National Risk and Vulnerability Assessment - year 1391 (2012-2013) and 1392 (2013-2014)
The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the sustainable gathering and dissemination of relevant, timely and reliable statistical information on the living conditions of Afghan households for the purpose of effective monitoring and programming of development policies in Afghanistan.
The purposes of this project are as follows:
- To generate, analyze and disseminate relevant, timely and reliable statistical information on the living conditions of Afghan households;
- To assure the transition from a project-based approach to NRVA to a recurrent program-based activity under full ownership of the CSO by building, training and involving the core departments and functions;
- Ensure consistency in the implementation of the NRVA with the framework set by Afghan National Statistic Plan and available funding mechanisms
Position: Team Leader
Duration of the project: 36 months
Requirements
Qualifications and skills:
- Post-graduate university degree in economics, statistics, sociology or equivalent discipline with a strong quantitative profile
- Proven ability to build capacity in statistical areas, both at institutional and at individual levels
- Knowledge of best practices in monitoring development strategies
- Excellent communication skills both in written and spoken English
- Knowledge of international statistical standards
- Excellent statistical analytical skills
- Excellent technical writing and reporting skills
General professional experience:
- At least 8 years professional experience in a field directly related to the ToR
- Thorough understanding and experience in running nationwide household surveys and in overseeing the related core activities ranging from sampling methodologies, data collection, data processing and data analysis
- Experience in designing, conducting multi purpose household surveys and supervising field work
- Experience in sampling methodologies and weighting procedures
- Experience in training enumerators
- Experience in building and analysing poverty indicators
- Experience in using statistical packages
- Experience in data analysis and reporting
Specific professional experience:
- At least 5 years of leadership roles in similar projects, preferably in developing countries or fragile states
- Proven record of efficient and effective management of large statistical survey projects involving the performance of a wide range of sequenced activities and the coordination of large group of co-workers
- Experience with implementation of international statistical standards in fragile statistical structures
- Experience in conducting statistical surveys (preferably in post-conflict and fragile states and/or in traditional/tribal/Muslim societies)
- Experience in working with teams of different cultural and personal background, preferably in Afghanistan or other fragile states
Position: Chief Editor
Duration of the project: 36 months
Requirements
Qualifications and skills:
- Post-graduate university degree in economics, statistics, sociology or equivalent discipline with a strong quantitative profile
- Knowledge of international statistical standards
- Excellent communication skills both in written and spoken English
- Excellent statistical analytical skills
- Excellent technical writing and reporting skills
General professional experience:
- At least 8 years professional experience in a field directly related to the ToR
- Extended experience in drafting statistical reports covering development issues with a clear policy focus
- Experience in building and analysing poverty indicators
- Experience in using statistical packages
- Experience in data analysis and reporting
Specific professional experience:
- Experience in building analytic capacities
- Experience with implementation of international statistical standards in fragile statistical structures
- Knowledge of the afghan Socio-Economic environment
- Experience in working with teams of different cultural and personal background, preferably in Afghanistan or other fragile states