I am pleased to inform you that UNHCR Programme Coordination and Operations
Support Section would like to hire a Consultant for a five months contract on
Standards and Indicators.
Candadates should fill the P.11 form which is accessible online at
www.unhcr.ch, under "administration - careers, vacancy announcements,
background info and how to apply".
They should send their applications to Jean Bosco Rushatsi at
[log in to unmask], copy to Axel Bisschop at [log in to unmask]
Terms of Reference are as follows:
1) Project/ABOD No.: 05/AB/VAR/CM/203
Title: Consultant
2) Project Title: Standards & Indicators Mainstreaming
3) Indicate Bureau/Department/Division/Service responsible for the funds:
Division of Operational Support (DOS) / Programme Coordination & Operational
Support Section (PCOS)
4) Total amount approved for this consultancy: Lump sum amount of US$
56,244.00 including remuneration under Level C (US$ 9,000 x 5), living
expenses (US$ 3,000 x 2), DSA (15 days (US$ 4,2447.73) and one return
airticket (US$ 1,000).
5) Duration of this assignment and dates:
From: 16/04/2005 To: 15/09/2005
6) Total amount of days/weeks/months: Five months
7) Indicate total length of this consultancy assignment and if expected to
extend beyond the requested period: Five months
8) Duty Station: Geneva
9) Reporting Officer (Name and title): Mengesha Kebede, Chief of
Section, PCOS
10) Travel plan: xxx – Geneva – xxx
11) General Background of Project or Assignment:
The Consultant will prepare the Second Edition of the “Practical Guide to the
Systematic Use of Standards & Indicators in UNHCR Operations”, based on the
Fisrt Edition dated January 2004.
12) Purpose and Scope of Assignment (concise and detailed description of
activities, including measurable outputs and delivery dates, impact indicators
(what qualitative and quantitative results would be achieved upon completion
of consultancy), performance indicators (timelines, value of the service
rendered in relation to the cost, timeliness) and work plan.):
* Compile all the comments received on the first edition of the Field guide
from DOS experts, PCOS/PGDS staff as well as the various Champions on
Standards in the field, external partners and other actors and incorporate
them into the second edition.
* Rewrite some of the chapters, specially the Data collection and GIS
chapters, in coordination with PGDS.
* Update other chapters with new methodology introduced in UNHCR, such as
Gender and Age Mainstreaming, Situation Analysis, new format of the Country
Operations Plan (COP) and the new Standards and Indicators Report (SIR).
* Incorporate into the second edition of the existing Field Guide the newly
developped set of standards and indicators related to the Urban and
Reintegration operations.
13) Monitoring and Progress Controls (reports requirements, periodicity,
format, deadlines):
The first and the final drafts should be respectively completed by 31 July and
31 August 2005.
14) Definition of the Final Product (i.e., survey completed, data collected,
workshop conducted, research documents produced, etc.):
Second Edition of the “Practical Guide to the Systematic Use of Standards &
Indicators in UNHCR Operations” distributed.
15) Qualification and Experience of Consultant (degree required, years of
experience, field of expertise, language required):
- Degree required: Master Degree
- Years of experience: More than 12 – 19 years
- Field of expertise: Research/Data Analysis/Editing
- Language required: English
16) Level of expertise required as per paragraph. 83 of the policy:
0 Level A 0 Level B X Level C 0 Level D (tick box as appropriate)
17) Name, title and signature of Hiring Manager:
Name: Mengesha Kebede
Title: Chief of Section, PCOS
Authorised by Director
Signature: ______________________________________
Date: —-----------------------------------------------------------
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Closing date: 10 April 2005.
Best regards.
Jean Bosco Rushatsi
Senior Programme Coordination Officer
UNHCR Geneva
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