Expert 1: Expert for Statistics at Bureau for Institutional Reform and Democracy

Duties of the expert

• Data analysis and evaluation
• Collaboration in the development of the improved data collection method for the
• country packages and in the development of the data collection and evaluation
• method for the end line
• Where appropriate, participation in on-demand advice for the country packages
• Provision of technical expertise in the area of statistics

Qualifications of expert 1

• Education/training (2.2.1): Postgraduate/master’s degree in statistics or comparable degree course; doctoral degree in empirical social research
• Language (2.2.2): English and/or French
• General professional experience (2.2.3): Recognised expert in the area of statistics, qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and data evaluation
• Specific professional experience (2.2.4): In-depth knowledge in the area of agricultural production or agricultural value chain promotion
• Leadership/management experience (2.2.5): At least ten years’ work experience in the following areas: statistics, empirical social research, qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection
• Regional experience (2.2.6): Work experience in rural Africa

Soft skills of the team members

In addition to their professional qualifications, the team members should also have the following qualifications:

• Team skills
• Personal initiative
• Communication skills
• Socio-cultural skills
• Partner- and client-oriented, efficient approach
• Interdisciplinary mind set

Period of assignment: 1 January 2020 to 31 October 2021.

60 expert days:

• in home country 48 expert days
• in country of assignment 12 expert days (Estimated are: Assignment in Bonn, Germany for 02 expert days; Assignment in Kenya for 05 expert days; Assignment in Cameroon for 05 expert days)