Overview
Seeking an ICT Consultant to provide technical analysis and conceptual architecture development for a Diaspora Investment Mechanism, focusing on platform functionality, systems integration, and cybersecurity.
Key Responsibilities
- - Oversee technical analysis of digital architecture options for DIM establishment.
- - Contribute to comparative analysis of digital diaspora investment and remittance platforms.
- - Assess technical, operational, and cybersecurity aspects of UK–Albania remittance systems.
- - Develop conceptual technical architecture options for the DIM.
- - Ensure proposed architectures consider gender-responsive UX/UI components.
- - Coordinate with stakeholders to validate findings and incorporate feedback.
- - Provide technical input to wider feasibility work.
- - Conduct desk reviews and technical consultations.
Required Experience
- At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in ICT, digital platform architecture, digital transformation, or technical advisory work related to financial services, enterprise/system integration, digital financial services, remittance or payment systems, digital investment systems, or cross-border transaction platforms.
- Demonstrated experience in conducting technical assessments and developing recommendations related to platform functionality, in digital financial services, remittance or payment ecosystems, technical requirements development, API/integration design, cybersecurity risk assessment, and data protection/privacy-by-design in digital platforms.
- Experience supporting the design or conceptualisation of digital mechanisms, financial technology solutions, remittance-related systems, or online service platforms, including coordination with multiple stakeholders in international development, migration, diaspora engagement, or public-private partnership contexts, is an advantage.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in information and communication technology, computer science, information systems, software engineering, digital transformation, or a related field from an accredited academic institution.
- Specialized academic or professional training in digital platform architecture, systems integration, cybersecurity, digital financial services, UX/UI design, or related technical fields is an advantage.
