Vacancy Notice –Digital Transformation Expert

Assignment Description: Preparing and delivering a full-day training on Lebanon’s National Digital Transformation Strategy for 25 political activists .

Assignment Location: Beirut, Lebanon

Employment Type: Short-term consultancy 

Assignment Period: July 2023

Level of Effort: Two expert days   

How to apply: Please send the application documents to info.lebanon@democracy-reporting.org cc’ing e.haddad@democracy-reporting.org, by 7 March 2023, 11:59 PM local time. 

DRI is looking for a Digital Transformation expert to deliver one full-day training on Lebanon’s National Digital Transformation Strategy for a group of 25 political activists.

Background

Democracy Reporting International (DRI) is a non-partisan, independent, not-for-profit organisation registered in Berlin. It has been established in Lebanon since 2016. DRI promotes political participation of citizens, accountability of state bodies and the development of democratic institutions worldwide. Democratic discourse is the basis of our mission and vision. In our work, we facilitate discussion and exchange about democratic government and the need for a continuous discourse adhering to democratic rules.   

In the framework of its Lebanon project “A bottom-up reform agenda for Lebanon: Supporting youth, women, and civil society actors to expand civic space”, DRI conducted a mapping of the emerging civil society groups to understand their political agenda, the challenges they face, their capacity to engage citizens in the political process, and their potential need for support. Based on this mapping, the surveyed civil society actors highlighted the need for technical assistance.

Therefore, DRI developed a comprehensive capacity support programme for emerging civil society groups to build institutional capacities and individual competencies that enable them to develop a political agenda, build networks, and communicate their ideas. The target group will include around 25 participants from emerging civil society/change groups. The Digital Transformation expert will explain the importance of the 2022 National Digital Transformation strategy in shaping change processes amidst the Lebanese crises context and how it contributes to reforming public services and institutions, easing the planning, interconnecting the services, and preventing corruption. S/he will also examine the challenges as well as the legal and technical constraints for its effective implementation in Lebanon.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of DRI’s Project Coordinator, the Expert will:  

• Develop interactive and detailed training modules, a training session plan, and all accompanying background materials (½ expert day);   
• Deliver a full-day training workshop to emerging civil society/change groups, following an interactive, engaging approach, e.g., discussion activities, exercises, role plays (one expert day in total);  
• Prepare pre- and post-training test modules to be shared with the participants before and after the training sessions, once validated by DRI;  
• Once the training is completed, submit a training report summarising the training outcomes and the pre/post tests results, and reflecting the trainees’ increase in knowledge as per the template provided by DRI (½ expert day).  

 Your Skills & Experience  

• An advanced university degree in law, political sciences, public policies, IT, computer engineering, or relevant fields; 

• At least 7 years of experience in the development of public policies, national strategies, and political reforms;
• Deep knowledge of the 2022 National Digital Transformation Strategy, its technical components, implementation prospects, and the political opportunities surrounding it;
• Strong training skills in related topics using interactive methods;
• Working proficiency in Arabic and English.