Assessment of family planning indicators for use in global monitoring frameworks
Prepare a technical paper and presentation on family planning indicators.
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Overview
Prepare a technical paper and presentation on family planning indicators.
You have:
- An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in demography, sociology, statistics, economics or other relevant discipline with emphasis on demography or population studies.
- A first-level university degree with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- A minimum of ten years of relevant experience is required.
- Advanced knowledge and expertise in family planning data and research, experience with measurement and evaluation of family planning programmes.
- Ability to independently research, interpret and analyse data on family planning and relevant demographic data.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Knowledge of French is desirable.
Contract
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Result of Service
Output 1: Drafts of detailed outline of the technical paper, literature review of the studies on new family planning measures and relevant data sets of revised and new family planning measures. Output 2: Initial draft of the technical paper (in Word) . Output 3: Final draft of the technical paper (in Word) and PowerPoint presentation highlighting the technical paper’s main findings and conclusions .
Work Location
Home-based. Interactions with the Population Division will be done by e-mail, video-conference, and telephone
Expected duration
6 months
Duties and Responsibilities
Since adoption of the Program of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the availability and accessibility of family planning services, information and education, including access to safe. effective and affordable contraception, has been viewed as a vital component of improving health and ensuring reproductive rights globally. As a result, indicators of progress relating to family planning have routinely been included in internationally agreed global development frameworks. Since 2005, the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) included two family planning indicators for measuring progress towards achieving universal access to reproductive health (Target 5.B): the contraceptive prevalence rate and unmet need for family planning. Under the current 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’s Target 3.7 – ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes – progress is measured, in part, using SDG indicator 3.7.1 – the proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods. The remaining years of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provide an opportunity to analyse and assess how family planning data has been and is currently collected, how family planning and contraceptive concepts are measured and how progress towards family planning goals is defined within a global context. In recent years, there have been calls for the creation of new or revised family planning indicators and measures which are more inclusive and rights-focused, while also being easy to interpret and universally adoptable. In view of this, the Population Division will engage a consultant to prepare a technical paper and presentation materials that provide an overview of how family planning indicators have been used in global monitoring since 2005, summarize recent discussions and advances regarding revised and new family planning indicators and statistical modelling approaches for the global monitoring frameworks, and to assess the feasibility and usefulness of proposed revised or new family planning indicators in the context of global monitoring frameworks, prioritizing new indicators based on existing data sources. Work Assignment Under the supervision of the Population Affairs Officers, the consultant will do the following tasks: Task 1: Prepare a detailed outline of the technical paper. Task 2: Prepare a comprehensive review of the literature on revised and new family planning measures and compile relevant data sets. Task 3: Prepare the initial draft of the technical paper; Task 4: Prepare the final draft of the technical paper for publication incorporating comments and suggestions from the Population Division staff. Task 5: Prepare accompanying presentation materials (PowerPoint) highlighting the technical paper’s main findings and conclusions that can be used by Division staff to present findings to Member States and other relevant stakeholders. The consultant will save all documentation required to reproduce any tables or figures included in the technical paper (e.g. coding scripts, data files) in the appropriate SharePoint project folder.
Qualifications/special skills
Academic Qualifications: An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in demography, or in sociology, statistics, economics or other relevant discipline with an emphasis on demography or population studies. A first level university degree in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. A minimum of ten years of relevant experience is required. Advanced knowledge and expertise in family planning data and research, experience with measurement and evaluation of family planning programmes and global monitoring frameworks, ability to independently research, interpret and analyse data on family planning and relevant demographic data are required.
Languages
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French is desirable.
Additional Information
Not available.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe an experience where you successfully conducted data analysis related to family planning? | This assesses your practical experience in data analysis and relevance to family planning. | Discuss a specific project, your role, the methods used, and the insights derived. |
| What methods do you use to ensure the reliability of your research findings? | This gauges your understanding of research methodologies and quality assurance in data collection. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How would you approach drafting a technical paper on complex subjects like family planning? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you have communicated technical findings to a non-technical audience? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| In your view, what are the critical indicators for evaluating family planning programs? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you stay updated with the latest research in family planning and demography? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenge you faced while preparing a literature review. How did you overcome it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Why is it important to integrate rights-focused family planning indicators in global monitoring frameworks? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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