POSITION INFORMATION

• Organization: UNDP Lebanon Through Stars Orbit Consultants and Management Development
• VA No.: UNDP/LBN/VA26/212
• Position Title: AI Technical Evaluation Expert
• Duty Station: Homebased
• Duration: 1 month (Total of 7 working days)
• Vacancy Date of Issue: 08 November 2026
• Vacancy Closure Date: 15 November 2026
• National or International consultancy: National consultancy

To review the full Terms of Reference (TOR), please follow link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1poN-d_o8B9EHmFFlDwg55sHXtxUtCbYW/view?usp=sharing

BACKGROUND

UNDP Lebanese Electoral Assistance and Parliament Support Project (LEAPS) has the main objective to achieve an enhanced efficiency, transparency, and inclusiveness of the electoral process in Lebanon towards the upcoming municipal and parliamentary elections through enhanced and efficient electoral processes, improved legislation, and inclusive public participation, addressing the challenges hampering the democratic consolidation in Lebanon.

Through a multi-component approach, the project has the intended outcomes of providing technical assistance and support in the following key electoral areas: 1) Enhanced efficiency, transparency and inclusiveness of the electoral management and administration through improved institutional capacity and legislative reforms; 2) Strengthened institutional capacity of the SCE to perform its mandate and attributions in a sustainable and independent manner; 3) Effectiveness and transparency of the EDR mechanism enhanced through technical assistance to the Constitutional Council, 4) Inclusiveness and participation of vulnerable and marginalized groups in the electoral processes enhanced and 5) Strengthened institutional capacity of the parliament to function, debate and adopt key reform legislation.

Within this framework, UNDP is supporting the Lebanese Parliament in strengthening its institutional efficiency and modernizing the preparation, management and archiving of parliamentary records through innovative digital solutions.

UNDP has initiated a procurement process for the design, development, adaptation, deployment, pilot operation, support and handover of a centralized, on-premises AI-powered parliamentary language intelligence and transcription platform. The proposed solution is expected to support, among other functionalities, Lebanese Arabic speech recognition, multilingual transcription, speaker diarization and identification, Lebanese-to-Formal-Arabic conversion, model adaptation and fine-tuning, offline deployment, information security, and performance testing and validation.

Given the specialized and highly technical nature of the procurement, UNDP seeks to engage an AI Technical Evaluation Expert to participate in and provide specialized technical expertise throughout the technical evaluation and scoring of proposals received under the procurement process.

SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK

Under the overall supervision of the UNDP Governance and Rule of Law CTA and in coordination with the designated procurement/evaluation team, the consultant will provide specialized technical support during the evaluation of proposals received for the AI-powered parliamentary language intelligence and transcription platform.

The consultant shall:

A. Review of technical proposals

• Review bidders’ technical proposals and supporting documentation against the requirements and evaluation criteria established in the RFP/TOR.
• Assess the proposed AI architecture, models and technologies, including ASR, Arabic language processing, speaker diarization and identification, Lebanese-to-Formal-Arabic conversion, model fine-tuning and continuous learning.
• Evaluate the feasibility and adequacy of the proposed offline/on-premises architecture, deployment approach, data preparation, training methodologies and implementation arrangements.

B. Technical evaluation support

• Participate in the technical evaluation and scoring of proposals in accordance with the approved evaluation criteria and methodology.
• Assess the technical soundness, feasibility and completeness of proposed methodologies, including the qualifications and relevant experience of proposed AI and technical personnel.
• Provide technical inputs and justifications for assigned scores, identifying any gaps, inconsistencies, risks or areas requiring clarification.
• Support the preparation and assessment of technical clarification questions and participate in evaluation committee discussions to consolidate final technical scores.

C. Technical assessment and evaluation documentation

• Support the preparation and finalization of the technical evaluation report, ensuring appropriate documentation and justification of technical scores.
• Review bidders’ responses to technical clarifications and provide corresponding technical assessments, where applicable.
• Support the evaluation committee in reviewing and consolidating overall evaluation results following the opening of financial proposals, as required.
• Review and sign the final evaluation report and provide a concise technical note summarizing key findings, risks and observations, as required.

The consultant will serve as a technical expert supporting the evaluation committee and will participate in the technical assessment and scoring of proposals and sign the final evaluation report. Any actions required to be performed within UNDP corporate procurement systems shall be undertaken by the authorized UNDP personnel.

EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES

The Consultant is expected to complete the above tasks and activities within 1 month (Total of 7 working days).

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

• The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the UNDP Governance and Rule of Law CTA, in close coordination with the designated evaluation committee and procurement team.
• UNDP will provide the consultant with the relevant RFP/TOR, technical proposals, supporting documentation, approved evaluation criteria and other documentation necessary to undertake the assignment.
• All information and documentation accessed by the consultant in connection with the procurement process shall be treated as strictly confidential. The consultant shall sign any required confidentiality, impartiality and conflict-of-interest declarations prior to accessing bidders’ proposals.

DURATION OF WORK

The assignment is expected to commence upon contract signature and be completed within one (1) month from contract signature.

The time needed to review/comment/approve deliverables and outputs is (5) five working days.

DUTY STATION

The consultant will work from home, with occasional meetings with UNDP.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: A Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science or a related field.
• Experiences: A minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, speech technologies, natural language processing and/or related fields.
• Language: Fluency in Arabic and English.

“The Personnel will be covered with Health insurance and Personal accident insurance; the fees shall be deducted from personnel’s monthly payment”.

How to apply

Link to Apply:

https://vacancies.my-soc.org/apply/20261108062458/VACANCY-6AF015BAA1D7B

TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO APPLY (STANDARD)

• CV or P11 Form including 3 references must be submitted online in PDF along with your Education Graduation Certificate.
• Use English language only.
• indicate clear years of experience with each job (Month/Year)
• If the candidate is currently employed by a government institution, he/she must be able to provide an unpaid leave of absence for the duration of the consultancy.
• Only candidates who are short-listed will be contacted.
• By submitting your application, you have read the Terms of Reference for this position and agree that any false, wrong, or incomplete information might lead to your disqualification in this recruitment process.

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