Consultant for The Minimum Requirements for The

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**Consultant for the Minimum Requirements for the Domain Registry Operation**

**Vacancy notice no**: 1847
**Sector**: BDT
**Department**: Regional Offices
**Country of contract**: Remote
**Duty station**: Home Based

**Position number**: positionNumber
**Grade**: PositionGrade
**Type of contract**: Consultant
**Duration of contract**: 115 working days to be developed in several months
**Recruitment open to**:External
**Application deadline (Midnight Geneva Time)**: 11 November 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) (DDR)
- Projects, Partnerships & Digital Skills Department (PPS)
- Digital Networks & Environment Department (DNE)
- Digital Knowledge Society Department (DKS)

The regional offices provide assistance to the ITU Member States of the Region, ensuring a close relationship and collaboration. To implement the agreed programs and projects, in accordance with the ITU Strategy Plan and the BDT Action Plan, with the active support of all Departments, providing timely information about their development. To provide proper line management and support, the Regional Directors report to the Director of the BDT.

**BACKGROUND INFORMATION**:
Under the guidance of the International Telecommunication Union Area Office for South America, the work to be developed will offer and complement the activities necessary for the structuring of specifications technical, commercial and financial necessary in a contractual process aimed at the promotion and operation of the Registry of Country Code Top Level Domain Names (ccTLD).

**TERMS OF REFERENCE**:
Under the direction of the Programme Officer of the Area Office for South America, located in Santiago, the consultant will:

- Prepare and deliver an implementation road map, Gantt Chart, aligned to the specific deadlines, expected reports, presentation of the reports, KPIs, and a description of the scope.
- Define minimum requirements:

- Description of the basic/minimum infrastructure required to manage the Top Level Domains ccTLDs and gTLDs, hardware, software, staff and their profiles. It should include data security and the protection of critical personal information.
- Description of the structure organizational staff and profiles necessary to manage Top Level Domains ccTLDs and gTLDs.
- Review and, if necessary, update the necessary technical conditions for migration between registry operators, in a way that ensures the provision of the service, its continuity, resilience plan and transition implementation schedule.
- Report of basic/minimum technical requirements.
- Work with the team of experts, to define the specifications for the call for bids for the operating contract:

- Define the necessary documents and the specifications for the selection process of the Top Level Domains ccTLDs operating contract.
- Define the documents and terms of reference for the selection process for the concession contract for the organization, administration, maintenance, and operation of the Top Level Domains ccTLDs.
- Deliver the developed documents for the specifications for the tendering of the operating contract.
- Work with the team of experts, to elaborate Conclusions and Recommendations considering the current national and international regulations/standards/best practices.
- Prepare a final report summarizing the results of all activities above.
- Accompaniment to the selection process for the Top Level Domains ccTLD operating agreement.
- Provide technical, administrative, and financial advice to the technical team during the selection process. Answer to the technical questions, analysis of the proposals, among other activities that are part of the proces