Expert International CAPI consultant to support digital census mapping RGPH4 Madagascar

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Job Description The Malagasy Government, in collaboration with UNFPA and the World Bank, plans to carry out the country’s fourth General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-4) in 2028. This operation is part of the 2030 cycle of the World Programme for General Population and Housing Censuses, under the aegis of the United Nations Statistical Commission to monitor the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is a digital census using new technologies at different stages of its realization, including geospatial technologies for census mapping and the Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) method for data collection at household level. Digital mapping is an essential step in the implementation of a census: it makes it possible to delimit enumeration areas (or census areas) and necessary to ensure complete coverage of the census on the national territory. Digital mapping materials are essential for the census to be comprehensive, avoiding omissions and duplications, and for planning and organizing the work of field officers such as cartographers, supervisors and enumerators. A national cartographer has already been recruited to prepare census mapping documents and tools covering the main phases of its implementation, and to participate in the testing of the digital census mapping of the GDPR-4. As the CAPI application has been developed, UNFPA and INSTAT wish to recruit an international expert in CAPI to technically support the validation, optimization and reliability of this application before and during the test, in close collaboration with the national expert already in place. Technical support for the validation, optimization and security of the CAPI application developed by the national team, in order to ensure its proper functioning during the digital census mapping test of the RGPH-4. Perform a technical review of the existing CAPI application; Verify compliance of the application with international standards and practices for digital census mapping; Identify and correct critical points (data synchronization, georeferencing, offline/online management, security); Support the preparation of the census mapping test; Contribute to the capacity building of INSTAT technical frameworks on advanced aspects (programming and geospatial databases); Make recommendations for the nationwide rollout of the CRPS-4 census mapping operation. Description of Tasks In close collaboration with the national cartographer, the international expert CAPI should: Read the technical documents already produced by the national expert (methodology, and other technical documents, ); Conduct a technical review of the CAPI application developed with Cs Pro and evaluate its functionality and robustness (architecture, source code, monitoring tools); Identify critical technical points and propose priority corrections and improvements; Technically support the implementation of the necessary adjustments to the CAPI application (developed with Cs Pro); Evaluate the relevance of integrating artificial intelligence into tools. Contribute to the preparation of the digital census mapping test; Contribute to the strengthening of the technical capacities of INSTAT managers; Write a final technical report including recommendations for national deployment. Duration and Location of Mission The duration of the consultation is 20 working days. Antananarivo (13 days) and in the region (7 days) Deliverables CAPI Application Technical Review Report, presenting the identified critical points; Adjusted CAPI application, accompanied by a technical note of the corrections made; Capacity-building materials (advanced techniques); Final report including recommendations for the national roll-out of the GDPR-4 Activity Tracking Practical testing on equipment/materials Interim report presenting corrective measures to the already developed CAPI application Planned Displacement Antsirabe Supervision The consultant will work under the general supervision of the Director General of INSTAT and the UNFPA Representative a. i. and under the direct supervision of the Director of Demography and Social Statistics and the Coordinator of the Central Census Office. Graduate degree (Master or equivalent) in Statistics, Geography, Data Science, Computer Science, Geomatics or equivalent field. Knowledge and experience Mastering CAPI application development tools (CSPro, ODK, Survey Solution;); At least 7 years of experience developing CAPI applications in digital census mapping operations at national and/or international level (at least one census); Practical experience with GIS, including handling vector formats (Shapefile, Geo JSON) and offline tiles (MBTiles, TPK); Experience in artificial intelligence applied to the field: an asset. Ability to work on complex projects globally and communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders; Rigor, technological adaptability, ability to intervene effectively in a short and constrained time; Demonstrated ability to transfer technical skills and collaborate with an existing national team. Languages Fluency in written and spoken French; ability to work in English. UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity within the organization and therefore encourage women

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