UN Women Business Statistics Consultant, Home-based, National Consultant

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work

A. Review and system mapping:

• Assist with a desk review of relevant national documentation, including legal and regulatory frameworks for the production and use of business statistics, institutional mandates, public guidance on registration procedures, any existing registry modernization initiatives, and any other sources for producing business statistics in Viet Nam. The desk review should include a mapping of the current business registration workflow, including (as applicable) steps for registration, licensing, tax registration, renewal/updates, deregistration, and data-sharing arrangements.
• Assess whether and how registration systems capture sex-disaggregated and disability-related data.
• Assess interoperability and coordination across systems (registry–tax–licensing–statistics–procurement), including presence and use of the unique business identifier (UBIs) or other unique identifiers; data exchange protocols and governance; and feasibility of linking registry data to procurement/supplier databases for GRP monitoring
• Contribute to stakeholder interviews (remote and/or in-country as agreed) with key national stakeholders, which may include: business registration authority, ministries of commerce/finance/planning/digital development, tax authority, national statistics office, procurement agency/platform administrators, SME promotion agencies, women’s machineries, business associations, WOB networks, civil society organizations, and organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs).
• Provide input to an assessment of the feasibility of the data ecosystem for using available data to set up gender-responsive digital business platforms.
• Provide interpretation to facilitate meetings and aid understanding of official documentation where necessary.

B. Validation of the assessment:

• Contribute to the production of a structured overview of the business registry data model, including core variables captured, metadata/definitions (where available), update frequency, and data governance considerations.
• Support the organization of, and facilitate, validation workshops of key findings through targeted check-ins with national focal points and UN Women country team; document points of agreement and contested issues.

C. Reporting, recommendations, and knowledge sharing:

• Identify gaps and practical options to strengthen data governance, interoperability, and administrative coordination, including quick wins and medium-term reforms.
• Contribute to the drafting of an action plan which will include diagnostic, prioritized recommendations, feasibility considerations, and proposed entry points linked to GRP, SME development, and digital government agendas.

Deliverables

The consultant is expected to deliver the outputs below to UN Women, in formats agreed at inception (Word + PPT; annexes in Excel/diagram formats as relevant). All deliverables should integrate GEDSI considerations throughout.

1. Country Mapping & Review
   • Contribute, as required, to desk research and stakeholder meetings to deliver overall mapping and review to include:
     • Governance, institutional and legal mapping
     • System map - workflow and administrative burden analysis
     • Assessment of the availability and quality of data sources following international recommendations, including the UN Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers, the UN National Quality Assurance Framework as well as more specific guidance on the quality assessment of administrative data sources.
     • GEDSI and accessibility assessment (sex/disability/intersectional visibility and barriers)
     • Interoperability assessment (registry–tax–licensing–statistics–procurement linkages)
     • Feasibility assessment of data uses for digital business platforms
     • Prioritized recommendations at country level (short-/medium-term) and feasibility notes
     • Identification of potential data uses for evidence-informed decision making
2. Draft Action Plan
   • Provide input to draft action plan for Viet Nam summarizing findings of mapping and review and recommendations producing and using business statistics to advance women’s economic empowerment.
   • Support the organization and facilitation of validation workshops for the draft Country Action Plan, including coordination and engagement with key national stakeholders through consultations and meetings.
3. Final Action Plan
   • Contribute to the development of technical sessions on business statistics and gender during a technical workshop to support all four countries included in the WRT programme.
   • Collaborate with UN Women and national stakeholders, to finalize action plan for Viet Nam.

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

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Functional Competencies:

• Technical credibility in the field of statistics
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to lead formulation of strategies and their implementation
• Strong networking and partnership building skills

Required Qualifications

Education and Certification:

• Master’s degree in economics, Statistics, Mathematics or other analytical subjects.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in business statistics or administrative data ecosystems for producing business statistics is required.
• Experience of working in the production of official statistics is an advantage.
• Experience in the use of statistical business registers at the national or regional level is desirable.
• Experience in conducting gender analysis in different areas with expertise on GEDSI assessments is an advantage.
• Familiarity with Viet Nam country context i.e. legal frameworks, stakeholders related to women economic empowerment is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of women’s economic empowerment or procurement system is desirable.
• Familiarity with international frameworks (e.g., CEDAW, CRPD, SDGs) is desirable.
• A strong understanding of a rights-based approach to disability and experience in working in partnership with persons with disabilities and facilitating accessible and inclusive consultations is desirable.
• Familiarity with the UN system is an asset.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong drive for results and capacity to work independently.
• Excellent English and Vietnamese communication and writing skills; (Samples of previous work will be required.)

Languages:

• Fluency in English and Vietnamese is required.
• Knowledge of French or any other UN official language is an asset.

Statements :

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