SADC Call for Applications: Individual Consultancy to undertake a regional training workshop on sampling and quality assurance for household surveys in SADC Region
Closing Date: 13 November 2024
SADC Call for Applications: Individual Consultancy to undertake a regional training workshop on sampling and quality assurance for household surveys in SADC Region
Overview
The SADC Secretariate invites submissions from suitably qualified and interested individual consultants to conduct the training, recruited as individual consultant following World Bank Procurement Regulations dated September 2023.
Overall objective
The overall objective of this Individual Consultancy exercise is to capacitate Member States on survey
methodology techniques for conduct of household surveys.
Specific objectives
The specific objective of the Individual Consultancy assignment is to service a regional training workshop on sampling and quality assurance for household surveys as a resource person for beginners. The training sessions will involve practical sessions with the participants and cover sample design for household surveys specifically for household expenditure surveys, labour force surveys and multi-purpose household surveys; sampling methods in general, sampling methods using specialized statistical software such as STATA and R; sample size determination and allocation to regions, sampling frame and sampling units, and calculation of sample weights amongst others.
The quality assurance system to minimize non-sampling error during implementation includes fieldwork design and organization, survey protocols, regular audits and quality checks, and feedback mechanisms, among others.
Qualification and Experience Requirements
This assignment is expected to be carried out by an individual consultant expert. The specific profile is provided below.
Qualifications and Skills
- At least a Master’s Degree or equivalent in Survey Sampling or Statistics with special expertise in survey sampling.
- Written and oral fluency in the English language is essential. Knowledge of French and Portuguese would be an asset.
- Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, presentation and report writing skills in English Language.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills to prioritize workload and deliver needful during the training week.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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