Consultancy to Support the Central Statistics Office to Institutionalise Strategic Communication of Official Statistics

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) Consulting Services – Firm Selection Assignment Title : Consultancy to Support the Central Statistics Office to Institutionalize Strategic Communication of Official Statistics Project : OECS Data for Decision Making (DDM) Project – Grenada Component Country : Grenada Location : Central Statistics Office (CSO), Grenada Duration : Eight (8) Months 1. Background The Government of Grenada, jointly with Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the OECS Commission, is implementing the OECS Data for Decision-Making (DDM) Project with financing from the World Bank. The Project aims to strengthen the institutional environment for producing, disseminating, and using official statistics across participating OECS member states. The Grenada component of the Project, implemented by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), supports the modernization of statistical legislation, implementation of censuses and surveys, improvement of statistical infrastructure, and strengthening of advocacy and communication for official statistics. Over the life of the Project, Grenada has completed major statistical exercises including the Population and Housing Census (PHC) and the Census of Agriculture (CoA), while the Survey of Living Conditions and Household Budget Survey (SLC-HBS) and Labour Force Survey (LFS) are ongoing. These initiatives are generating substantial volumes of statistical data intended to support evidence-based decision-making across government, private sector, academia, and civil society. To maximize the accessibility, visibility, and public understanding of official statistics, the CSO seeks to institutionalize strategic communication and modernize its digital presence through the engagement of a qualified consulting firm. 2. Objective of the Assignment The objective of this consultancy is to provide technical assistance to the CSO to institutionalize strategic communication of official statistics and modernize its public-fac