Country: Tajikistan
Closing date: 03 Feb 2020
About Policy Innovation Facility
The Policy and Innovation Facility (the Facility) aims to build capacity in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to formulate and implement economic policy reforms. This initiative will develop a high capacity facility to help the governments of both countries to solve their strategic as well as some burning tasks in the following areas: trade and investment policy, private sector development, access to finance, business environment reforms, and support of key sectors.
The Facility through its networks of international and local consultants will support the Government champions (ministries and agencies) in providing a tailored advice and assisting in implementing different high-profile types of assignments, which will become the Facility’s technical assistance projects. The Facility will help to ensure that the wide range of efforts aimed at implementing commitments all adhere to high standards of rigor and credibility. It will also help ensure that progress toward such commitments is assessed, reported, and communicated in generally comparable ways, thus enabling tracking and management of outcomes across the country and/or relative to national targets.
Objective of the project
Project aims to provide technical assistance in development of the Dushanbe smart-city initiative: the concept of integration of all information and communication technologies (ICT) and the Internet of things (IoT solutions) for managing urban infrastructures and assets of the city. The following three assignments were identified for the technical assistance:
- Intelligent solutions for collecting garbage
- Installation of smart water meters and controlling system
- Developing parking solutions
Scope of the project
The project will consist of developing a report that will include the analysis, action plan and financial plan of smart city projects in the city of Dushanbe. Further technical assistance will cover trainings with the aim of increasing the capacity of the State Unitary Enterprise “Smart City Dushanbe” employees in running smart city projects in the city.
Responsibilities include:
1.Drafting the concept, requirements and roadmap for the intelligent remote monitoring solution for collecting garbage by:
- Analyzing the existing infrastructure of the garbage removal structure;
- Analyzing global practices of the existing infrastructure of the garbage removal structure;
- Analyzing options for the intelligent solutions for collecting garbage;
- Provide recommendations for further actions;
2.Drafting the concept, requirements and roadmap for the installation of smart water meters and controlling system by:
- Analyzing the existing water payment methods;
- Analyzing global practices of the existing water payment methods;
- Analyzing options for installation of smart water meters and controlling systems;
- Provide recommendations for further actions;
3.Drafting the concept, requirements and roadmap for parking solutions.
4.Develop and deliver a training program for SUE “Smart City” for the smart city projects.
5.The Expert will work closely with a local consultant in managing delivery of the assignment
Requirement for the technical expert:
- Proven experience in developing smart city projects globally;
- Experience working in Central Asia is preferred;
- Advanced degree in urban planning, public administration, business administration, economics or other relevant qualification;
- Relevant work experience in building relationships and working with the government bodies, private sector and civil society;
- Previous experience in conducting trainings for governmental bodies, local municipalities and/or private sector;
- Proficient in English, knowledge of Russian language is a strong advantage.
Duration of the assignment: One year
LoE: to be confirmed later
Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: Remote work plus country visits
Last date for submission of applications is 3rd February 2020.
How to apply:
To apply please follow the link below:
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=DAINC&cws=1&rid=4966