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UNFPA-Because everyone counts.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is pleased to announce the following vacancy:
VACANCY NO:
OPENING DATE
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VA-CSO-2011-03-06
10 March 2011
24 March 2011
Regional Census Coordinator
Special Services Agreement (SSA) *
One (1)
New
Non-Rotational
Bamyan Region
Three months (with possibility of extension)
STARTING DATE: 15 April 2011
Background
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Afghanistan is working in the fields of population and
development (PD), reproductive health (RH), gender equality and humanitarian assistance. The RH
component focuses on the provision of quality Reproductive Health Services, Safe Motherhood,
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Emergency Planning and
Preparedness which is being implemented in Bamyan among other provinces.
In PD, UNFPA is assisting the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) in
undertaking the Population and Housing Census in accordance with the commitment of international
community expressed in the Bonn Agreement and Afghanistan Compact. The population census,
when successfully completed, will provide authentic data on demographic and socio-economic
information on every province, district and village of Afghanistan, which will be valuable for
development planning, investment prioritisation, resource allocation, and rationalising governance and
political institutions. In addition, it would create sustainable capacity in the country for data collection,
processing, analysis, and data dissemination.
The conduct of the Afghanistan Population and Housing Census (APHC) which will start in 2011 and
completed in all provinces by 2013 would fill in the data gap at all geographic levels in the country.
APHC requires massive mobilization, training, organization, deployment, and monitoring of human and
financial resources and materials. Likewise, APHC will be conducted with the active participation of

community and its leaders, with specific attention to cultural and religious specificities. To ensure
proper monitoring and coordination within the region, Regional Census Coordinators (RCC) will be
hired.
The RCC will be responsible for coordination of UNFPA’s projects in Bamyan and the region (including
Daikundi and Ghor). These projects include humanitarian assistance, reproductive health and genderbased
violence initiatives. The RCC will act as the operational manager for the projects in the region.
She/he will provide managerial support to the Finance and Logistics Assistants under his/her
supervision.
The RCC will also provide the necessary support to the CSO Provincial Statistics Officers (PSO) in the
Census operations including recruitment, logistics, procurement, training, community outreach, field
communication and reporting, security coordination, and other Census related activities. He/she will
act as the operational manager for the APHC Project in the region. She/he will provide managerial
support to the Provincial Census Coordinators and Provincial Security Coordinators under his/her
jurisdiction.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, the Regional Census Coordinator will carry
out the following activities:
• Coordinate UNFPA activities in the entire region according to the various work plans
established;
• Promote regional, provincial and district level cooperation amongst stakeholders;
• Maintain close collaboration with Provincial Governors, District Administrators, community and
religious leaders, Shuras, members of Community Development Council, and other influential
leaders in the region;
• Coordinate UNFPA supported activities with other United Nations agencies, especially with the
provincial offices of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA);
• Coordinate the preparation of district emergency plans;
• Facilitate monitoring visits by UNFPA CO and high-level regional meetings; and
• Provide regular reports on all UNFPA activities in the region;
• Undertake any other task(s) assigned by the Deputy Representative or the UNFPA Country
Representative.
Under the direct supervision of the Census Technical Specialist (or Chief Technical Advisor if that
position has been filled), the Regional Census Coordinator will carry out the following activities related
to the census:
• Coordinate the pre-census fieldwork, including the preparation of village sketch maps and
information gathering at the community level;
• Coordinate UNFPA and CSO activities with other United Nations agencies, especially with the
regional offices of United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan;
• Provide routine reports to CTS on all Census activities in the region;
• Trouble shoots on-behalf of the CTS;
• Through the CSO Provincial Statistics Officer (PSO), coordinate with Provincial Census
Outreach Officer (PCOO) to align outreach activities in the region;
• Provide assistance to PSO in the recruitment, training and logistics arrangements for the
conduct of all Census activities in the region;
Deliverables:

The Regional census Coordinator will provide the following deliverables during his/her assignment:
1. Workplan for the three-month period based on the duties and responsibilities stated above.
2. Outcome/output of the coordination made including problems that may occur, and
corresponding recommendations;
3. Census information and publicity campaign plan and report of its implementation detailing the
number of people reached, type of publicity made, possible effect of the activity on the census;
4. Assessment on the quality of census recruitment, training, pre-census work, and actual census
enumeration; and
5. Regular reports on all UNFPA activities in the region
Qualifications and Experience
• Post-graduate level degree in a relevant social science discipline;
• At least five-year experience in a government, NGO, or UN agency dealing with development
projects’ management, preferably in population and development;
• Direct working experience in Afghanistan, especially with sub national level projects will be
highly advantageous;
• Knowledge/understanding of issues related to the conduct of population and housing census;
• Familiarity in UN Operational Rules and Regulations or direct working experience applying UN
Operational rules and regulations will be highly advantageous;
• Experience in Census project or large scale data collection will be highly advantageous;
• Experience in capacity building or training in developing countries is essential; and
• Experience in leading teams in a complex and sensitive multi-cultural environment is desirable.
Functional Competencies
• Advocacy/Advancing a policy-oriented agenda;
• Innovation and marketing of new approaches;
• Job knowledge/Technical expertise;
• Organizational leadership and direction;
• Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/building strategic alliances and
partnerships;
• Resource mobilization; and
• Results-based programme development and management.
Core Competencies
• Commitment to UNFPA Values/Guiding Principles;
• Developing People/Fostering Innovation and Empowerment/Performance Management;
• Working in Teams;
• Communication Information and Ideas/Knowledge Sharing;
• Self-Management/Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Management/Negotiating and Resolving
Disagreements; and
• Analytical and Strategic Thinking/Results Orientation/Commitment to Excellence
How to apply:
Please send the completed United Nations Personal History form (P-11) by e-mail along with an
application letter to the e-mail address: recruitment.afg@unfpa.org or submit your applications
along with the CV in sealed envelope (marked "Confidential") and indicate the Vacancy
Announcement Number to the Operations Manager of UNFPA at UNOCA Compound Jalalabad
Road, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Kindly indicate VA number and Title in subject of your e –mail and please note that
applications with a different subject will be ignored.
A downloadable P-11 form is available at http://www.unfpa.org/employment/docs/p-11.doc
*These are project funded posts. UNFPA reserves the right to appoint at the indicated or lower
level and prior to the closing date. We will only be able to respond to those applicants in whom
UNFPA has a further interest. Qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.
*This is a project-funded post.