Project Consultant

vor 1 Monat


Geneve, Schweiz International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Vollzeit

**TERMS OF REFERENCE**:
Under close supervision of the Chief of Operations and Planning Department, the consultant will be responsible for coordinating multiple and simultaneous high priority projects within the Department relevant to the core mandate of ITU-T.

Specifically, he/she will perform the following duties:

- Coordinate the design, execution and implementation of various projects and initiatives within the Operations and Planning Department. Gather important data and requirements internally and externally; analyse and propose solutions taking into account stakeholders/end users' needs.
- Evaluate processes; anticipating requirements and uncovering areas for improvement and propose solutions. Participate in the ongoing reviews of processes and the development of optimization strategies, identify potential issues or risks that could affect the progression of projects and communicate these items to the Project Manager, and work to identify potential solutions.
- Develop and maintain an insightful analytical tool used by project owners to inform resource needs, execution decisions, strategy choices and potential trade-off needs. Draft terms of reference for experts and support coordination of activities.
- Collaborate with IT developers to develop detailed technical understanding of conceptual structure and algorithms. Draft related report and/or presentations.
- Meet regularly with Project owners to review progress and discuss future steps.
- Closely watch project schedules, monitor deadlines for each project or specific project tasks and reports any potential delays to the Project Manager.
- Perform other duties as required.

**CONCRETE DELIVERABLES**:

- Completion of deliverables for high priority projects mentioned above.
- Gather and analyze data.
- Project reports and/or presentations.

**COMPETENCIES**:
**Essential Functional Competencies**: Analysis, Judgement and Decision-Making; Client and Service Orientation, and Planning and Organizing.

**Essential Technical Competencies**: Knowledge of frontier technologies such as AI, Blockchain and IoT. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to communicate with people at all levels and translate business data into digestible information that improves processes. Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure, trouble-shoot, and to meet short
- and long-term deadlines.

**QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED**:
**Education**:
University degree in business administration, management information systems, project management or a related field OR education from a reputed college of advanced education, with a diploma of equivalent standard to that of a university degree in one of the fields above.

**Experience**:At least three years of progressively responsible experience in project management, business analysis or a related field. An advanced degree in a related field can be considered as a substitute for one year of working experience. A doctorate in related fields can be considered as a substitute for two years of working experience.

**Languages**:Knowledge of English at advanced level. Knowledge of one of the other five official languages of the Union (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) would be an advantage.

**REMUNERATION INFORMATION**:
Remuneration depending on experience.


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