MICS4 Regional Household Survey Consultants in CEE/CIS Region

If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks MICS Regional Household Survey Consultants to support the preparation, implementation and completion of the MICS in selected countries in the CEE/CIS Region.

Purpose:

Please see Terms of Reference

Qualification:

• Master’s Degree or PhD in a field related to Social Sciences, Demography, Statistics, Epidemiology, or other related technical field with significant measurement or analysis component.
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in the coordination and/or management of quantitative household surveys. (Prior MICS/DHS coordination experience highly desirable);
• Expertise in statistical analyses (familiarity with data processing and data analysis software, SPSS highly desirable);
• Experience in survey report writing;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Ability and willingness to travel to all countries across CEE/CIS.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective relationships with national partners;
• Fluency in English; oral and written proficiency in Russian is highly desirable

If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a cover letter, a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form, to smahmudlu@unicef.org with subject line “MICS Regional Consultants” by 31 January 2012.

Please indicate your ability, availability and daily rate to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a daily rate will not be considered.

UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly females are strongly encouraged to apply.