Eastern Africa Regional Statistics Program-for-Results ( - Тендер #46188724)

NOTICE AT-A-GLANCE

• Project ID

P176371

• Project Title

Eastern Africa Regional Statistics Program-for-Results

• Country

Eastern and Southern Africa

• Notice No

OP00247354

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

TN-STATAFRIC - AUC-339252-CS-INDV

• Procurement Method

Individual Consultant Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Sep 29, 2023 04:30

• Published Date

Sep 14, 2023

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

African Union Commission

• Name

Leila Ben Ali

• Address

Tunis

• City

• Province/State

Eastern and Southern Africa

• Postal Code

• Country

Eastern and Southern Africa

• Phone

+251911864903

• Email

LeilaB@africa-union.org

• Website

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)

Country: Eastern Africa Region

Name of Project: Eastern Africa Regional Statistics Program for Results

Grant No: P176371

Assignment Title: Consulting Service for the Development of Guidelines on Migration Statistics in Africa

Reference No. TN-STATAFRIC-AUC-339252-CS-INDV

The African Union Commission has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Eastern Africa Regional Statistics Program for Results, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include Consulting Service for the Development of Guidelines on Migration Statistics in Africa. This assignment will focus on developing a set of guidelines for Migration Statistics starting with an assessment of the status of the production of Migration Statistics within AU Member States. Specific tasks include:

• Desk research assessment of the status of the production of Migration Statistics within the AU Member States;
• Assessment of the existing tools/methodologies/modules/guidelines on Migration Statistics in Africa;
• Draft a report on the assessment of the existing tools /methodologies/ modules /guidelines on Migration Statistics in Africa;
• Development of the AU Migration Statistics Guidelines;
• Development of a set of guidelines to facilitate the production of Migration Statistics within the AU Member States;
• Listing of both international and continental best practices related to the production of Migration Statistics.
• Recommendation of tools to strengthen the coordination, collaboration, data sharing and communication of Migration Statistics at national, regional, continental, and international levels;
• Drafting a suggested roadmap for the implementation of these guidelines.
• Presentation of the developed set of guidelines to AU Member states and relevant stakeholders when needed.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest.

The African Union Commission now invites eligible individuals (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

The consultant should have at least a master’s degree in statistics, demography, or any related field with at least 10 years of professional experience. Other competencies include:

• Profound experience in socio-economic statistics with a focus on Migration Statistics preferred;
• Demonstrated effective, oral and written communication skills;
• Excellent Analytical and quantitative skills;
• Teamwork: the ability to work in a multicultural environment;
• Proper multitasking abilities and the ability to deliver in a timely manner;
• Excellent drafting ability, especially in the preparation of clear, concise and understandable reports for decision-makers;
• Ability to extract, interpret and analyze data format from a variety of sources;
• Language proficiency in at least one of the AU languages (Arabic, English, French or Portuguese).

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours i.e. 0900 to 1700 hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 29 September 2023

African Union Commission,

Attn: Head of Supply Chain Management Division

Building C, 3rd Floor,

P.O Box 3243, Roosevelt Street

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel: +251 (0) 11 551 7700 – Ext 4305

Fax: +251 (0) 11 551 0442; +251 11-551-0430

E-mails: tender@africa-union.org

Terms of Reference

Introduction and background

In January 2021, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union adopted the Second Strategy for the Harmonization of Statistics in Africa (SHaSA II) is a continental strategy for the development of statistics in Africa for the next 10 years, and its action plan, financing plan, and resource mobilization strategy. To implement this strategy, 18 Specialized Technical Groups (STGs) were set up. The objective of these specialized technical groups is to create a framework for discussions and exchange to accelerate the production and harmonization of statistics in Africa to support the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030. These STGs discuss national practices, international standards, and methodological guides for statistical harmonization in respective fields in Africa.

One of the 18 specialized technical groups of SHaSA II is the Specialized Technical Group on Social Statistics on Demography, Migration, Health, Human Development, Social Protection, and Gender. The objective of this STG is to develop and/or adopt standard and methodologies in regard to Demography, Migration, Health, Human Development, Social Protection, and Gender Statistics. The statistical standards and methodologies adopted by the working group will serve as a key in supporting the African Union in planning, monitoring, and evaluation of the AUC’s various programs on Migration in Africa. That is along with working towards the targets and objectives of both Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030 on Migration programs at national and regional levels.

This STG is working to improve the quality of Migration Statistics in Africa and support the national statistical offices to develop and implement migration statistical methodologies. The STG is working also on building the capacity of national statistical offices to collect and produce Migration Statistics.

In order to support African Union Member States to strengthen their technical tools on Migration Statistics, STATAFRIC is developing technical documents to serve as a starting point for the Member States to report on various migration indicators.

STATAFRIC is committed to continuing its work to improve the availability, quality, and use of Migration Statistics in Africa and believes that Migration Statistics are essential for achieving social protection for migrants in Africa.

