Global STI Policy & Research Consultant

United Nations; Gebze; On-site; TRY 3,197,000 - 5,024,000; Part time

Job summary

The United Nations seeks an International Consultant to conduct the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) in Zambia. Duty station is Gebze, Turkey, with coordination across national consultants and the Technology Bank for the LDCs.

The assignment includes institutional and capacity assessments in science, technology and innovation, stakeholder engagements, data collection with QA, synthesis into analytics, and the development of policy and action‑oriented recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Institutional and capacity assessments in Science, Tech and Innovation in the country.
• Participate in stakeholder engagements/workshops coordinated with the national consultant.
• Oversee, with national consultants, and quality assure participatory assessment processes (surveys, focus groups, interviews).
• Parse and synthesize large amounts of information into analytical insights.
• Carry out high‑quality research and produce knowledge products.
• Develop policy and action‑oriented recommendations in science, technology and innovation.
• Project planning and reporting arrangements, including teamwork.

Job description

The United Nations seeks an International Consultant to conduct the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) in Zambia. Duty station is Gebze, Turkey, with coordination across national consultants and the Technology Bank for the LDCs.

The assignment includes institutional and capacity assessments in science, technology and innovation, stakeholder engagements, data collection with QA, synthesis into analytics, and the development of policy and action‑oriented recommendations.