Consultancy - Census Cartography, Mapping and GIS, Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS)

Location: Khartoum, Sudan

Duration: Two months

The Position:

In line with UN/UNFPA polices and guidelines, and in full harmonization with internationally established standards and recommendations for census undertaking, a Census Cartography, Mapping and GIS Specialist will be hired to assist the Central Bureau of Statistics in the review of plan and budget of the component of the project document related to Cartography.

Scope of Work:

• Develop a detailed work plan for the Cartographic work. 
• Advise and assist the CBS on the cartographic planning of the 6th Population and Housing Census of Sudan.
• Review the 2008 PHC project document, the administrative report and other relevant documents, while consulting with the staff of CBS to learn about the cartographic activities of the previous census undertaking, the lessons learned and recommendations. 
• Develop a comprehensive census cartography/mapping plan. 
• Transfer knowledge and share experience with census staff in digital census mapping. 
• Train census staff in the area of expertise. 
• Contribute to the development of the Census Strategy and Implementation Plan, Quality Control Plan and other necessary documents.
• Assess the status of the technical preparedness of CBS to conduct the cartographic work of the 6th PHC and estimate personnel and capacity building needs. 
• Formulate short and long-term development plans for the Census Cartography unit of CBS, including capacity building. 
• Assess various GIS technologies for data capture based on international standards from developing countries and advise on the choice of appropriate technologies and acquisition of related GIS equipment. 
• Advise on geo-database design and quality control measures to ensure the databases conform to defined accuracy standards. 
• Advise on the management and geographic analysis of the census data and the preparation of publication maps and graphs and develop a plan for the dissemination of geographic census databases.
• Advise on the systematic geo-coding, reproduction and archiving of census EA maps, and long-term operation of CBS geo-databases. 
• Conduct field visits to State Statistics Offices within the country if required. 
• Deliver the results to CBS and share with UNFPA and the implication of the findings on the overall census plan. 

Requirements:

Education

Advanced University Degree in Cartography/Mapping or Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Sciences or related field.

Experience

• Eight (8) years of professional experience in the field of digital census cartography/mapping, particularly in designing and costing and implementing census cartography strategies in developing countries.
• Strong experience in the use of information management software such as ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcIMS (Arc Server), ArcPad.
• Good knowledge of existing technology and modern equipment in the census cartography, and of the challenging situations of developing countries in relation to population dynamics such as internal migration, urbanization and lack of clear borderlines between geographic areas, etc.
• Advanced knowledge of automated cartography, census mapping using GPS, mobile mapping systems and geo-database modelling.
• Proven experience in planning and implementation of field mapping logistics, and technical capacity building/training in developing countries.
• Proven experience in teamwork, especially in the field of population data collection and census mapping.
• Experience in leading teams in a complex multi-cultural environment is desirable.
• Fluent spoken and written English is essential, knowledge of Arabic is suitable.

How to Apply:

Please send your application and a short letter of motivation with “International Expert on Census Cartography and GIS" in the subject to elkarim@unfpa.org;  by 29 March 2022

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