Consultant in Development, Population and Social Policies

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-570603-CS-INDV HIRING CONSULTANT IN DEVELOPMENT, POPULATION AND SOCIAL POLICIES 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 Development, Population and Social Policies , to support the National Directorate of Economic Policies and Development (DNPED) of the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD). The consultancy services (“Services”) aim to support DNPED in the design, execution and dissemination of studies that produce evidence for the formulation and improvement of economic and development policy, taking into account demographic dynamics, the acceleration of demographic transition and the conditions for taking advantage of the demographic dividend, with priority use of data from the National Statistical System, in co-production with DNPED technicians and ensuring the transfer of knowledge. More details about the consultancy services and responsibilities are found in the Terms of Reference (ToR). The minimum qualification requirements are: Master's degree in Economics, Demography, Statistics, Development Economics, Public Policy, Development Studies or a related field; minimum of 8 (eight) years of relevant professional experience in development economics, demography, social policies, applied research or related areas; and command of the Portuguese language. Also evaluated will be: applied studies on dynamics, transition and demographic dividend; studies on poverty, inequality or human capital