Senior Project Manager Coord. & Comm. @ National IT Board(NITB)

- 06 years (Experience will be counted after the completion of degree) BACKGROUND Digital Economy Enhancement Project (DEEP) is a World Bank assisted project with the objective to enhance the Government’s capacity for digitally enabled public services delivery for citizens and businesses. MoITT is the sponsoring agency of the project with execution support of (i) Board of Investment (BoI), (ii) National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), (iii) National IT Board (NITB), (iv) Ignite – National Technology Fund, and (v) Punjab IT Board. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Digital Economy Enhancement Project (DEEP) aims at building the capacity of the government to develop key digital public infrastructure (DPI) services supporting the country’s digital economy and society in line with the 2018 Digital Pakistan Policy, which calls for the establishment of a holistic, government-wide enterprise architecture and the integration of government services and systems. The project will support the development of DPI—including for responsible data exchange, digital authentication, and verifiable credentials—and digitalization of public services (including to make them available through a new national portal), which will improve the accessibility and delivery of services, economic opportunities, and social protection. It will also bolster the country’s resilience and adaptability in the face of potential shocks, such as pandemics and recurring climate-induced disasters, to enable the government to deliver cash and other emergency assistance more rapidly and efficiently. In addition to the citizens services, DEEP will support: (1) Establishing a catalogue of all federal and provincial business RLCOs and producing recommendations for simplifying, streamlining, and improving existing regulatory requirements for investing and operating business; subcomponent (2): Designing and development of the PBP acting as an interface to host all digitalized and available RLCOs; subcomponent (3): Supporting governmental, provincial, and local entities in digitalizing regulatory approvals; subcomponent (4): Institutionalizing the reform process, exploring financial and institutional sustainability, and management and upgrading of PBP; and (5): Organizing communication and change management activities for transition to the PBP and dissemination of information about the availability of online approvals of RLCOs. OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT The Senior Project Manager (Coordination & Communication) will lead the coordination and communication efforts between NITB, federal and provincial departments, and project stakeholders under the DEEP initiative. The role focuses on driving seamless inter-agency collaboration, aligning communication strategies, and ensuring that the flow of information supports timely project execution, stakeholder engagement, and overall program transparency. The responsibilities include (but not limited to) the following: 1. Assist in designing and implementing strategies for effective coordination across all project components and government tiers. 2. Facilitate collaboration and information exchange between NITB, provincial IT Boards, consultants, and other key stakeholders. 3. Monitor project milestones, identify coordination challenges, and resolve interdepartmental conflicts proactively. 4. Lead communication planning for stakeholder engagement, ensuring timely, consistent, and transparent messaging. 5. Assist and support joint director coordination and communication in coordination meetings, stakeholder forums, and official communications. 6. Prepare and present progress updates, issue logs, and stakeholder feedback to the Joint Director and project leadership. 7. Maintain an up-to-date record of inter-agency correspondence, agreements, and meeting documentation. 8. Ensure proper documentation of meeting minutes and action items for high-level meetings with stakeholders. 9. Identify potential risks to coordination and commu