Roster-consultant for The Elaboration of The Ict

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Home Office, Schweiz International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Vollzeit

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Roster-Consultant for the Elaboration of the ICT Training Programme for Indigenous People in Africa

Vacancy notice no: 1654

Sector:

BDT

Department:

DDR

Country of contract:
Remote

Duty station:
Home Based

Position number:
positionNumber

Grade:
PositionGrade

Type of contract:
Roster

Duration of contract:
Various assignments

Recruitment open to:
External

Application deadline (Midnight Geneva Time): 31 December 2024

ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT


The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) is responsible for the organization and coordination of the work of the Telecommunication Development Sector of the Union.

BDT deals mainly with development policies, strategies, programming, projects, as well as technical cooperation activities to enable and foster universal access to affordable, high-quality and secure telecommunications/ICTs and Foster equitable and inclusive use of telecommunications/ICTs to empower people and societies for sustainable development.

To effectively and efficiently serve the needs of Member States,
BDT is organized into four functional areas:

  • Operations Coordination Department (Office of the Deputy to the Director)
  • Projects, Partnerships & Digital Skills Department (PPS)
  • Digital Networks & Environment Department (DNE)
  • Digital Knowledge Society Department (DKS)


The Office of the Deputy to the Director and Operations Coordination Department are responsible for ensuring operation readiness and providing support for the functioning of the regional offices and headquarters in Geneva, especially the implementation of projects and programmes.

Functional areas, such as meetings, fellowship and IT support reports to this Department.

The unit for special attention in all aspects related to LDCs, LLDCs and SIDs is the responsibility of this Department.

The Deputy to the Director is responsible for assisting and advising the Director in the direction and management of the Bureau including on all questions related to personnel, financial and operational planning process.

The Department is responsible for leading the operational planning and implementation support, within the framework of the Action Plan.

The Department is also responsible for coordinating conferences and events, editorial works and documentation control, monitoring the implementation of decisions emanating from ITU and
BDT governing bodies, including TDAG, Council, Conferences and Assemblies of the other Sectors on matters of relevance to
BDT.

The Department is responsible for coordination of the Bureau's cooperation with other Sectors and General Secretariat.

TERMS OF REFERENCE:

Under the direction of the ITU Africa Regional Office ( Yaoundé area office), the ITU-D focal point for indigenous people (Senior Coordinator for Digital Inclusion from Digital Society Division), and in a close collaboration with the Training Programme Design and Development Coordinator, to ensure alignment of the tailored training course for rural, remote and indigenous communities, with the Sub-Saharan Africa perspective, the consultant will:

  • Compare and evaluate the experience of the training programme developed in Latin America to effectively support in identifying the most relevant content and pedagogical methodology applicable from the programme for the Sub-Saharan African context.
  • Support identifying the specific target groups for the programme and determine the challenges and scope that will enable the participants to thrive in both the online and inperson modules.
  • Support in creation of the syllabus for each of the online courses to be delivered through ITU-Academy platform and to the inperson segment of the programme.
  • Create a research protocol to understand the specific characteristics of the training and communication needs of that rural, remote and indigenous communities in the Sub-Saharan context.
  • Develop a research report on the characteristics and the training and communication needs and requirements that rural, remote and indigenous communities in the Sub-Saharan context share.
  • Establish the content structure of the onsite immersive bootcamp, defining the necessary aspects for its development in the African context and the types of partnerships that will be necessary to build for its implementation.

CONCRETE DELIVERABLES:

  • A research protocol for understanding of characteristics, the training and communication needs that rural communities in the Sub-Saharan context share.
  • A research report on characteristics, t

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