
Consultant on Policy Network on Open Digital Infrastructure
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:29 Jul 2026Job ID:281033Posted on:21 Jul 2026
Overview
The consultant facilitates the Internet Governance Forum Policy Network on Open Digital Infrastructure, coordinating member discussions and turning deliberations on open infrastructure, standards and digital public goods into substantive reports, recommendations and annual IGF meeting contributions.
Department: Internet Governance Forum Secretariat
Languages
Required: English
Desired: Another UN language
Job Areas
- Product, Innovation & Digital Transformation
- Policy & International Affairs
Minimum Experience
5 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Coordinate Policy Network workplans and member participation
- Facilitate virtual meetings and document decisions
- Synthesize discussions into policy outputs and reports
- Draft and refine network publications with contributors
- Present network findings at the annual Internet Governance Forum
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in information and communication technology, social sciences, development studies, management or a related field, or a first degree with two additional years of qualifying experience
- At least five years of experience in ICT, Internet governance, digital policy, participatory governance or capacity building
- Experience drafting reports and synthesizing multistakeholder discussions
- Excellent written and spoken English
Skills
Internet governanceOpen digital infrastructurePolicy synthesisMeeting facilitationTechnical report writingStakeholder coordination
Tools
Zoom
Additional info
- Fifty-five working days