L’Union Internationale des Télécommunications recrute un Consultant en administration numérique basé à Genève en Suisse.
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT
The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) is responsible for the organization and coordination of the work of the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) of the Union which deals mainly with ICT-focused development policies, strategies and programmes, as well as technical cooperation activities, to promote digital inclusion and drive digital transformation at community, country and regional levels. To effectively and efficiently serve the needs of ITU members, BDT is organized into four functional areas:
- Office of the Deputy to the Director and Field Operations Coordination Department
- Partnerships for Digital Development Department
- Digital Networks & Society Department
- Digital Knowledge Hub Department
The Digital Networks & Society Department is responsible for BDT activities in the areas of spectrum management, network development, cybersecurity and emergency telecommunications. This department is also responsible for supporting ITU Member States in their transition to digital societies by providing tools and guidelines to address environmental challenges (in particular, climate change and e-waste), and for promoting innovation, ICT applications/services, digital inclusion and ecosystems, with the ultimate goal to ‘leave no one behind’.
GENERIC TERMS OF REFERENCE
• Technical support at country level.
• Collaborate with GovStack global team in the preparation and delivering of needed presentations and documents related to GovStack to country representatives.
• Work with government officials, GovStack Domain Experts and GovStack global team to conduct the necessary assessments and technical studies to prepare country implementation proposals as needed.
• Share, explain and demonstrate the GovStack specifications and make sure that government officials and use case stakeholders are well acquainted with them.
• Participate in the co-identification of high-priority use cases, assessment of user needs, gathering business requirements, and facilitating co-design workshops for citizen-centric digital government services.
• Collaborate with the country digital teams and GovStack global and regional teams to co-design a Government Services Roadmap whenever needed.
• Develop Building Blocks specifications based on GovStack generic specifications by adapting them to country needs and to existing country national Stack following a whole-of-government platform approach.
• Collaborate with the GovStack System Integrator to assist in building a prototype of the prioritized use cases.
• Provide recommendations on GovStack ecosystem design & development, governance mechanisms and enabling Regulatory and Policy aspects as prerequisite for different Building Blocks.
• Assist in producing any required procurement documents under the scope of the intervention.
• Cooperate with government officials responsible for the preparation of Terms of Reference for the implementation of different Building Blocks under the scope of the collaboration.
• Provide technical support during the evaluation of the country tender processes associated with selected Building Blocks under the scope of the collaboration.
• Support the follow up on project plans and documents, goals, deliverables, KPIs and timelines, agreed with partner countries.
• Assist country digital team in the scaling process of the Building Block approach and the digitization of government services at scale.
• Design the GovStack Syllabus for capacity development of country digital teams considering all stakeholders of the initiative.
• Capacity Development Plans.
• GovStack workshops materials (PPTs, Sandbox Guidelines for use case configuration as part of the training activities).
• Orientation and awareness raising workshops reports.
• Business requirements for prioritized use cases.
• Ecosystem development design and recommendations.
• Selected Building Block policy guidelines and recommendations.
• Selected Building Block procurement recommendations.
• Building Blocks technical requirements and specifications.
Strong understanding of how to implement digital services in resource-constrained environment and how to take into consideration that in technical requirements setting. Proven ability to assess capacity building interventions and recommend appropriate activities to develop skills and promote organizational learning and change.
Knowledge in at least ONE of the following subjects is desirable:
• Digital registries.
• Identification and Verification.
• Information mediation.
• Digital Payments.
• e-Registration
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture.
• UI/UX
• GIS
• eMarketplace
• Cloud Hosting
• e-Signature
Current stage of the technical specifications developed for each Building Blocks under the GovStack global initiative can be found here: https://www.govstack.global/govstack-release-1-1-0
Education: A first university degree in engineering, economics, law, education, management, telecommunications/ICTs or a related field OR education from a reputed college of advanced education with a diploma of equivalent standard to that of an advanced university degree in one of the fields above. An advanced degree would be an asset.
Experience: At least three years of experience in digital government services in one or more of the expertise domains listed above. Experience as technical expert in designing and implementing digital government or other sectoral services at national level.
Experience in ICT architectural approaches, methods, and frameworks and how those could be implemented at country level. Demonstrated experience with an Open-Source Software Development. Expert experience with applicable standards and how they can be applied for the designated area of work to ensure interoperability and security by design. Experience in developing and running the capacity development programs. Comprehensive background and understanding in subjects related to e-governance and enterprise architecture.
Experience in the implementation of one or more of the domains currently covered under the GovStack Global is necessary.
Languages: Fluency in English is essential.
Daily rates salary to be defined according to the minimum requirements and the candidate’s years of experience in the field of expertise (3 to 4 years of experience: US$ 185 / 5 to 6 years of experience: US$ 230 / 7 to 9 years of experience: US$ 280)This is a Generic Vacancy Notice – Candidates selected will be added in a Roster.
Application deadline (Midnight Geneva Time): 31 December 2023
Application process