Individual national consultancy for technical and IT systems assessment of child- and youth-centred data interoperability

Overview

Provide specialized technical and IT systems support for a comprehensive assessment of conditions required to establish interoperability between administrative data systems and registries across various sectors in Montenegro.

Key Responsibilities

• Map relevant administrative information systems, registries, databases and existing data exchange mechanisms.
• Identify source systems, receiving systems, system owners, technical administrators, data stewards, available data fields, unique identifiers, codebooks/classifications, metadata, update frequency and data quality constraints.
• Analyse existing and potential data flows between systems.
• Assess the technical feasibility of using existing interoperability infrastructure.
• Assess system readiness for secure data exchange.
• Assess data quality issues that may affect interoperability.
• Develop technical inputs for business-process descriptions and data-flow maps.
• Contribute to the sector-by-sector Data Exchange Matrix.
• Identify technical barriers, risks, dependencies and prerequisites for implementation.
• Develop recommendations for technical and organisational safeguards.
• Provide technical inputs to draft SOPs, operational manuals, data-sharing protocols, governance arrangements and the phased implementation roadmap.
• Support consultations with IT departments and technical focal points of relevant institutions.

Required Experience

At least five years of professional experience in information systems, digital government, administrative data systems, data governance, interoperability or secure data exchange; Proven experience in mapping information systems, registries, databases, data flows and technical integration requirements; Experience with interoperability platforms, APIs/web services, system integration, data standards, metadata, unique identifiers and information security controls; Experience assessing authentication, authorisation, role-based access, logging, audit trails, encryption, backup, availability and other technical safeguards; Experience working with public institutions and/or digital government systems; Experience with education, social protection, employment, health, child protection or other administrative data systems is an asset; Experience in multi-sectoral coordination and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Data Management, Cybersecurity, Digital Governance, Electrical/ICT Engineering, or other relevant fields. A PhD degree in a relevant field will be considered an asset.

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