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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Consultant Improving the quality of statistical data on foreign labour in South Africa IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF QLFS MIGRATION MODULE Migrating for Work Research Consortium Summary: Duration of the consultancy: 15 November 2013 and 28 February 2014 Background: Work Package 2 (WP2): "Improving the quality of statistical data on foreign labour in South Africa" (www.miworc.org.za) Application deadline: 25 October 2013 Objectives of the work package: The consultant will be expected to conduct an in-depth analysis of results from the new Migration Module in Stats SA QLFS Q3/2012 and provide skills transfer to Stats SA staff in order to ensure the development of analytical skills within the agency. Expected outputs: 1. An in-depth analysis of the newly piloted Migration Module within Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey (Q3 - 2012); 2. Skills transfer and skills improvement among Stats SA's Labour Market unit in charge of the QLFS; Coordination: Work Package 2 is coordinated by ACMS under the guidance of an Advisory Committee (AC) composed of technical advisors from the Department of Labour, the South African Local Government Association, Statistics South Africa and the International Labour Organization (ILO). Application procedure Applicants should send: . a motivation letter, . a CV with 3 referees and examples of recent consultancies & publications relevant to this call, . a one-page description of the proposed research project indicating its key research question, methodological approach, and expected results, . and a provisional budget. For the full job description, follow this link: http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1104275317294-99/Call+for+Applications+QLFS+Consultant.pdf. Preference will be given to Employment Equity applicants. Electronic applications should be sent to [log in to unmask] WP2 Advisory Committee will review applications and selected applicants will be contacted within 2 weeks of the closure of the call. Application deadline: 25 October 2013, 5pm South African Time ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by Forced Migration Online, Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or re-post this message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Posting guidelines: http://www.forcedmigration.org/research-resources/discussion/forced-migration-discussion-list-posting-guidelines Subscribe/unsubscribe: http://tinyurl.com/fmlist-join-leave List Archives: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html RSS: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?RSS&L=forced-migration Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/refugeestudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/refugeestudiescentre