[Ict4women] Expert Needed for: A study to set up a Regional Data Centre for COMESA
Sophia Huyer
shuyer at wigsat.org
Fri Apr 17 09:37:41 EDT 2009
To ICT Experts on Danish Management's mailing list
We are presently searching for 1 individual expert for A STUDY TO SET
UP A REGIONAL DATA CENTRE FOR COMESA. If your profile fits the
required profile as summarised below or in the attached TOR, please
send your CV and contact details to me. Please also distribute this to
personal contacts and networks where you believe that ICT experts
could find interest in this. Thank you in advance.
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Project title: STUDY TO SET UP A REGIONAL DATA CENTRE FOR COMESA.
Application deadline: 22nd April 2009
Contract duration: 15 man-days
Company: Danish Management A/S (http://www.danishmanagement.dk/) for
COMESA (under the COMESA/RICTSP: http://rictsp.comesa.danishmanagement.dk
)
____________________________________________________________________
Objectives of the Assignment:
The objective of the assignment is to carry out an assessment and
produce a comprehensive report giving firm guidelines for the
implementation of a regional data center, and providing more than one
option for the solution.
The study will include a plan to cover for the next seven to ten years.
Scope of the Assignment:
COMESA is seeking to set up a regional data centre which will serve as
a storage for data from the various programmes and which will also
serve as a regional infrastructure to promote secure electronic
transactions, among other things.
The expert will, under the guidance of the Director of Information and
Networking, carry out a study which will provide firm guidelines for
the set up of a regional data center, providing more than one option
for the solution.
The expert will therefore
1. Conduct a feasibility study on the requirement for a
regional data center
2. Provide options for the different types of data centers that
may be implemented, taking into account the following factors:
i. Cost
ii. Scalable
iii. Reliable
iv. Manageable
3. Make assessment for a suitable location and layout for the
data center
4. Advise on the optimal electrical, air-conditioning and
cabling requirements
5. Make projections for growth covering a period of at least
ten years.
6. Advise on purchasing strategies for the required hardware
and software to ensure maximum return on investment
7. Give recommendations for the required technology and
infrastructure to ensure maximum security of transactions
8. Advise on new technologies for storage which would be scalable
Expected Results: (see ToR also)
The results to be delivered by the expert are:
i) A report of the assessment and giving recommendations/
options for the setup of a regional data center
ii) Provide information on other regional data centers
iii) Presentation of the report to the COMESA Secretariat
Duration and Location of the Assignment:
The expert will be expected to commence the study immediately upon
signing the contract, and complete the study in not more than 15 man
days after signing the contract and at the latest May 20th 2009.
Week 1: Preparations
Week 2: Travel to Secretariat for briefing session and assessment for
the regional data center, compilation of findings, analysis and report
writing
Week 3: Completion of the draft final report and send to Secretariat
for comments Presentation and submission of final report at Secretariat.
The Secretariat is placed in Lusaka, Zambia.
Input of days: 15 man-days
Skills/Competences: Qualifications:
Education: The candidate should have a first Degree or a Masters Degree
At least five years experience in the following areas:
1. Networking and Infrastructure at senior management level
2. Experience in Networking Architecture/ models, or similar,
in a computer environment
3. Professional communication abilities
4. Have excellent analytical, drafting and report presentation
capacities.
Language: The expert will have an excellent command of English with
good report writing skills.
Eligibility (who can apply?): EU citizens and COMESA citizens from:
Angola, Burundi, DR Congo, Malawi, Rwanda, Swaziland, Zambia,
Zimbabwe, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Kenya, Tanzania,
Uganda, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan AND citizens
of the ACP member states: http://www.acpsec.org/en/acp_states.htm
Please find ToR enclosed
If you find the position of interest and your please contact us
immediately and send us a short professional presentation of yourself
and an updated CV with relevant similar experience (stating your age,
nationality, languages spoken, education and exactly in what you are
an expert). Send your application to: asc at danishmanagement.dk NB: Only
shortlisted candidates will receive notice.
Contact person:
Agnete Schønau
Overgaden Neden Vandet 45, 5th floor
DK-1414 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Phone: +45 87 34 06 54
Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards,
Agnete Schønau
Consultant
Danish Management A/S
- A part of Danish Management Group A/S
Overgaden Neden Vandet 45, 5, 1414 København K, DENMARK
Direct phone: +45 35 250 654 / Fax: +45 35 250 660
Direct e-mail asc at danishmanagement.dk
Head Office: Vestre Kongevej 4-6, 8260 Viby J, DENMARK
Phone: +45 87 340 600, Fax: +45 87 340 601
E-mail: info at danishmanagement.dk / Web: www.danishmanagement.dk
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