Consultant – Baseline Measurement of Export Procedures (Time Release Study), Ministry of Finance

About the role

The Ministry of Finance, through its Central Executing Unit (CEU), is seeking an individual consultant to establish a baseline measurement of the time, cost, process steps and institutional coordination involved in exporting from Belize, using a Time Release Study (TRS) or a comparable diagnostic method. The study will measure two linked intervals: from submission of the export declaration to Customs release (recording declaration acceptance and final regulatory authorization separately), and the wider exporter journey, from a defined export order event to vessel loading or physical exit across a land border. The results will help identify bottlenecks and track improvements from programme reforms, in line with Belize's commitments under the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement. This is a six-month consultancy under the Trade and Investment Facilitation Program for Belize (BL-L1040), financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The duty station is hybrid: mainly remote, with two required visits to Belize. Selection follows the IDB's consultant selection policies (GN-2350-15). Process ID: BL-L1040-P00050.