Regional Household Survey Consultant

Supports governments and UNICEF country offices across Eastern and Southern Africa to prepare, implement and quality-assure MICS and other household surveys, combining technical review, training and field support to produce reliable evidence on children and women.

Department: Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)

• Support preparation and implementation of MICS and other household survey operations across the region
• Provide remote and on-site technical assistance through each phase of survey implementation
• Review survey documents and monitor compliance with MICS programme standards
• Oversee survey activities, training and capacity strengthening with national counterparts
• Quality-assure survey tabulations, assessments and report preparation

• Master’s degree in social sciences, demography, statistics, epidemiology or another field with a significant measurement or analysis component
• At least ten years of experience coordinating or managing quantitative household surveys such as MICS
• Experience collaborating with national statistics offices in Eastern and Southern Africa
• Experience training and strengthening national counterparts in MICS survey methodology
• Experience with survey tabulations, quality assessments and survey report preparation
• Fluency in English
• Ability and willingness to travel across Eastern and Southern Africa

• Six-month home-based consultancy with travel
• Work includes remote and on-site support across Eastern and Southern Africa