National consultant for trade portal updating under the National Trade Facilitation Committee (SSAs)

About the Position

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, is planning to resume the operation of the National Trade Facilitation Committee. This role involves providing technical assistance in the regular update and maintenance of Tajikistan’s Trade Portal.

Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Economic and Good Governance Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Integration of the Trade Portal with the Single Window system, including developing a secure API for real-time, two-way data exchange.
• Implementing integration with the Adliya Centralized Legal Information database to enable automatic updates of foreign trade regulations.
• Developing a Data Aggregation Module to provide up-to-date tariff and trade procedure information.
• Creating a Foreign Trade Analytics Module by HS Codes to aggregate foreign trade data and provide interactive visualizations.
• Developing an Intelligent Trade Barrier Reporting Module with automated issue classification and severity assessment.
• Ensuring that security, adaptability, and localization requirements are met.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in developing enterprise-scale web systems with API-based integrations.
• Knowledge of data platforms, BI tools, and workflow automation systems.
• Experience in implementing workflow automation systems, including case routing, role-based access control, notifications, and SLA/time tracking.
• Experience in building and maintaining data-driven platforms, including data aggregation, processing, and visualization.
• Familiarity with AI/NLP, cybersecurity principles, and scalable architectures.
• Knowledge of information security principles, including secure data exchange, authentication, authorization, and audit logging.
• Experience working with public sector, regulatory, or multi-stakeholder environments is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications and online databases.
• Professional fluency in Tajik and English, knowledge of Russian would be considered as an asset.
• Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities.
• Ability and willingness to work as a member of a team, with people of different cultural, religious backgrounds, different gender, and diverse political views, while maintaining impartiality and objectivity.

We Offer

Remuneration will be based on the selected consultant's/expert's qualifications, experience, the tasks, and deliverables for this position and in accordance with the OSCE established rates.

About the Company

For more detailed information on the structure and work of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, please see: OSCE Dushanbe.

Application

If you wish to apply for this position, please use the OSCE's online application link found under OSCE Vacancies.

Note: The OSCE retains the discretion to re-advertise/re-post the vacancy, to cancel the recruitment, or to offer an appointment with a modified job description or for a different duration. Only those candidates who are selected to participate in the subsequent stages of recruitment will be contacted. The OSCE is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all religious, ethnic, and social backgrounds to apply to become a part of the Organization.

Please be aware that the OSCE does not request payment at any stage of the application and review process.