Roster - Project Coordination Consultant, duty stations

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Roster - Country Project Coordination Consultant

Vacancy notice no: 2395
Sector: BDT
Department: Regional Offices
Country of contract: Multiple duty stations
Duty station: Multiple duty stations

Position number: [[position

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Grade: [[Position Grade]]
Type of contract: Consultant
Duration of contract: 6 months with possibility of renewal
Recruitment open to: External
Final date to receive applications (Midnight Geneva Time): 31 December 2026

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 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.

The Africa National Broadband Mapping Systems (Africa-BB-Maps) Project is implemented simultaneously across eleven beneficiary countries (Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) through multiple contractors and National Regulatory Authorities under a common governance and implementation framework.
The Country Project Coordination Consultant will support the effective implementation of project activities at the national level by coordinating stakeholders, facilitating communication, monitoring implementation progress and ensuring the timely delivery of country-level activities in accordance with the approved workplans and implementation schedule.
The objective of this roster is to establish a pool of qualified consultants who may be engaged, as needed, to support the implementation of project activities in the following beneficiary countries:
Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Candidates for this roster must be nationals of, or legal residents with a valid work permit in the beneficiary country for which they apply. Candidates must be residing…