Job Opportunity as an Expert in Digitalization

BUSINESSMED is looking for an Expert on Digitalization to join the EBSOMED program, a 4-year project, that has been designed to dedicate particular emphasis to reinforcing Business Support Organizations’ management capacity and efficiency through instruments, providing capacity building and training to improve the sophistication of Euro-Mediterranean Private Sector Organizations and help them address existing gaps.

EBSOMED aims at achieving a higher indirect economic leverage by helping BSOs to make a qualitative scaling up in regard to the services they offer to their beneficiaries while pursuing this successful cross-border cooperation dynamic.

The work of the Expert will be executed within the framework of both BUSINESSMED and the EBSOMED project and its outputs will feed into the achievement of their objectives.

The overall objective of the Thematic Committee

In the past years and following the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic, we have seen a dramatic increase in digitalization and digitization of services for Businesses and Business Support Organizations to remain relevant and expand their reach.

The aim of the committee is to focus on the impact digitalization has had on the 20 Members of BUSINESSMED and internationally active SMEs in the region, to identify best practices and success stories to foster the digitalization of services across the Mediterranean.

The works of this commission will be an important tool to feed the European Commission on a regular basis on trends and updated country reports.

• Identification of the available pertinent structural indicators. 
• Explore different digitalization and digitization models and analyze the quality and efficiency in the targeted countries/policy context and implications; 
• Analysis of their progress and perspectives; 
• Analysis of best practices and new business models to be replicated; 
• Producing scenario and projections by 2030, bearing in mind national strategies of the target Countries; 
• Make clear suggestions for the involved parties and the decision-makers, to improve the trend and make it converge with the economies in the Region; 
• Preparation of periodical surveys; 
• Preparation of a regional factsheet; 
• Preparation of a regional thematic paper.

The length of the mission will stretch over 10 months (September 2021 – June 2022) with an expected start in July 2021. The selected expert will be assigned to perform his mission for 10 months with the possibility of renewal of the contract. The renewal of the contract will be the subject of an amendment signed by both parties. The appointed advisor will be expected to deliver through remote management (home-based), with the possibility of in presence meetings, upon request of the BUSINESSMED secretariat. 

In addition, upon agreement, the Expert will be requested to moderate during specific events related to the topic of research, as well as to feed into the BUSINESSMED’s business talks format by moderating or participating as a guest in the format. 

*It will be expected from the expert to prepare his missions ahead of time, desk research including reviewing relevant documentation (Structural indicators, trends, scenario, surveys, thematic paper, etc...) and agreeing on relevant meetings for reviewing the state of progress.

• At least a master degree in social sciences or relevant fields, with extensive experience (6 years minimum) in the field of technology and digitalization 
• Extensive experience in the thematic area to be covered, including the following: digital technology, digital Marketing, Digital Business analysis, and data protection.  
• Solid experience in practical research and knowledge capture, project management; 
• Solid track record in undertaking national and regional levels surveys; 
• Experience conducting track studies at the national and regional levels; 
• Good analytical and quantitative capacity with experience in survey methodology; 
• Fluency in written and spoken English and French is required; 
• An ability to design and elaborate prospective studies and scenarios; 
• Ability to elaborate surveys, reports, and policy papers; 
• A track record in working with different countries from the EuroMed region is an advantage.

About BUSINESSMED:

BUSINESSMED (Mediterranean Union of Business Confederations) is a privileged platform for multilateral cooperation for the benefit of Member Confederations and affiliated companies, a vector for the promotion of foreign direct investment abroad, a lever for the promotion of dialogue, and inter-Mediterranean socio-economic integration.

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