Georgian National Consultant: Digital Governance for Integrated and Smart Power Grids

Leads Georgia’s national workstream on digital governance for integrated and smart power grids, mapping regulatory and institutional capacity, co-developing an implementable national framework and toolkit, and building policymaker, regulator and utility capability through consultation and training.

Department: Energy Division

• Lead national mapping of power-sector digitalisation, regulation and institutional capacity
• Review relevant laws, strategies, standards and mandates covering smart grids, data governance, interoperability and cybersecurity
• Collect and validate evidence through consultations with regulators, policymakers and utilities
• Draft the national diagnostic report and country-specific digital-governance framework
• Prepare national inputs and presentations for the international inaugural meeting
• Design and support capacity-building workshops for policymakers, regulators and utility managers
• Develop Georgia-specific toolkit recommendations, implementation guidance and a roadmap
• Facilitate national validation and document stakeholder feedback and institutionalisation steps

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in energy, engineering, economics, public policy, digital governance or a related field
• At least five to seven years of relevant energy-sector experience, including policy analysis, regulatory frameworks, institutional assessments or digitalisation initiatives in Georgia
• Experience working with government institutions and utilities
• Excellent written and spoken English

• Consultancy duration is one year
• Work location is not specified in the official posting
• Successful Phase I delivery may qualify the consultant for Phase II under a new or renewed contract