Overview
A consultant is required to produce a regional review of CRVS data-sharing practices and challenges, and develop practical CRVS Data Sharing Guidelines for countries in Asia and the Pacific.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce a comprehensive regional review of CRVS data-sharing practices and challenges.
- Develop practical CRVS Data Sharing Guidelines for countries in Asia and the Pacific.
- Facilitate expert review and validation of the draft guidelines.
- Finalize the guidelines incorporating comments from experts, countries, and development partners.
- Conduct a desk review of international, regional, and national frameworks, standards, and good practices related to data governance and data sharing for CRVS systems.
- Review legal, institutional, operational, and technical approaches used by countries to facilitate CRVS data sharing.
- Identify enabling factors, challenges, risks, and lessons learned from country experiences.
- Examine existing approaches related to data governance, personal data protection and privacy, confidentiality and security, institutional coordination mechanisms, data standards and interoperability, digital identity ecosystems, administrative data integration, and data quality assurance.
- Present draft findings and recommendations at an expert group meeting.
- Revise and finalize the guidelines based on feedback received from ESCAP, participating countries, experts, and development partners.
Required Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in providing technical assistance to strengthen national CRVS Systems.
- Understanding of official statistics in the Asia-Pacific region
- Working experience with a national statistical office in the Asia-Pacific region is desirable
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Demography, Statistics or related fields is required. Advanced degree in Demography, Statistics or related fields will be an advantage.
