Consultant

• Provide senior-level strategic, technical and advisory support for the design, quality assurance and implementation oversight of the Pan-African Digital Economy portfolio.
• Advance the Digital Economy enabling function across agrifood systems, entrepreneurship, climate resilience and other priority sectors.
• Shape enterprise-level thinking on Artificial Intelligence and its implications for youth employment, program design and systems change.
• Serve as a senior thought partner to the Director, Digital Economy on portfolio strategy, program quality, investment opportunities and emerging risks.
• Lead implementation-ready design of a flagship Pan-African AI initiative, including program thesis, target populations, sectors, country pathways, partnerships, theory of change, budget, MEL framework, learning agenda and implementation roadmap.
• Provide technical and programmatic quality assurance for Digital Economy investments and partner proposals.
• Support country and thematic teams in integrating AI-enabled and digital economy approaches into program design and delivery.
• Translate digital and AI trends into practical employment, livelihood and enterprise-development opportunities.
• Produce evidence reviews and landscape analyses on AI, the digital economy and youth livelihoods in Africa.
• Facilitate collaboration among public sector, private sector, academia and ecosystem actors.
• Document evidence, learning and reusable program-design approaches across the PANA portfolio.
• Prepare a monthly report summarizing key insights, risks, recommendations and priorities.

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