Somaliland-based Save The Childrens International is looking to fill the role of TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A 7-DAY INTEGRATED TRAINING ON SURVEY SAMPLING AND APPLIED SURVEY DATA ANALYSIS USING R, WITH THREE MONTHS OF POST-TRAINING MENTORSHIP. With 5 - 6 years of experience required, this position is suited for mid-to-senior level professionals in Research/translation/report And Writings. Submit your application by Nov, 08 to be considered for this role.
Title of Consultancy
TERMS OF REFERENCE
FOR A 7-DAY INTEGRATED TRAINING ON SURVEY SAMPLING AND APPLIED SURVEY DATA ANALYSIS USING R, WITH THREE MONTHS OF POST-TRAINING MENTORSHIP
SCI Contracting Office
Save the Children Somalia/land Country Office
Period of Consultancy
The assignment will run for approximately
4 months
: preparation of training materials,
7 training days (56 hours)
, and
3 months of post-training mentorship
(monthly clinics and review of work products).
Consultant type required
Individual consultant (Somaliland-based)
Responsibility for Logistics arrangements and Costs
Save the Children will pay the consultant fee in a lump sum against agreed deliverables and will not reimburse any other costs incurred during the assignment. The consultant will cover their own logistical arrangements, including local transport, accommodation, communication and preparation of training materials. SCI will provide the training venue, participants, approved datasets and refreshments.
Taxation Provisions
The Consultant shall be responsible for all taxes arising from the consultancy in line with the local Tax regulations applicable at the SCI contracting office.
Travel requirements
The training will take place in Somaliland (venue to be confirmed by SCI). The consultant will cover all own local travel costs.
Security requirements
The consultant will comply with Save the Children security procedures, including completion of the SCI online security training before the start of the assignment.
About Somaliland
Somaliland is a self-declared republic in the Horn of Africa with a relatively stable political environment and growing economy. Employment opportunities are concentrated in the main cities of Hargeisa, Burao, and Berbera, spanning government, NGOs, telecoms, and the private sector.
Ereyada Soomaaliga (Somali Keywords): Shaqo Buuxda • Shaqo Cusub
Professional quality and Expertise
The following are the minimum requirements for the individual consultant to be considered for carrying out the assignment.
All are mandatory.
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PhD in Statistics or Data
Science, with an educational background in research methods and applied statistics.
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Minimum of 5 years of experience teaching at universities in Somaliland.
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Expert in survey designs: sampling design, sample size and power, multistage/cluster designs, survey weighting and complex survey analysis.
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Developed R packages (published on CRAN or a public code repository such as GitHub).
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Developed R Shiny applications.
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Published a minimum of 100 papers in Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals.
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Supervised 20+ postgraduate students (Master’s and PhD).
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Conducted and facilitated similar training (survey sampling, survey data analysis and/or R programming) previously.
KEY PROFESSIONAL STAFF REQUIREMENT
Description
Minimum Qualification and professional experience
Lead Trainer / Facilitator – Survey Sampling and Applied Survey Data Analysis using R
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PhD in Statistics or Data Science.
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Minimum of 5 years teaching at Somaliland universities, with 20+ Master’s/PhD students supervised.
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Recognised expert in survey design, weighting and complex survey analysis.
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Author of R packages and R Shiny applications.
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Minimum of 100 Scopus/Web of Science indexed publications.
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Demonstrated experience facilitating similar trainings for professional audiences.
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Excellent communication skills in Somali and English, including explaining technical concepts to non-specialist audiences.
Application Procedure
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Interested consultant (s) who meet the consultancy requirements are requested to submit their bid and each application package should include the above required minimum requirements.
Applications can be submitted by:
Protected Email box below
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Email
should be addressed to
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TERMS OF REFERENCE
FOR A 7-DAY INTEGRATED TRAINING ON SURVEY SAMPLING AND APPLIED SURVEY DATA ANALYSIS USING R, WITH THREE MONTHS OF POST-TRAINING MENTORSHIP
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All applications MUST be submitted on or before the closing date below to be considered for the assignment.
Only shortlisted Candidates will be contacted.
Closing date for Applications
Interested consultants shall submit their applications through the above procedures on
or before
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