[Jobs] Demographer Job Listing in New Caledonia (fwd)

Tue Jul 10 10:31:46 PDT 2012

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Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 23:57:43 -0400
From: Gregory Habegger Martin <ghabeggermartin at gmail.com>
To: 'Liz Ozselcuk' <elto at demog.berkeley.edu>,
     'Monique Verrier' <monique at demog.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Demographer Job Listing in New Caledonia

Liz / Monique,

Can you guys forward this on to the Demography jobs mailing list? I don't
work for SPC but have contacts there and I think that this job could be a
good opportunity for some Demography students.

Greg

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http://tbe.taleo.net/NA3/ats/careers/requisition.jsp;jsessionid=3E958590937
84EBEAEE8C59BC79E09DB.NA3_primary_jvm?org=SPCAUS&cws=1&rid=180

                       Demographer/Social Statistician

Location:

Noumea, New Caledonia

Job Code:

12/35

# of openings:

1

____________________________________________________________________________

                                 Description

SPC invites applications for the position of Demographer/Social Statistician
in its Statistics for Development Programme located at its headquarters in
Noumea, New Caledonia.

SPC is the Pacific Island region’s principal technical and scientific
organisation. It delivers technical, scientific, research, policy and
training support to Pacific Island countries and territories in public
health, geoscience, agriculture, forestry, water resources, disaster
management, fisheries, education (community, TVET, quality and standards for
all school levels), statistics, transport, energy, ICT, media, human rights,
gender, youth and culture. For more information, visit www.spc.int.

In applying, candidates should be guided by SPC’s vision, mission and
corporate values, the role and profile of the position and the key result
areas and selection criteria.

SPC’s vision for the region is a secure and prosperous Pacific Community,
whose people are educated and healthy and manage their resources in an
economically, environmentally and socially sustainable way.

Our mission is to help Pacific Island people position themselves to respond
effectively to the challenges they face and make informed decisions about
their future and the future they leave for the generations that follow.

Our corporate values are underpinned by the principle of ‘making a positive
difference in the lives of Pacific Island people – putting people first’.
They include accountability, integrity, respect, transparency,
sustainability, people-centredness, gender equality and cultural
sensitivity.

Statistics for Development Programme (SDP) – The strategic goal of the
programme is to ‘strengthen the capacity of national statistical systems and
social and economic planning agencies to ensure the region’s policy-makers
and analysts have access to a wide range of key demographic, economic and
social indicators to support evidence-based decision making’. To achieve
this goal, SDP’s 2011–2014 strategic plan, addressing Phase 1 of the
regional Ten Year Pacific Statistics Strategy, 2011–2020, focuses on six
strategic objectives and 20 associated outputs in support of Pacific Island
countries and territories as follows: (i) undertaking key statistical
collections as scheduled; (ii) producing the agreed core set of statistics
across key sectors; (iii) developing their own capacity or are accessing
regional capacity to undertake agreed core and some specialist statistical
functions; (iv) improving  access to and utilization of national and
regional statistics; (v) introducing new and innovative statistical tools
and systems; and (vi) contributing to effective and efficient national and
regional statistics governance. The team comprises of 15 staff: a Programme
Manager, 12 internationally recruited staff, and two locally recruited
staff. From time to time, consultants and temporary staff are employed,
depending on programme needs and funding availability.

The role – the Demographer/Social Statistician is accountable to the
Programme Manager. The role is responsible for maintaining the programme
population and development database, including the annual update of
population projections for the Pacific Islands, and capacity building of
national staff in demographic and social statistics and analysis. The role
works closely and collaboratively with internal demographic, economic and
social statistics specialists and two population census and survey data
processing specialists/programmers, to effectively respond to a growing
workload of household surveys and processing of administrative records,
particularly relating to births, deaths and migration. The appointment is
for three years, renewable subject to performance and funding availability.

The profile – SPC seeks a qualified demographer/social statistician with
experience in working in collaboration with peers and stakeholders, ideally
in a regional or developing country setting. Attributes will include skills
in undertaking population projections for use in policy development,
planning and monitoring of country development progress. He/she will be a
consultative team player, with the excellent representational, interpersonal
and communication skills needed to work effectively with diverse
stakeholders and partners.

Key result areas – The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate
strong ability, and potential to progress, in the following five key result
areas of the position:

1. Demographic analysis – Assist member countries and territories with
demographic analysis and population profiling, based on population and
housing censuses, demographic and health survey and civil registration data;
and undertake policy-relevant demographic analysis and research.

2. Technical support, programme collaboration and strengthening in social
statistics – Provide analytical and technical input and support to key
programme activities associated with the upcoming 2020 round of population
and housing censuses and the ongoing multi-year and multi-country household
survey programme; collaborate with the programme’s Vital Statistics and
Civil Registration specialist to improve civil registration systems and the
quality of vital statistics in the region, and with its administrative
database specialists to improve the quality and timeliness of education
statistics; and provide technical expertise and support in social statistics
in relation to either migration, labour force, health or gender issues.

3. Capacity building – Provide capacity building support, training,
workshops and activities in social and demographic statistics and analysis
to staff in SPC and to technical staff in member countries and territories
and other stakeholder agencies; and actively collaborate with programme
colleagues to deliver high-quality technical training and to regularly
review and update training materials.

