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Job no: 581090
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Mogadishu
Level: Consultancy
Location: Somalia
Categories: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, Protection
How can you make a difference?
The Sampling Consultant will provide technical assistance to the Somali National Bureau of Statistics (SNBS) and Somaliland Central Statistics Department (CSD) within MNDP for the implementation of MICS7.
The scope includes:
1. Pre-Data Collection:
● Reviewing the MICS sampling frame to ensure comprehensive coverage and consistency.
● Revising a sampling plan for four domains: urban, rural, nomadic, and IDPs.
● Preparing documentation for all sampling procedures, including design, size, allocation, and design weighting.
● Guiding the selection of Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) and household listing in selected clusters.
2. Post-Data Collection:
● Assisting with survey weight calculations and verifying accuracy in collaboration with MICS experts.
● Reviewing sampling error calculations and finalizing survey weights.
● Attaching final weights to MICS datasets.
● Preparing or reviewing the sampling appendix of the final survey report.
3. Ongoing Support:
● Addressing technical sampling queries from SNBS.
● Collaborating with regional survey and data processing experts to ensure the quality and integrity of the sampling process.
● The consultant’s work spans all phases of the MICS7 implementation to ensure data accuracy and alignment with UNICEF standards.
Work Assignment Overview
Tasks/Milestone
Deliverables/Outputs
Timeline
Review the MICS sampling frame: secondary review of the sampling frame to inform the sampling design.
Reviewed sampling frame
Within 8 days after the contract starts
Develop adjusted sample design considering nomads and IDPs
Adjusted sample design
Within 3 days after finalization of the sampling frame
Select Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) and guide listing
Final sample of PSUs and household listing guidance
Within 7 days after finalization of the sample design
Calculate and verify sampling weights
Final sampling weights
Within 4 days after submission by the country team
Attach final weights to survey datasets
Final weights attached to MICS7 datasets
As needed post-weight calculation
Review sampling appendix of the final report
Reviewed sampling appendix with recommendations
Within 5 days after submission by the country team
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
● An advanced university degree (master’s or higher) in Demography, Statistics, or any other related technical field with special expertise in survey sampling is required
● At least 8 years of professional experience in designing samples for household surveys (experience in countries without recent census information highly desirable) and demonstrated ability to work in fragile contexts
● At least 3 years of experience in designing samples for household surveys based on grid data
● Must be familiar with the sampling methodology of MICS and/or Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
● Experience of working in developing countries and emergency contexts
● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
● Fluency in English is required.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
Remarks:
All applicants must submit an all-inclusive financial proposal. Applications submitted without a financial proposal will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
Advertised: 26 Apr 2025 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 04 May 2025 E. Africa Standard Time
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