Request For Expression Of Interest For Poverty Measurement Methodology Tn

Request For Expression Of Interest For Poverty Measurement Methodology Tn Project Title Sudan Statistical Capacity BuildingBorrower Bid Reference Sd Cbs 103277 Cs IndvProcurement Method IndividualSubmission Deadline Date Time March 31 2019 12 00Notice No Op00069191Term Of ReferenceIndividual Consultant To Prepare Poverty Measurement MethodologynoteSudan Statistical Capacity Building Project P167988 Improvinghousehold Surve Ys And Administrative Data InsudanI BackgroundThe Republic Of The Sudan Has Receivedfinancial Support From The World Bank To The Implementation Of A Statistical Capacity Building Project In Sudan The Objective Of Thhe Fiproject Is To Strengthen The Capacity Of The Central Bureau Of Statistics To Improve The Quality Of Household Poverty Surveydata Nd To Improve The Availability And Quality Of Existing Administrative Data In The Education And Health Sectors The Mainexpected Ou Tcome Of This Project Is To Build The Capacity Of The Cbs To Design And Implement Household Surveys That Are Consistentwith Interna Tional Best Practices As Well As To Be Able To Analyze The Data And Disseminate Them In Line With Open Data Policies The Project I S Also Expected To Help Improve Availability Of Administrative Data In Education And Health Sectors Insudan Ii Co Ntext AndrationaleThe Household Budget Survey Is The Official Source Of Poverty And Other Social Indicators I N Sudan The Cbs Conducted The National Baseline Household Survey In 2009 And The National Household Budget And Poverty Survey Nhbp S In2014 15 The Results Of The 2009 Survey Led To The First Ever Reliable Poverty Estimates In Sudan In 2010 11 The World Bank Poverty Profiles Produced From The Survey Formed An Integral Part Of SudanS Work On An Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Formally Launched On November 22 2012 Before These There Was A Household Budget Survey Hbs Carried Out In 1978 Howeverr Forignificant Shortcomings Have Been Identified In The 2014 15 Survey That Make It Non Comparable With The 2009 Survey Theseinclud He Following A Seasonality The 2009 Survey Was Conducted In A Different Monththan Al L The Rounds Of The New Survey This Can Introduce A Seasonal Bias When Comparing The 2009 Estimates With Newestimates Nb Sp B Food Recall The 2014 15 Survey Has A Food Recall Period Of 10Days Instead Of 7 Days This Implies That Different Weekdays Are Covered By The Recall Depending On The Weekday Of The Interview In Sudan As With Other Ty Pical Muslim Countries Consumption Is Usually Higher On Fridays Thus Households Interviewed Betweenwednesday And Friday Are Like Ly To Have Higher Consumption Than Otherhouseholds C Consumpti On Aggregate The 2014 15Survey Includes 49 Additional Food Items And 71 Additional Non Food Items Compared To The 2009 Su Rvey Even Though The Previoussurvey Included Other Items To Capture Consumption Of Any Items Not Included It Can Beassumed That Thoseadditional Items Were Underreported The Cbs Through The Statistical Capacity Building Project Is Look Ing To Hire Aconsultant To Prepare A Poverty Measurement Methodology Note This Will Include The Methodology For Collecting Poverty Consumption Data And Measuring Poverty In Sudan The Methodology Will Be Discussed And Agreed With Relevant Stakeholders Government Development Partners Researchers And Documented And Will Be Used For The Next Household Survey Serving As A Benchmark Goingforward Following Recommended International Best Practices The Consultant Will Work Very Closely With The World Bank On Thisassignment Iii Nbbsp Assigbsp Scope Of Work The Consultant Is Expected To Conduct The Followingtasks A Carry Out Extensive Desk Review Of Status Of Poverty Statistics In Sudan With A Focuson Methodo Logies And Standards Being Used This Includes All Aspects Related To Poverty Measurement Food Basket Adjusting Forspatial And Pr Ice Variation Poverty Lines Food Poverty Extreme Poverty Absolute Global Poverty Capturing Potentialseasonality Effect And S O On B Review And Follow International Beststandards And Practices Recommendedby The World Bank For Compilation Analysis And Dissemination Of Povertystatistics C Based On A And B Prepare A Poverty Measurement Methodology Note Outlining The Method For Collecting Poverty Consumption Dat A And Measuring Poverty In Sudan As Much As Feasible The Documentshould Use Empirical Evidence To Explain The Pros And Cons Of Va Rious Options Justifying Why A Specific Method Ispreferred D Develop A Roadmap To Enable C Omparable Poverty Measurement For The Nexthousehold Survey And Going Forward E Ass Ess The Previous Survey Questionnaires Andpropose What Modules Should Be Included In The Questionnaire To Collect Complete Informat Ion For The Proposed Poverty Methodology Special Focus Should Be Given To The Consumption Expenditure Module Both Food And Non Foo D Consumptionexpenditure F While The Next Survey Will Be Based On The Proposedmethodology It Would Important To Find A Way To Track Changes In Poverty Between The Previous Survey Either 2014 15 Or 2009 Whichever Makes More Sense And The Next Survey After Already Proposing The New Poverty Measurement Methodology The Consultant Willalso Propose Technically Sound Options That Would Allow To Achieve This Comparison G Presentt Alrafts Of The Poverty Measurement Methodology Note To Cbs And The World Bank And The Final Draft To All Relevant Stakeholders Gov Nment Development Partners Researchers For Validation H After Validation Conduct Aworks Hop To Present The Final Poverty Measurement Methodology Note Iv Nbs P Deliverables Thelist Below Is The Expected Outcome To Be Delivered During Undertaking The Assignment A Develop And Submit To Cbs A Pove Rty Measurement Methodology Note As Detailed In The Scope Ofwork B Convene A Workshop To P Resent The Validated Poverty Measurement Methodology Note Torelevant Stakeholders C S Ubmit A Written Proposal For Comparing Poverty Between2014 15 Or 2009 And The Next Survey That Will Be Based On The Newly Validatedpoverty Measurementmethodology V Duration And Reporting Requirements This Consultancy Isexpected To Cover The Period From April 16 2019 To June 30 2019 Requiring Up To 45 Days To Complete The Assignment The Connsulta Expectt Will Be Based In Khartoum Sudan During The Period Of Assignment Especially To Facilitate Engagement With Cbs Andthe World Teams However Subject To Agreement With Cbs S He May Fulfil Part Of The Assignment At Their Base Location While Theconsultant W Ill Report To Cbs S He Is Required To Work Very Closely With The World Bank Projectteam Vi Nb Sp Inputprovided By CbsApart Fromproviding Office Space Cbs Will Provide The Consultant With Administrativesupport Including Communication Facilities And Assista Nce In Making Appointments Arrangements Organising Meetings Availdocuments And Other Provisions Necessary To Facilitate Her Hiswork Vii Required Qualifications The Consultant Should Meet The Following Criteria 1 Nbssp Nb3 Nbsp Demonstrated Extensive Experience In Poverty Analysis Using Micro Datasets Constructing Consumption Aggregate Pr Eparing Poverty Profiles Etc 4 Relevant Experiencein Drafting Technical Documents And Str Ong Analytical Skills 5 Familiarity With Povertymeasurement Context Of Sudan Would Be Advan Tageous 6 A Track Record Of Relevantpublications Is Essential 7 Prior Experience Working With A National Statistical Office Isadvantageous 8 F Luency In Spoken And Written English Is A Must Proficiency In Arabic Is Aplus 9 Ability An D Willingness To Travel To Sudan For Thisassignment

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