Consultancy to draft the N. Digital Development Agenda in Palestine

Result of Service - The report prepared should be in Arabic and in electronic format. - The report submitted should not be less than 30 pages. - A 2 to 4 pages executive summary of the report. The completed parts should be edited and saved in MS-Word (•.docx file) or an alternate compatible format. PDF format will not be accepted. It should include a table of contents to be automatically updated followed by a list of all tables and figures. The various parts should be submitted in electronic form and sent to the email address of the designated focal point. Attention is kindly drawn to the need to ensure that the final draft of the outputs be thoroughly

Work Location Beirut

Expected duration The total time to deliver the final output of the consultant spans 15 weeks beyond the date of the signature of the contract

Duties and Responsibilities The consultant shall propose to the designated ESCWA focal point a detailed version of the report outline. To produce the agenda, the consultant is requested to conduct, among others, the main following tasks: (1) Review best regional and international practices of digital development agendas (at least 2 cases from the Arab region and 2 cases from the world). (2) Conduct interviews with the various national stakeholders and summarize their remarks and observations. (3) Suggest the needed digital development agenda based on best practices, gap analysis and national needs. In addition, the consultant would also ensure the following activities: (1) Present the draft report in a national workshop (physically or remotely) and capture the main comments and findings of the discussions. (2) Update the draft proposal according to all received feedback and comments during the reviewing process by ESCWA and MTIT. ESCWA promotes gender equality and integration of youth through its publications and therefore the consultant should pay attention, with the help of ESCWA staff, to gender considerations and youth dimension throughout the research work and thereby ensure that the narrative language should be gender sensitive.

Qualifications/special skills Academic Qualifications: An advanced university degree in ICT or a related field is required; a Ph.D. is desirable. Experience: A minimum of five years of experience and research in technology related issues is required. A concrete knowledge in the domain of planning and strategies is desirable. Language: Fluency in written and spoken Arabic is required; a good knowledge of the English is desirable.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.