Deadline: 07 June, 2022
Location: Bujumbura, Burundi
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Census Technical Specialist.
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.
Responsibilities
- Support the Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies of Burundi in the planning, organisation and execution of all the activities provided for in the roadmap of the fourth general census of population and housing, agriculture and livestock in Burundi of 2022
- Liaise with other national stakeholders and partners, including donors and UN agencies
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Demography, Statistics or a related social science discipline, preferably, PhD or equivalent professional experience
- Seven years of relevant experience in data collection, processing, and analysis, preferably in a country in sub-Saharan Africa
- Proven experience of participating in at least one general population and housing census in an African country, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa
- Knowledge of census programming using new technologies will be an asset
- Experience in training local staff in data analysis, report writing and use of internet resources
- Experience in disseminating census data and socio-demographic analyses to a wide audience, as well as in motivating the use of data and results in development planning and policy issues
- Knowledge and experience of the preparation phases of population and housing censuses in Africa
- Mastery of commonly used software (word processing, spreadsheets and software/data analysis), knowledge of CS-Pro software will be a plus
- Good ability to write concise, precise and synthetic reports
- Experience working with the United Nations system and demographic surveys and censuses will be an asset
- Good command of oral and written French
- Working knowledge of English
To apply and for more information, click here.
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