International MICS Consultant

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Purpose of the Assignment:

Under the overall guidance of the Chief, Social Policy, Evaluation, Analytics, and Research (SPEAR) and technical supervision of the Statistics and Monitoring Specialist-SPEAR, the International MICS Consultant (IMC) will support and guide the National MICS consultant (NMC), UNICEF Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) at critical stages of the MICS survey in Bangladesh in 2024 and 2025. The IMC will work in close collaboration with the survey team, the stakeholders, and the Steering and Technical Committees and will work closely with NMC to represent UNICEF in meetings and workshops about the survey as needed.

  1. Provide technical and coordination support for the MICS survey, incorporating global and international perspectives.
  2. Supervise every phase of the survey, ensuring adherence to MICS protocols and standards by the BBS, particularly during training and field monitoring and supervision visits.
  3. Maintain regular communication with the UNICEF CO and/or the UNICEF MICS Team, promptly addressing all MICS-related matters.
  4. Ensure that external technical reviews by experts (i.e., Regional Sampling Consultant, Regional Data Processing Consultant, and Regional Household Survey Consultant) are carried out at key survey stages and coordinate the feedback and response between the RO/HQ and BBS.
  5. Ensure that all survey-related documents and deliverables are properly archived throughout the survey process (for example Memorandum of Understanding, Survey Plan and Budget, questionnaires, manuals, sample design, training/pre-test reports, expert reports, CAPI application, output and tabulation plan tables, syntaxes, datasets, Survey Findings Report (and Final Report), dissemination materials, etc.).
  6. Ensure that lessons learned, problems, and good practices are documented throughout the MICS process and rapidly shared with the MICS community (other MICS implementing countries and the UNICEF MICS Team) through all means available.

Work Assignment Overview:

Tasks/Milestone: Deliverables/Output: Timeline:
Survey Plan Finalized MICS 7 (2024-2025) Survey Plan By 30 June 2024
Sampling Finalized sampling design By 30 June 2024
Questionnaire Finalized MICS Questionnaire both in Bangla and English By 30 August 2024
Survey Manuals Finalized MICS Survey Manuals both in Bangla and English By 30 August 2024
Listing and Mapping Listing and Mapping, Training and Fieldwork, and Data Processing completed By 31 October 2024

Data collection, Field check tables are analyzed bi-weekly

MICS data collection completed 31 December 2024
Support to data analysis, report preparation, and data archive

 

Effective support provided to respective technical experts like- data analysis and report writing consultants By 30 May 2025
Field visits and overseas trips (as and when required)

Field trip reports, Regional workshop trip reports, Presentations and training materials used in training, workshops, and other meetings.

As and when required

Minimum Qualifications/Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

  • A Masters in Statistics, Demography, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, or other related technical field
  • Proven minimum of 5 years’ experience in the coordination and/or management of quantitative household surveys (prior MICS or Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)) preferred,
  • Strong computer skills and strong expertise in statistical analyses (familiarity with data processing and data analysis software, particularly SPSS) are required.
  • Experience with CAPI data collection,
  • Training experience and ability to organize and facilitate training and presentations,
  • Experience in data analysis and survey report writing.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
  • Excellent oral and written communication in English required,
  • Familiarity and previous experience working in Bangladesh and/or in the region are highly desirable,
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and to establish harmonious and effective relationships both within and outside the organization, more specifically with National Statistical Offices,
  • Demonstrated leadership, managerial, and supervisory ability
  • Ability and willingness to travel extensively in-country and to attend regional workshops.

Administrative Details:

Assignment duration: 120 working days spread over 15 months

Work Modality:   Both remote and physical presence at the duty station as needed

Payment: Payment will be made upon successful completion of each deliverable with certification from supervisor

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Deadline: Bangladesh Standard Time

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