eGovernance Specialist

Reference: NGCWG0893
Location: Home-based
Closing date: 23rd March 2015
Contract duration: 4 months

Project purpose

Development of eGovernance Strategies and Implementation plans for two Commonwealth Africa States by applying an existing eGovernance toolkit. 

During 2013, the Commonwealth Secretariat in partnership with the United Nations University and the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation developed an electronic / mobile Governance strategy for the Government of Vanuatu. In addition, the toolkit was designed in a modular fashion to facilitate the adoption of the toolkit by other Commonwealth member states. Read more >>

Scope of work 

The project will test and refine the Vanuatu eGovernance toolkit through its application to two Commonwealth Africa countries. The deliverables will include:

• Inception report describing approach, assumptions, constraints, and high level project plan.
• eGovernance strategies and implementation plans for two Africa countries.
• Assessment of and refined eGovernance toolkit based on experiences in the two Africa countries.
• Pragmatic strategy to apply the modified toolkit to other Commonwealth States taking into consideration contextual differences in different regions in the Commonwealth.

The project will not provide funding to implement the eGovernance strategies; however, the Commonwealth Secretariat will support efforts of member states pursue resources by assisting with developing funding proposals.

Activities

• Develop inception report which should include at a minimum the approach, assumptions, constraints, and high level project plan
• Review of Vanuatu eGovernance toolkit.
• Conduct a review of the development plans for two Africa countries (to be determined) and identify how ICTs fit into the overall plans.
• Meet with stakeholders from Government, Private Sector, Civil Society, Academia, NGOs and Donors to identify requirements for eGovernance.
• Conduct a high level assessment of the level of eReadiness in key areas such as infrastructure, human capacity, legislation, political / administrative commitment, and funding capability.
• Based on the eReadiness assessment, apply the eGovernance toolkit to construct the strategy and implementation plan.
• Complete detailed assessment of the toolkit and recommendations for its improvement.
• Produce a strategy for the application of the enhanced toolkit by other Commonwealth states

Deliverables and Timeframes

Deliverables	Duration Days	Per Diem (£)	Cost (£)
Inception report which should include at a minimum the approach, assumptions, constraints, and high level project plan	5	350	1750
Report on assessment of toolkit and development Plans	5	350	1750
Key findings from consultations with key stakeholders	10	350	3500
eReadiness Assessment for two Africa states	5	350	1750
eGovernance strategies and implementation plans for thetwo countries	35	350	12250
Detail assessment of toolkit	5	350	1750
Strategy to utilise refined toolkit to other Commonwealth countries	5	350	1750
Total fees	70		24500
Daily Subsistence Allowance ($267x.66)	10	176	1760
Airfare			2240
Contingency			1500
Total			30000

An all-inclusive fee of £30,000 is offered.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in public administration, change management, business process engineering and/or areas relevant for the assignment.

Mandatory Experience:

• At least 7 years’ experience developing eGovernance strategies in Commonwealth countries.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of transformation, change management, business process re-engineering and other e-government development issues.
• At least 10 years of senior management experience in institutional organization and business management in complex environments, strategic processes planning, and project management

Desirable Experience:

• Knowledge and understanding of planning, policy development, analysis, and research.
• Full understanding of decision making processes and the ICT role in administrative and management processes.
• Experience in Commonwealth or African countries would be advantageous. 

We should receive your application by 17:00 GMT on 23 March 2015. 

Please note this consultancy is open only to citizens of Commonwealth member countries.​

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