Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)A (least hardship)
Family Type (not applicable for home-based)
Family
Staff Member / Affiliate TypeUNOPS IICA2
Target Start Date2023-12-01
Job Posting End DateNovember 11, 2023
Terms of ReferenceOperational Context:
The Survey Specialist Consultant will report to the Senior Programme Officer and the Statistics and Data Analysis Officer. The Survey Specialist Consultant will work in close collaboration with Protection and other sections. The consultant will be based in Dakar, serving the West and Central Africa region. The focus of this position will be on UNHCR’s new Results Monitoring Surveys (RMS) and will involve advanced data analysis and statistical modeling.
High-quality data is central to the success of UNHCR’s efforts to safeguard the rights and well-being of persons of concern. The Survey Specialist Consultant will contribute to the development and implementation of RMS in the region, including through mission travel where required and requested by operations. This work will feed into UNHCR’s Results-Based Management system, led by the Division of Strategic Planning and Results.
Minimum Qualifications:
• University Degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD equivalent) in Statistics, Economics, Demography, Quantitative Social Sciences, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with Bachelor’s degree (or 2 years with Master’s and 1 year with PhD) in support to designing and implementing household surveys, preferably at a national scale, out of which at least 2 years are in face-to-face surveys, preferably in low- and middle- income countries.
• Advanced skills in statistical analysis using statistical software. Knowledge of R is a distinct advantage. Knowledge of other statistical software an asset.
Relevant Job Experience:
Essential:
• Experience in planning, monitoring, and evaluation in an international development and/or humanitarian context.
• Advanced skills in statistical analysis using statistical software (R, Stata, etc.).
• Experience in setting up systems and rolling out monitoring frameworks.
• Experience in results-based management.
Desirable:
• Experience in collaborating with UN development or humanitarian actors.
• Experience in data management and statistics, including surveys and indicator management.
• Experience with GIS software.
Functional Skills:
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Planning
• Results-Based Management
• Information Management
• Data Management
• Advanced Statistical Analysis
• GIS Techniques
Language Requirements:
• Knowledge of both French and English.
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SkillsConducting Surveys, Data Analysis, Data Protection, Demography, Economics, Household Surveys, Quantitative Surveys, Sampling Design, Sampling Methodology, Sampling Techniques, Social Sciences, Staff Coordination, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Sampling, Statistical Software, Statistics, Survey Methodologies, Survey Sampling, Team Coordination, Technical Coordination, Training Coordination, Work Coordination
EducationBachelor of Science (BS): Demography, Bachelor of Science (BS): Economics, Bachelor of Science (BS): Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Demography, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Statistics, Masters of Science (MS): Demography, Masters of Science (MS): Economics, Masters of Science (MS): Statistics
Certifications
Work ExperienceData Management, Information Management
Other informationThe English version is considered original and authoritative, translation to other language(s) serve the purpose of advertisement of local positions where applicable but are not considered as official translationsNoThis position doesn't require a functional clearance