E T Consultant (Statistical training expert and training coordinator)
Job #: req11344
Organization: World Bank
Sector: Poverty Reduction
Grade: EC3
Term Duration: 1 year 0 months
Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
Location: Dar Es Salaam,Tanzania
Required Language(s): English
Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 4/7/2021 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org
Country context
Tanzania's statistical system has progressed over the years and has ranked consistently above the average for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) along the World Bank's Statistical Capacity Indicator (SCI). However, gaps remain in a range of areas including completeness and consistency of data collection, data analysis, and in terms of statistical skills of government officials. The latter is key for promoting a better use of available data to underpin policy-discussions and making sure decisions are grounded in high quality evidence.
The European Union, through its World Bank administered project on 'Development Support to Tanzania Statistics' is providing support to further boost national statistical development. The project objective is to support the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) to improve quality, timeliness, and relevance of national statistics through two main components: (1) supporting data collection and (2) strengthening statistical capacity through technical assistance.
The project supports the implementation of three surveys: the National Panel Survey (NPS), the National Agriculture Sample Census (NASC) and the Integrated Labor Force Survey (ILFS). Additionally, the project helps the development of geographical information systems to update population shifts in key enumeration area boundaries and digitalise their boundaries in support of computing survey sampling weights.
The project's technical assistance component seeks to further strengthening the statistical capacity in country by advancing the skills of the government workforce. This is done through technical support to survey implementation and a series of hands-on and on-the-job training courses on a range of topics. A comprehensive set of training courses are foreseen for 2021 to 2023 to strengthen the statistical skills of the staff of the national statistical offices in Dodoma and Zanzibar, as well sector ministry staff at the national and local government staff. Specific skills that will be strengthened include: data quality monitoring using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI), data cleaning and validation, basic and advanced data analysis using ADePT, Excel, Stata and SPSS as well as data interpretation, communication and preparation, report writing, release of micro-datasets to users, and the use of GIS and spatial data analysis . The trainings will be applied in nature and integrated into survey activities whenever possible.
A training plan has been drafted by NBS and OCGS and this Terms of Reference (ToR) regards an assignment for an extended term consultant to support the design, implementation and evaluation of the training plan.
Duration of Assignment and Accountability
The Consultant will be recruited on a one-year Term contract with an option of a one-year extension. The assignment is expected to commence on or around April 1, 2021. The Consultant will report to the World Bank Task Team Leader and the NBS coordinator of the EUTF project. She/ he will be located at the NBS office in Dodoma as soon as the situation allows, until then she/ he will work from home.
Objective
The objective of the assignment is to support the implementation of the statistical training plan, i ncluding the design, coordination, implementation, supervision and evaluation of the training sessions.
Scope of Work and Activities
The Consultant will be expected to assist and support the NBS and OCGS in the planning, budgeting, implementation, evaluation and reporting of the trainings. This includes the following activities:
Outputs
The following outputs are expected to be delivered in close collaboration with NBS, OCGS and government ministries.
Duration of assignment
The assignment is for one year with possible extension of one more year upon satisfactory performance.
Selection Criteria
The ideal candidate has the following qualifications and experience:
The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Comments
The selected candidate's location will be officially based out of Dar Es Salaam till the time there is an official location in Dodoma. The selected candidate will work from home but is expected to report at the NBS office in Dodoma as and when the situation allows."
Note: The selected candidate will be offered a one-year appointment, renewable for an additional one year, at the discretion of the World Bank Group, and subject to a lifetime maximum ET Appointment of two years. If an ET appointment ends before a full year, it is considered as a full year toward the lifetime maximum. Former and current ET staff who have completed all or any portion of their second-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.
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