Tender Description
Project P179040 — Ethiopia Digital ID for Inclusion and Services Project · Method: Individual Consultant Selection · Consulting services · REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (Consulting Services – Individual Selection) Senior Personal Data Protection Compliance & Audit Advisor Country Ethiopia Project Ethiopia Digital ID for Inclusion and Services Project Project ID P179040 Assignment Title Senior Personal Data Protection Compliance & Audit Advisor Reference No. ET-NIDP-573615-CS-INDV Required No. 1 (one) Organization Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) Duty Station Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Employment Type Contract Duration 12 months, with possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance and availability of budget The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Finance (MoF), has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopia Digital ID for Inclusion and Services Project . The National ID Program (NIDP), the ultimate project implementer, intends to apply part of the proceeds for selecting an individual consultant. The National ID Program is seeking a Senior Personal Data Protection Compliance & Audit Advisor to support the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) in strengthening ECA’s personal data protection compliance, audit, inspection, risk assessment, and regulatory supervision functions under Personal Data Protection Proclamation No. 1321/2024 and applicable subsidiary legislation, directives, standards, and guidelines. 1. Background The Government of Ethiopia has established a comprehensive legal framework for the protection of personal data through Personal Data Protection Proclamation No. 1321/2024 . The Proclamation designates the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) as the national authority responsible for regulating and enforcing personal data protection. ECA’s mandate includes, among others, registration and supervision of data controllers and processors, compliance monitoring, investigation of violations and complaints, development of regulatory instruments, and enforcement of personal data protection requirements. The Proclamation establishes obligations concerning lawful and fair processing, purpose limitation, storage limitation, security and confidentiality, data-subjec
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Published
- 03 Nov 2026
- Closing date
- 16 Nov 2026
- Procedure
- Individual Consultant Selection