The Government of Ghana has received a grant from the European Union (EU) and the Department for International Development (DFID) to support the implementation of the Ghana Statistical Service Institution Reform. The fund is being managed by the World Bank (WB) under the Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) for Statistical Development Project. The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) intends to apply part of the funds under the project to engage Individual Consultants.<\/p>\n
General Considerations:<\/strong> Required Skills or Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n Be a qualified legal practitioner with a minimum of 10 years practical experience in drafting and review of laws How To Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n The Ghana Statistical Service now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services.<\/p>\n Interested consultants must provide information indicating they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, general qualification\/academic background; and knowledge of local conditions, such as local language, culture, administrative systems and government organisations). The Head of Procurement Detailed Terms of Reference for position can be found at the GSS website: (www.statsghana.gov.gh) and UN Development Business online (UNDB online) (www.devbusiness.com)<\/p>\n Offer valid till 12 January 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Government of Ghana has received a grant from the European Union (EU) and the Department for International Development (DFID) to support the implementation of the Ghana Statistical Service Institution…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[9,1313],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-sR","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nReview all relevant legislation including the constitution of key statistics las, civil service, administrative, and other laws relating to the production of statistical information
\nIdentify and review best practice from other countries
\nReview the Statistical Service Law to enable it fulfill its mandate and better coordinate the entire National Statistical System:
\nReview the functions of the GSS Board to clearly differentiate them from those of the Government Statistician
\nOutline the powers of GSS as the central coordinating agency within the National Statistical System, carefully balancing the level of authority it would need to efficiently run the coordinated system and the degree of autonomy for other departments and agencies to play their rightful role in the system
\nCritically assess how GSS can generate funds internally
\nReview and bring up-to-day the First Schedule, that lists broad areas of statistics, to take account of present day realities
\nMake recommendation to resolve the residency status of GSS emanating from provisions of PNDCL 135 of 1985 which places GSS under the Presidency and the Constitution which puts it under the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
\nProvide a comprehensive legal framework for the National Statistical System:
\nHarmonize the fragmented laws of the various institutions and organisations engaged in data production
\nMake legal provision to guide overall coordination within the NSS
\nProvide clear delineation of responsibilities for all actors within the NSS
\nProvide a schedule of functions for the National Statistical System, including the dissemination and publication of statistics
\nMake legal provisions for establishing a clearing house of statistical information as a mechanism for data quality assurance
\nMake provision for national data warehouse of official statistics
\nMake provision for the collection of core data collection activities e.g. population and housing census
\nDuration: Forty-five (45) days<\/p>\n
\nHave in-depth knowledge of the judicial, administrative, and legal structure of Ghana
\nPractical experience in establishing cooperation with judicial, governmental and public organisations in the country
\nExperience in dealing with Public Service Institutions and\/or Donor Projects
\nDemonstrated evidence of previous work done in various jurisdictions
\nEvidence of membership of a professional body
\nProven expertise in revision of legal documents related to data production and management is an advantage
\nVery strong communication, analytical and writing skills
\nExcellent information technology skills, including word processing, presentations and Internet
\nKnowledge of statistical legislation including best practices from other countries will be an advantage<\/p>\n
\nConsultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (revised May, 2010)
\nInterested Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 09:00 to 17:00 hours GMT, Mondays to Fridays. Expression of Interest must be delivered in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Expression of Interest”. The position should be clearly written on the envelope and delivered by 10:00 hours GMT to the address below:<\/p>\n
\nGhana Statistical Serivce
\n(2nd Floor, Room 241)
\nP. O. Box GP 1098
\nAccra<\/p>\n