Harmonised Prices Statistics Guidelines

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SADC SECRETARIAT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS SELECTION) COUNTRY: Botswana NAME OF PROJECT: REGIONAL STATISTICS PROJECT (RSP) PROJECT ID: P175731 ASSIGNMENT TITLE: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY TO REVISE AND UPDATE THE SADC HARMONISED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX METHODS AND PROCEDURES IN SADC REGION; BW-SADC-563158-CS-INDV REFERENCE NUMBER: SADC/3/5/2/470 DATE OF ISSUE: 29 September 2026 The SADC Secretariat, through the Regional Statistics Project (RSP) (P175731), has received grant financing from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank. The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the institutional capacity of SADC to produce, disseminate and use quality statistics while increasing regional harmonisation and collaboration. Under the Project, SADC is implementing Component 1: Harmonisation, Quality and Dissemination of Core Social and Economic Statistics. In view of the above, the SADC Secretariat is undertaking several interventions aimed at strengthening the SADC Regional Statistical System (SRSS) and enhancing the production, quality, harmonisation, dissemination and use of regional statistics. These interventions include technical assistance and capacity building activities in priority statistical areas, including poverty statistics, statistical software and data processing, survey methodologies, national accounts, environment and climate change statistics, statistical communication, quality assurance and harmonised regional statistical guidelines. The SADC Secretariat intends to apply part of the proceeds of the grant towards the consulting services to revise and update the SADC Harmonised Consumer price Index Methods and Procedures in SADC region , in support of the objectives of the Regional Statistics Project. The SADC Secretariate invites submissions from suitably qualified and interested individual consultants to conduct the training, recruited as individual consultants following World Bank Procurement Regulations dated September 2023. Title : Individual Consultancy to revise and update the SADC Harmonised Consumer price Index Methods and Procedures in SADC Region (1 Position) Accountable: Senior Officer, Research and Statistics Duration of Assignment: 90 Calendar Days The Objectives of the Assignment The overall objective of this exercise is to revise and update the Manual "Harmonised Consumer Price Index Methods and Procedures in SADC Region". Specific objectives The specific objective of this assignment is to revise and update the SADC Harmonised Consumer Price Index (HCPI) Methods and Procedures Manual to ensure consistency with current national CPI compilation practices, incorporate emerging methodological developments and international recommendations, address issues and recommendations identified by Member States during the review process, and strengthen the harmonisation, comparability, and quality of consumer price statistics across the SADC region. In addition, they are also intended to be applied or used as a tool for undertaking subsequent methodological reviews and training in the region as part of sustainable capacity building. Expected results The consultant is expected to achieve the following results in the following chronological order: Inception report, detailing preliminary findings, approach/methodology for the task, a work plan, gaps identified, and remedial action to be taken to fill the gaps. The structure of the revised methodological document in terms of a draft table of content should also be provided at this stage; Draft Harmonized SADC HCPI methods and procedures, including scope of work as stated at Section 3 in this TOR and agreed issues in inception report; and Final version of Harmonised Consumer Price Index Methods and Procedures in SADC Region including Validation workshop report documenting inputs from Member States and Secretariat for amending in final report. QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS This assignment is expected to …

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