Recruitment of Digital Innovations Specialist — Ghana Digital Acceleration Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSUILTANTS)

COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF GHANA

NAME OF PROJECT: GHANA DIGITAL ACCELERATION PROJECT (GDAP) (P176126, IDA 67410-GH)

CREDIT NO.: IDA 70960-GH

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: RECRUITMENT OF DIGITAL INNOVATIONS SPECIALIST

REFERENCE NO. : GH-MOCDTI-481188-CS-INDV

The Government of the Republic of Ghana has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ghana Digital Acceleration Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include the hiring of the consultant positions mentioned above for the Project Implementation Unit of the Ghana Digital Acceleration Project.

The assignment will cover an initial period of Twelve Months and will be renewed for additional one-year terms subject to successful yearly appraisal of performance at the end of each term. The assignment is expected to start in May 2025.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the positions can be obtained at the address given below.

The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Individual Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

The shortlisting criteria are:

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Innovation or equivalent, with a minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience

• Experience in management consulting, venture capital private equity, business development, tech strategy/operations function or similar preferred, and 1+ years leadership experience

• Must have experience working on start-up and innovation ecosystem development in mature or emerging ecosystems such as developing and implementing entrepreneurship, start-up, early-stage financing for digital start-ups

• Experience working on large strategic initiatives from framing the problem, conducting research / analysis, building business cases and operational plans, and driving execution through to success

• Strong understanding of concepts related to emerging market entrepreneurship, including venture capital, incubation, acceleration, and start-up access to early-stage financing

• Strong partner mobilization working with diverse actors including government, development partners, philanthropic organization

• Understanding and knowledge of climate-smart digital agriculture solutions is regarded as a significant advantage

• Solid understanding and knowledge of digital skills agenda is considered an advantage, including demand and supply of digital skills based on labour market demands, and developing required strategies

• Strong understanding of digital inclusion aspects of the marginalized, in particular attention to women and persons with disabilities

The attention of interested individual Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs 3.13 to 3.16 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers 6th Edition, revised February 2025 (Procurement Regulations) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest and is open to all eligible Individual Consultants as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Open Competitive Selection of Individual Consultants method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 0900 to 1700 hours on Monday to Friday.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by April 04, 2025.

The Chief Director

Attention: Ag. Project Coordinator

Ghana Digital Acceleration Project, Room 39, Fifth Floor,

Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations Building

Abdul Diouf Street, Near Kofi Annan ICT Center of Excellence,

Ridge, Accra

Digital Address: GA-079-0539

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

URL: www.moc.gov.gh