The position:
The Technical Adviser, Population and Housing Census (PHC) position is located in the Bureau of the Census based in Bissau. The TA will work under the overall guidance of the Director General of the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) and the direct supervision of the UNFPA Representative. He or she will also liaise with other national stakeholders and partners, including donors and the United Nations agencies.
How You Can Make a Difference:
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s new strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirmed the three transformative results: end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices.
In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.
UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.
Qualifications and Experience:
Education:
Master degree or Ph.D. in Demography, Statistics, Populations studies, Social Sciences or equivalent
Experience:
At least 7 years relevant experience in the field of population censuses.
Experience in providing on-the-job training to local staff in data collection and analysis, report writing and use of Internet resources.
Experience in the dissemination of census data and socio-demographic analyses to broad audiences as well as in motivating the utilization of data and results in development planning and policy issues.
Knowledge and experience in population and housing censuses preparation phases in Africa.
Knowledge and experience with census data processing software (CSPro, REDATAM), demographic data analysis (Mortpak, PAS), statistical packages (SPSS, Stata), digital collection and projection programs (People, Spectrum, RUP).
Communication skills especially for transfer of knowledge.
Languages:
Fluency in French (reading, writing and speaking).
Knowledge of Portuguese is an advantage.
Disclaimer:
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Notice to applicants: In accordance with the rules of the United Nations, persons applying to posts in the international Professional category, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, are required to renounce such status upon their appointment. Exceptions to this rule are very limited and can be made only for: (a) stateless persons; (b) newly appointed staff members who have applied for citizenship by naturalization, when such citizenship will be granted imminently; (c) acting staff members in the General Service and related categories with permanent residency status, on promotion to the Professional category; (d) staff members appointed under a temporary appointment. Please understand that UNFPA is not in a position to provide advice on or assistance in applying for any citizenship.
We are no longer accepting applications for this position.
