Re-advertisement: Individual consultancy supervisory services of MICS main Fieldwork to support the State Statistical Committee and UNICEF Azerbaijan Country Office

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For every child, monitoring

The Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) is an international household survey programme developed and supported by UNICEF. It is accepted as an international standard for household surveying, providing the users with statistically sound and internationally comparable data of key indicators related to households, with a special focus on women and children.

The inclusion of the MICS in “State Programme on Improvement of Official Statistics in the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2018-2025”, approved by Decree No. 3672 of 14 February 2018 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, will allow for the assessment of some 200 indicators – on topics ranging from maternal and child health, nutrition, foundational learning skills (children age 7-14), child and adult functioning, water quality, social transfers, use of clean fuels and technology, and victimization.

MICS has become a valuable tool in the monitoring of the implementation of “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Today, MICS is well-positioned to play a central role in the 2030 Agenda alongside other key demographic, health, and socio-economic surveys and to complement data from administrative sources and censuses. The sample size for the upcoming MICS in Azerbaijan will be 12,320 households and this survey will cover all economic regions of Azerbaijan except Eastern Zangazur.

Supervisors play an exceptional role in assuring the quality of the data collection, and the ultimate outcome of the exercise depends on how well they supervise the work of the interviewers and measurers. In this regard, UNICEF Azerbaijan Country Office and the State Statistical Committee (SSC) is recruiting supervisors for the above-mentioned activity.

How can you make a difference?

The supervisor is responsible for organising data collection in sampled households and directing and monitoring the work of interviewers. The supervisor will coordinate the field work as directed by the survey coordinator and be responsible of a team of 4 interviewers and 1 measurer in one specific region, which they will have to directly supervise and ensure proper work at all stages. The supervisor will be responsible for collecting cluster listing forms, maps and other survey materials and equipment from the fieldwork and/or survey coordinator and distributing the workload fairly among team members. During data collection the supervisor is responsible for the course of work, ensuring the quality of the work, as well as for delivering all paper forms/questionnaires, maps and other documents and materials for completed clusters to the central office.

The supervisor will be working under the guidance and the supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist.

Scope of Work:

• Attends the complete main fieldwork training and participates in the field exercises and pilot study.

• Organises data collection in his/her assigned clusters and leads the process.

• Makes sure that the interviewers interview no more than two households per business day.

• Collects vaccination records in health facilities for all children under 3 years using the Questionnaire Forms for Vaccination Records at Health Facility and gives the completed Questionnaire Forms to the relevant interviewers for entering those data into the CAPI application.

• Receives water samples from measurers and arranges their transfer to the central office or laboratories and maintains a record of households for which samples have been collected and sent for testing.

• Conducts regular review sessions with interviewers and advises them of any problems found.

• Assists the measurer when needed (when the interviewer is unable to).

• Monitors the quality of the anthropometric measurements and evaluates whether protocols outlined in the Manual for Anthropometry are followed. Follows up cases of children with extreme measurements of length/height, weight and/or age, first by confirming data has been entered correctly in the CAPI application and if needed through arranging a revisit and remeasurement of the child.

Ensures that water quality testing measurements are taken following the exact procedures outlined in the Manual for Water Quality Testing.

• Discusses findings of Field Check Tables with the fieldwork coordinator and other monitoring staff, provides feedback and supports interviewers and measurers to improve their work.

• Ensures that all procedures and protocols for maintaining anonymity of households and individual household members are followed by all team members (4 interviewers and 1 measurer).

• Provides a written declaration of obligation for the protection of the confidentiality of the personal data of the respondents.

• After fieldwork has started, if necessary, attends retraining sessions

• Regularly monitors the work attendance of the team interviewers and measurers throughout the field work, and if any of them is absent, clarifies the reason and reports to the field coordinator.

Confidentiality of Data and MICS Documents:

He/she will protect the confidentiality of the data collected and stored on tablets/ and office servers/computers/archives and is only allowed to discuss those with direct supervisors in the office. He/she is expected to keep under his/her control the questionnaires, maps and other forms he/she is using for his/her work. He/she is not allowed to copy/photocopy/scan/ reproduce/ email and/or share totally or partially any data files, filled in questionnaires, or any confidential data/ information with third parties. Any breach of confidentiality will result in legal penalties. He/she is not allowed, under any circumstance, to publish, release, discuss, and share any survey outputs and survey phases or outcomes without prior written consent/ approval from direct supervisor.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Bachelor degree
• Good knowledge of MS Office (word, excel, power point);
• Fluent in the Azerbaijani language verbally and in writing;
• Those with Russian language skills, as well as previous experience with the State Statistics Committee on household surveys, censuses and other similar projects will be given preference.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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Applicants are required to provide:

• a CV;

• a copy of ID document;

• a copy of the state document on higher education, a diploma;

• a short cover letter, highlighting relevant experience with similar type of assignments (max 300 words).

• recommendation letter (if available).

• a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a document confirming immunity due to recovery from COVID-19, or a certificate of contraindication to C0VID-19 vaccination

  UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. The shortlisted applicants will be contacted by UNICEF for a technical discussion and interview.

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.