Consultancy Services For Project Management Specialist of MCIT in Afghanistan

Background:

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the ICT Sector Development Project amounting to estimated cost of 50 Million USD and intends to apply part of the proceeds to hire a qualified Consultant to work as Project Management Specialist of the Afghanistan ICT Sector Development Project, being implemented by MCIT, Kabul, Afghanistan. The Consultant will be the Project Director of the World Bank funded Project of MCIT and he will also be the Head of the PMO, as established by MCIT for implementation of Afghanistan ICT Sector Development Project, funded by the World Bank.

The aim of the Afghanistan ICT Sector Development Project is to expand broadband connectivity, mainstream use of mobile applications across the Government and develop the capacity of the IT sector to facilitate improved service delivery across Afghanistan while accelerating job creation and economic growth.  The project will do so by: (a) Creating the enabling environment and making strategic investments for the development of Afghanistan’s backbone and broadband infrastructure; (b) Supporting the mainstreaming of mobile applications across Government by supporting innovations and creation of cross cutting enablers; and (c) Developing local IT infrastructure and capacity in the public and private sectors.