Software and Technology Consultancy - WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR LEBANON PROJECT (WEEL)

The Lebanese economy needs more than ever a productive private sector capable of driving economic recovery, create jobs, and support a fragile balance of payment by producing local goods and services, increasing exports and diversify export markets.

In this context, the WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR LEBANON PROJECT (WEEL) aims at Supporting Women-Owned And Women-Led Businesses In Lebanon by providing between 8 and 20 MSMEs and startups with grants that vary from 15,000 to 50,000 Euros to be used for expending investments, covering expenditures and getting technical assistance.

This project is part of a larger program, the EU for Women Empowerment (EU4WE), a 36-month program (October 2019 – September 2022) funded by the European Union and implemented by Expertise France. It aims at promoting full and unconditional equality between men and women in Lebanon. The specific purpose of EU4WE is to reduce gender-based violence through women’s empowerment and enhance existing institutional mechanisms working towards gender equality.

This project is committed towards non-discrimination and promotion of gender equality, diversity and inclusion, and equal opportunities.

As part of the implementation support Berytech is providing, the project is looking to fulfill a technical assistant required by one of the beneficiaries.

The SME beneficiary is an educational platform for learning and teaching in both formal and non-formal education settings. It was founded in Lebanon by a team of educators and works to empower teachers and learners with the needed tools, resources, and support to develop 21st-century skills.

The technical assistance requires an experienced Software and Technology consultant to support the beneficiary’s internal technical team.

The Software and Technology Consultant will be requested to submit the following:

• Capacity building for existing and new technical staff appointments. This includes, but not limited to shortlisting candidates, interviewing, preparing JD’s, and onboarding.
• Diagnosis of the beneficiary server architecture.
• Improve scalability of existing design to accommodate the anticipated growth in user base (as a result of sales team activity).
• Develop, deploy and test the upgraded platform.

• Provide support in monitoring, fire-fighting, and bug fixes between Sept-Nov2022.

Applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

• Proven experience as IT Consultant
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware, software and network problems
• Experience with various operating systems and databases
• Experience in project management
• Bachelor or any higher degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering studies.
• Excellent moderation skills.
• Excellent English and Arabic speaking and writing skills.

Other requirements:

• Must be a registered firm or a freelancer with MOF number.

The selected Consultant is expected to start his/her activities between August and September 2022 (TBD). Total budget per submitted application depends on the final selection of candidates.

Candidates should submit the following documents:

• Technical proposal (maximum two pages) describing the methodology to conduct the work based on the content suggested in section: “Objectives and key activities,” elaborating it further.
• Financial proposal clearly describing the package and price proposed by the consultant.
• Profile and project references (maximum two pages): A brief explanation of the consultant(s) background should be submitted (CVs shall be included as annex) along with project references on the topic.