Consultant for One-UN on DSA review in Angola in all locations excluding Luanda (4 weeks)

Conduct DSA surveys and report findings.

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Overview

Conduct DSA surveys and report findings.

You have:

Preferably a university degree in social sciences, international development, communication, business administration or related field.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in undertaking quantitative data collection, analysis and reporting
Exposure to issues affecting international staff is required
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc)
Excellent English language writing skills.
Knowledge of Portuguese is required.
Concise analytical writing skills, good listening skills, multicultural sensitivity and commitment to assignment.

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Scope of Work:

The United Nations (hereinafter UN) conduct periodically DSA surveys in locations, where it has a presence. The first objective of this survey is to collect data on the cost of hotels prices and meals. This information will then serve as basis for establishing the DSA rate of a particular location. The second objective is to assess the current DSA practice across the development organizations and at the Government level.

The UN is therefore looking to hire a consultant who, under the overall supervision of the UN Operations Management Team, will be required to carry out the following tasks:

Visit the hotels in the list provided by the OMT
Complete one DSA questionnaire form for each hotel visited
Document any concerns and/or additional comments on the hotels at the back of each form
Submit all questionnaires and supporting documents to the OMT Chairperson
Conduct a survey on DSA paid to national counterparts by the Government of Angola
Provide an official document (diario da republica) on the current DSA approved by the Government
Conduct a survey of the differences in the DSA rates practiced between UN, World Bank and other development organizations

Deliverables:

DSA questionnaires fully completed including official hotel prices list and restaurant menus attached to each hotel questionnaire
A summary report highlighting any key issues and recommendations for the next survey
Report on DSA paid to national counterparts by the Government of Angola
Report on the DSA paid by the UN, World Bank and other development organizations
Current Dario da Republica on DSA

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Qualifications:
- Preferably a university degree in social sciences, international development, communication, business administration or related field.
Professional experience:
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in undertaking quantitative data collection, analysis and reporting
- Exposure to issues affecting international staff is required
- Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc)
- Excellent English language writing skills.
- Knowledge of Portuguese is required.
Personal skills:

Concise analytical writing skills, good listening skills, multicultural sensitivity and commitment to assignment.

Duration of assignment: 4 weeks

If you have the right qualification and you are available and interested to apply please share your resume with ---- and please mention in subject "applying for consultancy with UN on DSA review for Angola (excluding Luanda)"

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

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Can you describe a time when you had to carry out a data collection project?	This question assesses your experience in data collection methodologies.	Discuss a specific project, your role, the methodologies you used, and the outcome.
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Describe a situation where you had to work in a multicultural environment. What challenges did you face?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
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