Individual Consultant - Gender and Diversity Statistics Specialist

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Individual Consultant - Gender and Diversity Statistics SpecialistLocation :Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIAApplication Deadline :15-Sep-22(Midnight New York, USA)Time left :17d 10h 16mAdditional Category :ManagementType of Contract :Individual ContractPost Level :International ConsultantLanguages Required :EnglishDuration of Initial Contract :12 Months with possibility of extensionUNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.Location:Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaObjective within the Framework of the UNDP ProjectThe Gender and diversity expert will provide technical assistance related producing indicators for the department different projects.The Expert will also implement capacity strengthening activities, including training and mentoring, for department staff.He/ She will work under the supervision of the department director. Specifically, the responsibilities under this assignment include the following:-Technical support- Review Disable people survey, women reports, family report, youth reports, and prepare descriptions and complete documentation of methodologies and procedures to produce the final report.- He/ She will be responsible on producing the older population report and prepare charts, graphs and presentations of various data.- Help and review the Census reports the will be produced by the department.- Respond to internal/external requests on questions related to Gender and Diversity statistics- Prepare data sets upon request, respond to queries/requests and maintains/updates web pages, and respond to different supervisor requests.-Capacity DevelopmentIn addition to delivering the abovementioned technical support, the Gender and Diversity Statistics Expert will advise the employees on principles and best practice in relation to Gender and Diversity Statistics methodologies and frameworks through:- Delivering training to department employees in generating indicators and acquiring relations in the department reports- Providing coaching and on-the-job-training for the department staff as neededCore CompetenciesCoreAchieve Results:LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impactThink Innovatively:LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problemsLearn Continuously:LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiencesAdapt with Agility:LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demandsAct with Determination:LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater resultsEngage and Partner:LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaborationEnable Diversity and Inclusion:LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivityPeople Management:Address conflict in a timely manner, not allow conflicts in teams linger.Cross-Functional & Technical competenciesThematic AreaNameDefinitionBusiness Direction and StrategyStrategic ThinkingAbility to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans in line with UNDP?s objectives, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutionsBusiness Direction and StrategySystem ThinkingAbility to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the systemBusiness Direction and StrategyNegotiation and InfluenceAbility to reach an understanding, persuade others, resolve points of difference, gain advantage in the outcome of dialogue, negotiates mutually acceptable solutions through compromise and creates ?win to win? situationsBusiness DevelopmentKnowledge GenerationAbility to research and turn information into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated needBusiness ManagementResults Based ManagementAbility to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable resultsBusiness ManagementWorking with Evidence and DataAbility to inspect, cleanse, transform and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions and supporting decision-makingBusiness ManagementMonitoringAbility to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between planned and actual activities and programme performance and resultsEducation:Advanced degree, preferably a PhD level in statistics, or Gender studies.Experience:At least 7 years of relevant professional experience with national statistics offices, international organisation, or government in applying statistical theories and techniquesAbility to provide statistical technical advice on different sectors/theme.Ability to work on own initiative as well as a member of a team and to work under pressure.Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish strong cooperative relationships with senior government officials.Ability to work on any of the statistical packages to analyze data.Good understanding and practice of capacity development.Desired additional skills and competenciesKnowledge & experience of writing statistical reportsDemonstrates integrity and fairness by modelling UN values and ethical standards.Demonstrates professional competence and is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.Languages:Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills in English, Arabic language is in asset.-PRICE PROPOSAL AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTSPRICE PROPOSAL AND SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS (Standard text - do not change)The contractor shall submit a price proposal as below:Daily Fee ? The contractor shall propose a daily fee, which should be inclusive of his/her professional fee, local communication cost and insurance (inclusive of medical health insurance and evacuation).Travel and Visa ? The contractor shall propose an estimated lump-sum for Home-Riyadh-home travel (economy most direct route) and Saudi Arabia visa expenses.The total professional fee shall be converted into a lump-sum contract and payments under the contract shall be made on submission and acceptance of deliverables under the contract in accordance with the schedule of payment linked with deliverablesAll proposals must be expressed in a lump sum amount. This amount must be ?all-inclusive?. Please note that the terms ?all-inclusive? implies that all costs (professional fees, travel costs, living allowances, communications, consumables, etc.) that could possibly be incurred are already factored into the final amounts submitted in the proposal.The contractor will be paid an all-inclusive Deliverables/Outputs based lump sum amounts over the assignment period, subject to the submission of Certification of Payment (CoP) duly certified and confirmation of satisfactory performance of achieved work (deliverables/outputs) in line with the schedule of payments table hereunder:PaymentDeliverables/MilestonesScheduleDeliverableMonthly payment upon su

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