Individual Consultant International Demographer. Duration: 70 Working days in the period from 01 December to 15 May Purpose of Consultancy:. Despite the current challenges, there remains an urgent need for basic population data to aid the government in identifying the concentration and geospatial location of its population including vulnerable groups of people.
Proper identification would enable the efficient delivery of basic services as well as the development of evidence-based plans and programs. To respond to the gap in population data, through the funding support of the Australian Government, the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA and the National Statistical Office NSO came up with an alternative approach to the generation of population counts by age and sex through a remote sensing technology and the conduct of a nationally representative Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey.
Results from these two initiatives will feed into the programming system of the government, as inputs for evidence-based plans and programmes, as well as to monitor the progress of the country in terms of targets set in the Sustainable Development Goals, Medium Term Development Plans, and PNG Vision , among others.
The last population census in the country was in July However, no population projection was developed due to a lack of input data. With the data from the to Demographic and Health Survey as well as the Socio-Demographic and Economic Survey, the population projection for the country and its sub-national level may be developed. The Individual Consultant International Demographer will be responsible for the following:.
Duration and working schedule :. The contract will cover the period of 70 days from 01 December to 15 May Payments are calculated on the basis of a daily rate. Place where services are to be delivered:. Required expertise, qualifications, and competencies, including language requirements:. Professional experience.
