UNDP Jobs - 86383- International Accounts Expert to assist the Centra

International Accounts Expert to assist the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) in preparing national accounts and GDP estimates.

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

08-Sep-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Until February 2020.

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

Until February 2020.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

CAS has been compiling the national accounts since 2013, and the GDP series from 2004 till 2017, which are available on CAS’s website. The work initially started with the support of an EU twinning project with UK, then with support from UNDP for the period 2012-2013. This was followed by support from an EU project in the field of National Accounts in March 2018, with the objective of improving the yearly National Accounts estimates produced. Consequently, the current system has been enhanced and more stable procedures have been designed to support the data production. Additional data sources from the Ministry of Finance are currently being analyzed, but the work has not been completed.
The project also assisted CAS in building a system that would allow initiating the production of quarterly GDP estimates. CAS will migrate to the new system for the production of yearly estimates as well. To ensure that the new system is stable, backward checking of previously published series is being undertaken.
The project ended in mid-February 2019. The main features of the quarterly system have been built but the system has yet to be tested for several quarters. This will ensure the stability of the system and the availability of data from data providers prior to the decision to start publishing quarterly estimates.
The expert is required to assist CAS to complete this work and to produce preliminary estimates for 2018 as soon as possible and later in the year to produce the final estimates for 2018.

Duties and Responsibilities

The National Accounts expert will be responsible for the following functions:
• Preparing and publishing preliminary estimates of GDP for 2018, after conducting quarterly series checks
• Preparing and publishing the final 2018 National Accounts, after conducting quarterly series checks up to the second quarter of 2019 and incorporating new data sources
For additional information, please refer to ANNEX I – Terms of Reference

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

• Ability to use information technology as a tool and resource
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in oral and written English and/or French
• Good analytical skills
• Highly motivated with good team work spirit.

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Advocates and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UN;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Knowledge of the UN preferable.

Required Skills and Experience

Academic Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Economics or Statistics

Years of Experience:

At least 15 years of relevant experience

Technical Experience:

At least 10 years of experience in the compilation of national accounts in several countries.

How to apply:
The consultancy is open for all international consultants who meet the selection criteria and propose a competitive fee. Interested consultants are requested to apply only through this UNDP jobs portal.
Submissions through any other media will not be considered.
The application must include all of the following documents:
1. P11,
2. Annex 3 (Offerors Letter) and
3. Financial proposal
All files shall be submitted in one single document and uploaded as word or PDF file to the UNDP job site.
It has been observed that bidders don’t submit all requested documents and thus reducing their chance to be selected for a contract with UNDP. before you submit your offer please revise that the application is complete and comprises all four (4) documents.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.