VACANCY NO.: UNFPA Job ID 1840
POST TYPE: Temporary Appointment
DURATION: 11 months
ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Africa Regional Office
ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING:
The Technical Adviser, Inter-Censal post is located in the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia and is under the overall guidance of the Director General of the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) and the direct supervision of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative. He/ She will also liaise with other national stakeholders and partners, including donors and the United Nations agencies.
JOB PPURPOSE:
Ethiopia has so far conducted three decennial Population and Housing Censuses. The first census was conducted in May 1984 and the second and third were conducted in October 1994 and May/November 2007. However, no formal Inter-Censal Survey was carried out between censuses and population projections were the major sources of data on population size at national and regional levels. But the Country has planned to conduct Inter-Censal Survey in May 2012 for the first time.
A pilot survey will be carried out in 2011 to test the survey instruments developed as well as to gain some experience in order to effectively implement the main survey activities and to efficiently utilize the resources. The UNFPA with development partners is supporting the Government of Ethiopia in conducting this Survey to enable national technical and management capacities in Ethiopia to plan and implement high quality Inter-Censal Survey in accordance with scientifically established and internationally recognized standards and procedures.
This Inter-Censal Survey is expected to fulfill the following major objectives:
- To bridge the data gap by furnishing basic information needed between two consecutive censuses: the 2007 census and the fourth census;
- To provide necessary information that could be used to evaluate the 2007 PHC; and
- To collect data on fertility and mortality, among others, that could be used to revise the population projections.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Specifically, he/she will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:
- Advise the CSA on the planning, organization, execution and management of the 2012 Inter-Censal Survey of Ethiopia;
- Coordinate the planning, organization, execution and management of the 2012 Inter-Censal Survey;
- Develop the Survey Project Document and Implementation Plan, Resource Mobilization Strategy, Quality Control Plan and other documents and make the necessary amendments and revisions;
- Coordinate the planning, organization, execution and management of training activities for national counterparts as needed;
- In consultation with stakeholders, assist in the review of the Survey instruments and ensure efficient sampling for the pilot;
- Supervise the implementation of the pilot survey activities and provide a report to guide the main survey activities;
- Assist in developing programmes for the data capturing using scanners;
- Closely monitor the editing and scanning of survey questionnaires, key corrections or data validations and computer editing;
- Assist the CSA in the development of analytical and tabulation plans and preparation of coding and other manuals of instruction;
- Collaborate with data processing staff of CSA to prepare capture and processing data plans and in a timely implementation of data processing schedules;
- Advise the CSA on equipment needs and assist with the acquisition of required equipment and materials;
- Participate in and guide the development of the plans for data analysis and tabulation;
- Assist the CSA to process and analyze pre-test and survey data and to produce preliminary, final and analytical and statistical reports;
- Advise on the dissemination of survey final analytical and statistical reports;
- Prepare and submit to the Government of Ethiopia/ CSA and UNFPA monthly progress reports on the 2012 Inter-Censal Survey activities and consolidate quarterly progress reports from submission to stakeholders;
- Provide overall supervision of administrative and finance supervision of UNFPA project of support to the Survey;
- Conduct field visits inside Ethiopia (after obtaining security measures) to monitor and validate quality of fieldwork of geographical preparations and enumeration;
- Supervise national and international experts in various aspects of the Survey undertaking;
- Undertake any other tasks relevant to the 2012 Inter-Censal Survey as may be required by the Director General of the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia in consultation with the UNFPA Representative.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Advanced University degree or Ph.D. in Demography, Statistics, Population Studies, Social Sciences or equivalent
- 10 years relevant experience in the field of large-scale surveys and population censuses, particularly:
- Experience in providing on-the-job training to local staff in data analysis, report writing and use of Internet resources;
- Experience in the dissemination of census/survey data and socio-demographic analyses to broad audiences as well as in motivating the utilization of data and results in development planning and policy issues;
- Knowledge and experience in population and housing censuses and survey preparation and execution phases in Africa;
- Knowledge and experience with data processing software (CSPro, REDATAM), demographic data analysis (Mortpak, Pas), statistical packages (SPSS, Stata) and projection programs (People, Spectrum, RUP);
- Communication skills especially for transfer of knowledge.
- Fluent in English (reading, writing and speaking). Knowledge of French is an asset.
- Values/Guiding Principles;
- Performance Management;
- Developing People/Coaching and Mentoring & Fostering Innovation and Empowerment;
- Working in Teams;
- Self-Management/Emotional Intelligence;
- Communication;
- Appropriate and Transparent Decision Making;
- Analytical and Strategic Thinking and Results Orientation/Commitment to Excellence;
- Knowledge Sharing/Continuous Learning
- Advocacy/advancing a policy oriented agenda
- Results based programme development and management
- Leveraging the resources of partners / building strategic alliances and partnerships
- Innovation and marketing of new approaches
- Resource mobilization
- Job knowledge / technical expertise
We offer an attractive remuneration package commensurate with the level of the position.
HOW TO APPLY:
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