Development of Digital Transformation Strategy for the Environment Quality Authority in Palestine

The consultant will provide advisory services to assist ESCWA in developing a digital transformation strategy for the Environment Quality Authority in Palestine. The role involves reviewing national and international digital transformation policies, engaging with stakeholders, assessing current capabilities, and preparing a detailed strategy report with implementation timelines.

Responsibilities

• Review the national digital documents and existing policies and strategies in Palestine related to digital transformation, innovation, digital technologies, and other related national development plans.
• Review best regional and international best practices related to Digital Transformation Strategies and policies (at least 2 selected regional and 2 international cases).
• Identify main national stakeholders, hold interviews and meetings with them in coordination with EQA, and prepare minutes summarizing discussions, remarks, observations and proposals.
• Contribute to sectoral workshops to discuss needs and priorities, if needed.
• Assess EQA available capabilities, including current IT infrastructure, equipment, services and platforms.
• Hold meetings with EQA departments to understand current digital status including work procedures, process workflows, forms, interconnections, key business processes, Data centre project, EQA website, and AI system needs.
• Prepare the digital transformation strategy based on international and regional best practices, gap analysis, national needs (SWOT analysis) and technical analysis.
• Present the draft report in a national workshop or meeting and capture main comments and findings.
• Update the draft proposal according to feedback from ESCWA and EQA, including assessment, SWOT, suggested strategy with implementation timeframe.
• Ensure gender equality and youth integration considerations throughout the research work and use gender-sensitive language.

Requirements

• A Master's degree in ICT, technology, engineering, computer science or a related field is required.
• A Ph.D. degree is desirable.
• All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree.
• Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
• At least 7 years of professional experience and research in the domain of digital technologies is required.
• Previous experience in management and planning is required.
• Previous experience in the delivery of research papers is desirable.
• Previous experience in the development of digital plans is desirable.
• Knowledge of the environmental issues in Palestine is desirable.
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English is required.

Skills

• Digital Transformation
• Digital Technologies
• Research Paper Delivery
• Planning and Management
• Digital Plan Development
• Environmental Issues Knowledge
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Strategy Report Preparation
• Implementation Planning
• Policy Review
• Technical Expertise
• Technical Research
• Computer Science
• Arabic Language
• English Language

Languages

Arabic, English