisal methodology—rating scales, forms, guidance—that yields before-and-after metrics for each participant.
- Transfer knowledge by mentoring SITA’s HR team and producing an easy-to-use toolkit (templates, database, M&E guidance).
- Leave SITA able to run the entire cycle without external help from year two onwards.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree (or recognized equivalent) in HRM, Organization Development, Business Administration, Education, or a closely related field.
- Resident in Suriname (or able to relocate for 9 months) and active in Suriname’s HR community.
- Preferred exposure to international best practice through at least two assignments with a multinational or international company overseas
- The consultant is encouraged to hold at least one recognised senior-level HR certification such as:
- Nederlandse Vereniging voor Personeelsmanagement & Organisatieontwikkeling (NVP) Register HRM (RHM) or
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Chartered Member/Fellow
- Or an equivalent internationally recognized certification
Such certifications will be considered an asset during evaluation but are not mandatory.
- Minimum of eight (8) years designing and implementing competency-based HR systems linked to KPIs for management.
- Desirable experience working in or for investment-promotion, export-promotion, special-economic-zone development, or inward-investment projects—inside or outside Suriname.
- Proven ability to run skills appraisals, convert data into gap maps, perform training-needs analyses, design modular curricula, build KPI-aligned performance-appraisal forms, and conduct ROI / Kirkpatrick-level evaluations.
- Documented success delivering multi-month programmes on time and budget and engaging C-suite/board-level stakeholders.
- Ability to manage and quality-control short-term trainers (fees ≤ 25 % of contract value).
- Full professional fluency in Dutch and English (written, spoken, presentation).
- Comfortable facilitating workshops and coaching line-managers in both languages.
- Hands-on mastery of MS 365, SharePoint, Teams/Zoom, survey tools and at least one of LMS or HRIS.
- Preferred competence to build dashboards in Excel or Power BI to track training uptake vs KPI movement.
- Analytical yet pragmatic; diplomatic stakeholder style; strict confidentiality; demonstrable commitment to gender equity and inclusive learning.
- Desirable (adds weighting in evaluation but not mandatory) Specialist assessment/competency tools – certification in any of:
- Korn Ferry Hay Job Evaluation (job-grading)
- Korn Ferry Leadership Architect™ (competency library)
- MBTI Practitioner, DISC, or equivalent psychometric frameworks.
The full Terms of Reference can be accessed through the following link https://sita.sr/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Final-TOR-HR-Training-Adviser-.pdf
Applications for the consultancy must be submitted via e-mail by sending a Curriculum Vitae and Cover letter in English no later than March 13, 2026, before 15:00 hours Suriname Time (SRT) to the e-mail address fiepp-bids@sita.sr.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Cooperation
Suriname Investment & Trade Agency (SITA)
Brokopondolaan #97, Corner Mr. Jagernath Lachmonstraat, Paramaribo, Suriname
Program Executing Unit Foreign Investment and Export Promotion Program
Attn: Ms. Melissa Chin, Program Manager
E-mail: fiepp-bids@sita.sr
