Consultancy for the Quality Assessment of INE's Statistical Operations

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS SADC REGIONAL STATISTICS PROJECT INVITATION TO EXPRESSION OF INTEREST INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SPECIAL REGIME COUNTRY: MOZAMBIQUE Source of Funding: Grant E2700 Project: P175731 Ref: MZ-INE-574821-CS-INDV HIRING A CONSULTANT TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF STATISTICAL OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS The National Statistics Institute (INE) received a subsidy from the International Development Association (AID), an institution of the World Bank, for the implementation of the SADC Regional Statistics Project (PRESADC), and intends to apply part of the resources to hire an Individual Consultant – Specialist in Quality Assessment of Statistical Operations. The consultancy services (“Services”) aim to evaluate the quality of INE's statistical operations, based on national and international statistical quality assurance standards, in particular the National Quality Assurance Framework (QNGQ) of the National Statistical System, and propose improvement measures. The assessment covers the 2023/2024 Agricultural Census, the 2014/2015 Business Census, the 2022 Family Budget Survey and the 2016 Annual Business Survey. The minimum eliminatory requirements are: (i) minimum Master's degree in Statistics, Demography, Economics or Data Sciences; (ii) minimum of 10 (ten) years of proven experience in the area of ​​official statistics; (iii) proven experience in assessing the quality of statistical processes and products; and (iv) command of the Portuguese language, spoken and written. Valuing factors include knowledge and application of the QNGQ and international statistical quality standards, as well as experience working with National Statistics Institutes in Portuguese-speaking countries. Interested candidates with the required profile must present the following documents: a) Letter of Expression of Interest, signed, including declaration