Digital Transformation Expert to support OMSAR

Position Information* VA No.: UNDP/LBN/VA26/030 * Position Title: Digital Transformation Expert to support OMSAR * Duty Station: Beirut, Lebanon * Duration: 3 months (total of 27 working days without exceeding 9 working days per month). * Contract Type: Consultancy * Vacancy Date of Issue: 5 March 2026 * Vacancy Closure Date: 10 March 2026 * National or International consultancy: National (LEBANESE NATIONALS ONLY)BACKGROUNDLebanon continues to face a prolonged economic, financial, and institutional crisis that has significantly weakened the capacity of public administrations to deliver services efficiently and securely. These challenges have been compounded by outdated digital infrastructure, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and heavy reliance on private service providers for critical government digital assets.Despite these constraints, Lebanon remains committed to advancing digital transformation as a key driver for economic recovery, transparency, and effective governance. In May 2022, the Government of Lebanon approved the National Digital Transformation Strategy (NDTS), designating the Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform (OMSAR) as the lead institution responsible for its implementation.To support this mandate, UNDP has been partnering with OMSAR through the Lebanon Public Administration Reform and Digitization Project (L-PARDP) and the Anti-Corruption for Trust in Lebanon Project (ACT) to strengthen institutional capacity, promote transparency and compliance with right of access to information law, modernize public service delivery, and advance digital governance reforms. One of the critical initiatives under this collaboration is the migration of government websites from private hosting providers to OGERO’s national hosting infrastructure, with the objective of enhancing cybersecurity, ensuring data sovereignty, reducing costs, and laying the foundation for a unified and sustainable national digital ecosystem.Moreover, the current hosting infrastructure for OMSAR and a large number of government websites remains outdated and fragmented, with expired or missing software licenses and unsupported hardware, exposing public digital platforms to heightened cybersecurity, operational, and data protection risks. In response, the Government of Lebanon, through OMSAR, is pursuing a structured initiative to assess the feasibility of migrating both newly developed and existing government websites currently hosted by private providers to OGERO’s national data hosting infrastructure. Migrating government portals to OGERO, as a public entity, is intended to strengthen cybersecurity and national data sovereignty through centralized hosting under government oversight, reduce long-term costs and dependency on private vendors, and support the implementation of the National Digital Transformation Strategy by establishing a secure, unified, and sustainable hosting environment. This transition will also lay the groundwork for the future establishment of a national data center, including in coordination with the World Bank–supported Digital Acceleration Project.In addition, this migration contributes directly to strengthening compliance with the Right of Access to Information Law, in line with the relevant outcome of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Output 2 of the Anti-Corruption for Trust in Lebanon (ACT) project: “Specialized anti-corruption legislation enacted and supported for effective implementation.” By consolidating hosting infrastructure and enhancing the technical sustainability of public websites, the initiative will improve public administrations’ capacity to ensure proactive publication of information and data in accordance with legal obligations.In this context, UNDP seeks to recruit a National Digital Transformation Expert to provide technical oversight, advisory support, and coordination to OMSAR throughout the implementation of the government's websites migration plan.SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORKUNDP is seeking the services of a Short-Term Individual Consultant (Digital Transformation Expert) toprovide technical oversight, advisory support, and coordination to OMSAR throughout the implementation ofthe government's websites migration plan. Under this consultancy, the Consultant is requested to complete the following tasks:A. Technical Oversight and Advisory Support• Provide strategic technical advice to OMSAR on the feasibility, sequencing, and overall governance of the migration of government websites to OGERO.• Review and validate the proposed migration approach, including methodology, phases, timelines, and prioritization of websites, with particular attention to critical, high-risk, and sensitive platforms.• Provide advisory inputs on infrastructure and hosting requirements, including virtual machines, operating systems, databases, platform dependencies, and compatibility considerations.• Ensure that the migration approach is aligned with the National Digital Transformation Strategy andrelevant international standards and good practices in government digital infrastructure.B. Cybersecurity, Continuity, and Risk Management• Review cybersecurity, data protection, and business continuity considerations associated with the hosting migration.• Provide advisory support on risk mitigation measures related to service downtime, data integrity, access control, VPN connectivity, web application firewall (WAF) and intrusion prevention system (IPS) configurations, and database replication.• Support OMSAR and UNDP in identifying key technical and operational risks and in proposing mitigation and contingency measures throughout the migration process.C. Coordination and Governance Support• Support coordination among OMSAR, UNDP, OGERO, and other relevant stakeholders involved in the hosting migration.• Participate in technical and coordination meetings, as required, to support clarity on roles, responsibilities, sequencing, and timelines.• Provide guidance on governance arrangements, escalation mechanisms, and technical decision-making processes related to the migration initiative.D. Quality Assurance and Transition Readiness• Review and provide quality assurance for key technical outputs related to assessment, testing, validation, and readiness for migration waves.• Ensure that migration activities are appropriately sequenced to minimize service disruption and protect the continuity of critical government digital services.• Provide strategic advice on transition points between migration phases, including readiness for subsequent phases such as stabilization, optimization, and potential website modernization and revamping.EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLESThe Consultant is expected to complete the above tasks and activities, noting that the total duration shouldnot exceed 3 months (total of 27 working days without exceeding 9 working days per month).INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS• With day-to-day management by ACT project manager and LPARD-P Project Manager and or their designated representatives and in close coordination with OMSAR.• UNDP will be responsible for providing the contractor with all necessary materials related to the projectin a timely thorough and transparent manner. UNDP will be also responsible to provide clarifications and facilitation of the work.• Day to Day transportation from home to office (& vice versa) shall be covered by the Consultant’s own means. The Consultant will rely on his own means of communication and transportation.• The title rights, copyrights and all other rights whatsoever nature in any material produced under the provisions of this TOR will be vested exclusively in UNDP. UNDP has full ownership of the activity and of its final product. Thus, any public mention (including through social media) about the activity should state clearly that ownership. In addition, any public appearance related to the activity should be coordinated and approved by UNDP.DURATION OF WORKThe assigned duration for this consultancy is 3 months. The mission is expected to commence on the 27th of February 2026, and to be completed by the 27th of May 2026. The time needed to review/ comment/ approve deliverables and outputs is (5) five working days.DUTY STATIONThe duty station is Beirut, Republic of LebanonSTANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSEducation• Master’s degree in in computer science, Computer Engineering, ICT for development or a relevantfield.• At least 10 years of experience in digital transformation, IT systems, or technology advisory roles.Language: Fluent in English and Arabic (both oral and written).“The Personnel will be covered with Health insurance and Personal accident insurance; the fees shall be deducted from personnel's monthly payment”.HOW TO APPLYHow to ApplyTo apply for this position please choose one of the two options below:1. Link to Apply:https://jobs.my-soc.org/apply/20260305124903/ud4L1i2GgwTrQFRmfq3o0ecj72. You can send your CV with the cover letter to this email: [email protected] AND CONDITIONS TO APPLY1. CV or P11 Form including 3 references must be submitted online in PDF along with your Education Graduation Certificate. 2. Use English language only. 3. indicate clear years of experience with each job (Month/Year) 4. If the candidate is currently employed by a government institution, he/she must be able to provide an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of the consultancy. 5. Only candidates who are short-listed will be contacted. 6. By submitting your application, you have read the Terms of Reference for this position and agree that any false, wrong, or incomplete information might lead to your disqualification in this recruitment process.