Stores Officer for the PMO
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COUNTRY: Afghanistan
NAME OF THE PROJECT: Afghanistan ICT Sector Development Project
SECTOR: Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
CONSULTING SERVICES: Stores Officer for the PMO
CONTRACT TYPE: Individual Consultant-Time based Contract
DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT: Three (03) years
DUTY STATION: Kabul, Afghanistan
CONTRACT REFERENCE NO: MCIT/ICTDP/P121755/IDA-H-665-AF/C 4.23
WORLD BANK GRANT NO: IDA-H-665-AF
PROJECT ID NO: P121755
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: Project Implementation and Coordination Unit (PICU) of MCIT
Closing date: 20th July
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 a Stores Officer in the PMO, Afghanistan. This Consultancy Support will be provided to MCIT, under the World Bank funded Project “Afghanistan ICT Sector Development Project”.
The aim of the 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