4. Disseminate and communicate development statistics and key indicators –
Contribute to ongoing programme management of the National Minimum
Development Indicator database; and assist member countries and territories
with their regular production of outputs in social statistics and contribute
to the development of programme publications.

5. Contribute to an effective team environment and SPC corporate
activities – Participate in close technical collaboration with programme
colleagues, particularly in relation to household surveys, population and
housing censuses, and development of administrative databases for education,
health and vital statistics; demonstrate willingness to work with other SPC
programmes in social statistics applications, particularly in regard to
health and human development; participate in SPC’s development of joint
country strategies; and represent the programme in regional and
international meetings and technical working groups.

Key selection criteria – Candidates will be assessed against eight key
selection criteria:

1.     Leadership – Demonstrate ability to coordinate and motivate others
and to lead collaborative projects in a complex regional environment.

2.     Results-oriented problem solver – Able to develop shared solutions to
deliver tangible results for SPC, its members and other stakeholders.

3.     Influencing skills – Able to influence and guide others to achieve
common goals, and demonstrate strong negotiation, communication and advocacy
skills.

4.     Relationship skills – Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and
representational skills and ability to contribute to building productive
relationships and partnerships across the organisation and with its
stakeholders, with experience in participating in regional or international
meetings being an advantage.

5.     Qualifications – Postgraduate degree in demography, statistics,
population studies, human geography or a related discipline, with experience
in using population census and survey data processing systems, such as
CSPro, and statistical programs such as SPSS and STATA, being an advantage.

6.     Technical expertise –A solid track record of practical
work experience in a national statistical office or related agency at
national, regional or international level; expertise indemographic and
population census and survey analysis; sound knowledge of social statistics
in either migration, labour force, health or gender issues; ability to
calculate fertility, mortality and migration statistics and indicators using
direct and indirect techniques; ability to undertake population projections
using demographic and statistical analysis computer software; good
understanding of the links between demographic and social statistics
collection and utilisation for policy development, planning and the
monitoring of development progress; sound report writing skills; and
experience in planning and conducting technical workshops and preparing and
delivering information, technical reports and presentations for a range of
audiences and stakeholders. Project management experience would be
advantageous.

7.     Language skills – Proficiency in English, with a working knowledge of
French being an advantage.

8.     Cultural awareness – Cultural sensitivity and
demonstrated understanding of developing country environments, with
knowledge of Pacific Island countries and territories being an advantage.

Remuneration – The Demographer/Social Statistician is a Band 11 position
within SPC’s 2012 salary scale, with a salary range of 3,589 –5,182 SDR
(special drawing rights) per month, which currently converts to
approximately XPF 485,711–701,280 (USD 5,000–7,300; € 4,000–5,800). An offer
of appointment for an initial contract will be made in the lower half of
this range, with due consideration given to experience and qualifications.
Progression within the salary scale will be based on annual performance
reviews. SPC salaries are not subject to income tax in New Caledonia at the
present time.

Benefits – SPC provides subsidised housing in Noumea. An establishment and
relocation grant, removal expenses, airfares, home leave, medical insurance
and education allowances are available for eligible employees and their
recognised dependants. Employees are entitled to: 25 days annual leave and
30 days sick leave per annum; life insurance; and access to SPC’s Provident
Fund (contributing 8% of salary to which SPC adds a matching contribution).

Work environment – SPC has a standardised computing environment based on
Microsoft Office running under Microsoft Windows. Smoking is not permitted
in the work place. As an equal-opportunity employer, SPC recruits on merit,
but if two interviewed candidates are ranked equal by the selection
committee, preference will be given to nationals of Pacific Island countries
and territories.

Application procedure – The closing date for applications is Monday 6 August
2012. Candidates MUST provide: a detailed curriculum vitae; a written
response stating their claims against the eight key selection criteria; and
contact details, including email addresses, for three referees.

Apply online – Please use SPC’s online recruitment system
at http://www.spc.int/job.html.

Important note: prepare and save your curriculum vitae, response to key
selection criteria and referee information as Microsoft Word
documents BEFORE attempting to submit your application online. It is not
possible to partially complete your application via the online system, save
it and return to complete later.

Can’t access the online recruitment system? Apply via
email: recruit at spc.int; fax: + 687 26 38 18 or post: Sally Clark Herrmann,
Recruitment and Staff Development Officer, Secretariat of the Pacific
Community, P.O. Box D5, 98848 NOUMEA CEDEX, New Caledonia.

Need assistance? Contact SPC at recruit at spc.int or telephone + 687 26 20 00.

BACKGROUND – Established in 1947, SPC employs over 570 staff and is
headquartered in Noumea, New Caledonia, with offices in Fiji, Federated
States of Micronesia and Solomon Islands. SPC has 26 member countries and
territories including its founding members, Australia, France, New Zealand
and United States of America, which contribute a large proportion of its
funding. Other major development partners include the European Union, Global
Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, United Nations agencies, Asian
Development Bank, World Bank and Global Environment Facility, to name a few.
SPC’s working languages are English and French.

SPC is led by the Director-General supported by two Deputy
Directors-General, directors of its six technical divisions, a statistics
programme, a strategic engagement, policy and planning facility and a
directorate of operations and management. The technical divisions include
the Applied Geoscience and Technology (SOPAC) Division, Economic Development
Division, Education, Training and Human Development Division, Fisheries,
Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems Division, Land Resources Division and
Public Health Division.