NATIONAL CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT THE TECHNOLOGY NEEDS ASSESSMENT (TNA) IN ZAMBIA
Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries · Gebze · Apply by October 30, 2026
About this role
Result of Service The consultancy will also include the following activities: • Facilitating stakeholder engagements/workshops. • Supporting participatory assessment processes to collect qualitative and quantitative data, including surveys, focus group meetings and interviews. • Collecting, organising, and synthesising relevant information into short analytical inputs. • Carrying out high-quality research and producing supporting knowledge inputs. • Supporting project planning and reporting arrangements, including working in professional teams. Work Location Zambia Expected duration 9 months Duties and Responsibilities Science, technology, and innovation (STI) are key instruments for the socio-economic transformation of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and their sustainable development. For the purposes of this study, technology refers to hardware, technical know-how, technical skills, and software applied to solve development-related challenges. LDCs suffer from deficits in their Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) capacities, absorptive as well as adaptive capacities, and lag substantially behind both emerging and advanced economies. The importance of STI is…