Recruitment of an Assistant NSDS Coordinator — South Sudan Statistical Capacity Building Project

SOUTH SUDAN –NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS (NSDS)

STATISTICAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT/PREPARATION ACTIVITIES

Request for Expression of Interest (REOI)

For

ASSISTANT NSDS COORDINATOR

Country: REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN

Name of Project: SOUTH SUDAN –STATISTICAL CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT

Credit No.: 55370-SS

Project No.: P144139

SSSTACAP/IC-5.13/2015

December 2015

This Request for Expressions of Interest follows the general procurement notice for this project that appeared in UNDB on 3rd July, 2014, 2014 and The Citizen on 3rd July, 2014 and The Juba Monitor on 4th July 2014.

The Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Proposed South Sudan National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS): Statistical Capacity Building Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards the cost of the Assistant NSDS Coordinator consultancy service.

The assignment will last for a period of 12 Months with an option for extension subject to satisfactory performance expected to start January 2016.

The consultant shall be in charge of all matters as detailed in the Terms of Reference (TOR) that are stated under the scope of the assignment below.

Scope of the assignment:

The Assistant NSDS Coordinator shall support the NCT and especially the NSDS Coordinator towards a successful implementation of the NSDS and the corresponding World Bank project. The Assistant NSDS Coordinator shall carry out all necessary tasks towards the objective of the assignment.

The main duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by the Assistant NSDS Coordinator are listed below:

• The Assistant NSDS Coordinator will assist the NSDS Coordinator in management of all activities,

• Assist in planning and organization of meetings for the Sector Working Groups, Joint NSDS Forum (JNF) and NSDS Steering Committee(NSC) and to ensure minutes of the meetings are recorded and disseminated and to follow-up issues and actions as agreed in those meetings.

• Compile Statistical reports and share them with relevant departments of NBS for use and dissemination.

• Frequently liaise with the ministries, departments and agencies that are involved in the NSDS

• Assist the NSDS Coordinator in preparing, compiling and disseminating monthly, quarterly and annually project implementation progress reports.

Selection Criteria:

The candidate should have following qualifications and experience:

• Holds at least a Bachelor degree in Statistics, Mathematics or other relevant technical field);

• Has a minimum of three years of direct relevant experience in statistical working environments. Project management experience will be an added advantage;

• Demonstrates significant experience in statistical operations (survey planning, field work organization, sampling, data collection, reporting, etc);

• Demonstrate strong communication and reporting skills, both orally and in written English,

• Should have working experience in statistical software such as SPSS, Stata, CSPro, etc

• Very good working knowledge of IT tools such as MS Office and PowerPoint as well as internet.

• Excellent multi-cultural and inter-personal skills, and demonstrated skills in networking with MDAs, partners, donors, private sector;

• The applicants must be South Sudanese Nationals

The NCT of the National Bureau of Statistics would therefore like to invite eligible national individual applicants to indicate their interest in providing the above mentioned services. Applicants are encouraged to provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services require, and must furnish their Curriculum Vitae (CV) in accordance to the World Bank Cv submission format to ([email protected]). South Sudanese Nationals are encouraged to apply.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s Policy on conflict of interest

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011.

Interested Consultants may obtain further information at the address given below from 9:00 to 16:00 Hrs on the working days. (Monday through Friday)

Expression of interest (EOI) must be delivered to the address below by 22nd December, 2015 at 14:00 Juba time.

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NSDS Coordination Team-NCT,

National Bureau of Statistics

Attention: Mr. Atem Bul

NSDS Coordinator,

May Street, Juba

P.o.box 137

Tel: +211 956055890,

E-mail: [email protected]

Juba, South Sudan