Spectrum Strategy Consultant
vor 2 Wochen
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
- ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technologies, with the mission to connect the world. To achieve this, ITU manages the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits at the international level, works to improve communication infrastructure in the developing world, and establishes global standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communication systems._
**Spectrum Strategy Consultant**
**Vacancy notice no**: 1319
**Sector**: BDT
**Department**: DNS
**Country of contract**: Remote
**Duty station**: Home Based
**Position number**: positionNumber
**Grade**: PositionGrade
**Type of contract**: Consultant
**Duration of contract**: 4 months
**Recruitment open to**:External
**Application deadline (Midnight Geneva Time)**: 10 August 2023
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
**BACKGROUND INFORMATION**:
Within the framework of ITU’s assistance on the National Frequency Spectrum Review of the Republic of the Gambia and in close collaboration with the National Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, ITU is supporting the assessment of the national spectrum utilization. The support includes accelerating the Digital Television Transition, optimizing spectrum management, ensuring equitable distribution of resources, and developing a comprehensive National Spectrum Policy and Strategy.
**TERMS OF REFERENCE**:
To this extend, the consultant will:
- Define a national Action Plan: Including activities, projects, programs, plans, frameworks, policies, and strategies needed for the implementation of the national spectrum strategy.
- Conduct desk reviews, meetings, and stakeholders' consultations for this consultancy assignment. Particularly closely working with the National spectrum assessment experts.
- Advise and proffer guidelines for the assessment of The Gambia’s national spectrum management practices and spectrum licensing framework by taking into consideration the requirements of the current analogue to digital migration project in terms of its implementation within the ambit of the existing Digital Broadcasting Policy.
- Advise on Spectrum Auctioning Strategies, Methods, and Best Practices, specifically on the ones identified as Digital Dividend Bands of part of the spectrum, advise on how spectrum auctioning can fit in the Gambia context and if to be done identify ways to improve it.
- Assess and review the current key elements of The Gambia’s spectrum management and come up with recommendations including legal framework for spectrum management, organizational structure of spectrum management, current spectrum allocation & usage, assignment and licensing, monitoring, enforcement and spectrum management inventory or database.
- Assess the existing spectrum administrative and regulatory regime in The Gambia including Spectrum Auctioning Strategies, Methods, and Best Practices, in particular auctioning of Digital Dividend Bands if any and how spectrum auctioning can fit in the Gambia context, how it can be done better and how generated proceeds can be used to establish Digital Terrestrial Television Infrastructure for The Gambia.
- Develop and provide a holistic and comprehensive report with recommendations that will enhance, facilitate and ensure the efficient, effective and optimal utilization of radio frequency spectrum by all stakeholders in The Gambia, to the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy on this assignment for consideration and adoption.
- Cross-border coordination, regional harmonization, and international negotiations.
- National Policy Dialogue for Spectrum, Spectrum for Civil Use & Future Considerations.
**CONCRETE DELIVERABLES**:
- Produce an inception report for assignment and share it with client for review and adoption.
- Produce a comprehensive report on the current legal and regulatory framework in The Gambia.
- Develop National Spectrum Policy, Strategy and Action Plan documents:
- Phase 1: Consultant work mobilization, work plan, work schedule, comments and approval on the work.
- Phase 2: Assessment, Review and Delivery of First Draft Report(s) with recommendation.
- Phase 3: Review, adjustment and delivery of the Draft policy strategy and action plan documents.
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