It is also worth mentioning that, The African Union Commission (AUC) has been working towards migrants" rights since its founding. In 2001, The Organization of African Unity formulated a Strategic Framework for a Policy on Migration in Africa for consideration by the African Union Heads of States. In 2006, the AU adopted the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Rights of Residence and Right of Establishment. This protocol aimed to facilitate the movement of people within the continent, while also protecting the rights of migrants. The AU has also established a number of institutions to promote migration governance, including the African Migration Observatory and the African Migration Policy Forum.

The AU has made enormous efforts to update the migration statistic in Africa and established AU Migration Policy Framework for Africa (MPFA), the MPFA calls for the establishment of regular, transparent, comprehensive and gender-responsive labour migration policies, legislation and structures at national and regional levels. While the AUC’s 2015 Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP) promotes the facilitation of the free movement of workers as a means of advancing regional integration and development.

The AU also set up the African Migration Observatory will have the mission to facilitate the implementation of the Marrakesh global compact on migration through data collection and the promotion of continental and international cooperation in the field of migration and strengthening the contribution of migration to sustainable development. It will contribute to improve the overall migration governance regime in Africa, and serve as the African tool to address migratory data deficiencies on the Continent, and guide African Union Member States in the elaboration of evidence-based migration policies.

Finally, the production of this Migration Statistics guidelines document will complement the work and progress achieved by the AUC. So, it is one of the most important steps to proceed with the implementation of the STG’s recommendations.

Objectives

The Specialized Technical Group (STG) of SHaSA II on Demography, Migration, Health, Human Development, Social Protection and Gender (STG-Social) held its first meeting of 2023 from 24 to 26 June in Tangier, Morocco. The meeting was attended by representatives from 18 AU Member States as well as representatives from AUC, STATAFRIC, and Regional Economic Communities (RECs). It was also attended by representatives from the different international organizations.

The meeting was held with the overall objectives of validating the ToRs of the STG on Demography, Migration, Health, Human Development, Social Protection, and Gender; Sharing the best experiences of AU Member States on Poverty Measurement, Gender Statistics, and Migration Statistics; and finally, to exchange on the roadmap on the elaboration of AU Poverty Measurement Guidelines, AU Gender Statistics Guidelines, and AU Migration Statistics Guidelines.

One of the main recommendations of the STG is for the AUC to develop a rigorous guidelines document on the production of Migration Statistics to the AU Member States.

This assignment will focus on developing a set of guidelines for Migration Statistics starting with an assessment of the status of the production of Migration Statistics within AU Member States while taking into consideration key areas of interest before the development of the guidelines and tools, then followed by specific guidelines and listing of both international and continental best practices related to the production of Migration Statistics.

Specific Tasks

• Desk research assessment of the status of the production of Migration Statistics within the AU Member States;
• Assessment of the existing tools/methodologies/modules/guidelines on Migration Statistics in Africa;
• Draft a report on the assessment of the existing tools /methodologies/ modules /guidelines on Migration Statistics in Africa;
• Development of the AU Migration Statistics Guidelines;
• Development of a set of guidelines to facilitate the production of Migration Statistics within the AU Member States;
• Listing of both international and continental best practices related to the production of Migration Statistics.
• Recommendation of tools to strengthen the coordination, collaboration, data sharing and communication of Migration Statistics at national, regional, continental, and international levels;
• Drafting a suggested roadmap for the implementation of these guidelines.
• Presentation of the developed set of guidelines to AU Member states and relevant stakeholders when needed.

Deliverables

Considering the aforementioned, the consultant is expected to produce a draft of the Migration Statistics documents within three months from the date of assumption of duty. The first revised version will be submitted to the AU Member States and the relevant stakeholders from RECs and international organizations for comments and validation.

Qualifications and Experience

The consultant should have at least a master’s degree in statistics, demography, or any related field with at least 10 years of professional experience.

• Profound experience in socio-economic statistics with a focus on Migration Statistics preferred;
• Demonstrated effective, oral and written communication skills;
• Excellent Analytical and quantitative skills;
• Teamwork: the ability to work in a multicultural environment;
• Proper multitasking abilities and the ability to deliver in a timely manner;
• Excellent drafting ability, especially in the preparation of clear, concise and understandable reports for decision-makers;
• Ability to extract, interpret and analyze data format from a variety of sources;
• Language proficiency in at least one of the AU languages (Arabic, English, French or Portuguese).

Selection criteria

The Candidates will be evaluated based on the criteria provide in Job description such as: General Education, Qualification and General training; Experience relevant to the Assignment; Methodology and Understanding of the assignment and AU languages.

Evaluation Criteria

General experience, 10%

Specific experience 50%

Qualifications – 30 %

Language – 10 %

Service Term

The consultant will work directly Senior Statistician, and Ag. Executive Director.

The contract is proposed under the following terms and conditions:

• The duration of this contract is three months;
• The consultant will be provided with a return economy class airticket as well as daily allowances (DSA) subsistence during the missions they will have to perform this activity.

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