| Consultancy Type: | Individual Consultant |
| Work location: | Home-based and regional meeting venue (on request) |
| Division: | Planning Division |
| Duration/Contract type: | 15 working days from July to December 30, 2025 |
| Consultancy Type: | Special Service Agreement |
| Date posted: | 10 June 2025 |
| Closing date: | 09 July 2025 |
Qualifications and Requirements:
The Regional SIMVA Expert/Consultant will have the following qualifications:
- Advanced degree (Master/Doctoral degrees or equivalent minimum) in social science, statistics, community-based apporoach or similar fields of studies/research;
- At least 10 years of experience working on statistical information related to socio-eocnomics, livelihoods, food security, poverty and relevant data for conducting quantitative and qualitative research, data collection and data analysis from the national and sub-naitonal levels data, including village and housheolds data;
- Having experiences or involvement of the SIMVA field survey and SIMVA Reports (SIMVA 2011, 2024 and 2018) are particularly considered;
- Demonstrated ability to write technical/analytical reports, research skills and technical skills in conducting data collection, data processing and analysing/aggregation of large datasets;
- Excellent communication skills, including writing and presentation in English language;
- Very good knowledge of the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) and Mekong River Commission and the regional situation regarding social impact monitoring and vulnerability assessment;
- Good conceptual and analytical thinking, communication and writing skills; and
- Proven experience in working within multi-disciplinary teams.
- Compliance with all MRC’s Rules and Regulation Regarding Consultancy Management and Contract Monitoring and Closure.
- Immediate availability will be considered an advantage to the selection process.
Interested applicants can find more information about the position in the Terms of Reference at the bottom of this page.
The MRC is an equal-opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
Application procedures:
The application, in a single PDF file, must include:
- A cover letter (not longer than 1.5 pages) that outlines clearly how the candidate meets the requirements of the position. The position Title and Division must also be indicated.
- A detailed CV that must not be longer than five (5) pages.
- An Application Form by registering at the following: MRC APPLICATION LINK
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