Consultant for AI Startup Needs Assessment in Jordan

About the role

The consultancy will provide evidence‑based strategic advice to strengthen AI adoption, development and innovation within Jordan’s private sector, supporting national sustainable development priorities and the SDGs.

Key responsibilities

• Design and pilot a bilingual survey questionnaire to capture AI startup experiences, challenges and needs, ensuring disaggregation by gender, location and other variables.
• Analyze survey data, produce a data analysis report with visualisations, and submit the cleaned dataset.
• Organise and facilitate a national consultation meeting with government, private sector and academia to validate findings and identify policy measures.
• Prepare a comprehensive final report with actionable recommendations, capacity‑building priorities and a regional outlook.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in economics, finance, international development, public policy, IT or related field.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in development research, policy analysis or private‑sector development.
• Fluency in English and Arabic (speaking, reading, writing, understanding).

Required skills

• Survey design and questionnaire development.
• Data analysis and reporting.
• Stakeholder engagement and facilitation.
• Knowledge of AI/technology startups and the Jordanian ecosystem (desirable).