Senior Non‑Key Experts – Digital Connectivity Study for Agriculture

About the role

NTU International is seeking three Senior Non‑Key Experts to support the Digital Connectivity Study for Agriculture (PRIDA II) under the African Union’s Policy and Regulation Initiative for Digital Africa II. The experts will work from the AU Commission premises in Addis Ababa, with the majority of tasks performed remotely, to deliver evidence‑based recommendations across five African regions.

Key responsibilities

• Assess bandwidth availability, quality, cost and adoption for rural agriculture and education (Work Stream 1).
• Evaluate technical, economic and regulatory feasibility of alternative connectivity solutions for underserved areas (Work Stream 2).
• Review and develop sustainable financing and pricing models, including discount‑rate formulae (Work Stream 3).
• Design policy and implementation strategies to promote sustainable digital connectivity, define stakeholder roles and propose investment frameworks (Work Stream 4).

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Communications, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science/ICT, Economics or Law.
• Minimum eight years of experience in connectivity market development in developing or emerging economies.
• Proven experience delivering sector‑specific connectivity assessments or policy studies.

Required skills

• Connectivity market analysis
• Broadband cost and quality assessment
• Financing model development and discount‑rate analysis
• Policy and regulatory analysis for ICT in agriculture and education