Technical Assistance for CSO website upgrade, strategic communications, and outreach to support official statistics

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SAINT LUCIA Assignment Title: Consultancy to Support the Central Statistics Office to Institutionalise Strategic Communication of Official Statistics (Technical Assistance for CSO website upgrade, strategic communications, and outreach to support official statistics) Reference No.: SLU-DDM-TACOMM-CQS-26 The Government of Saint Lucia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the OECS Data for Decision Making Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) are intended to support the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to institutionalise strategic communication of official statistics and to modernise the CSO website. The assignment will support the CSO’s strategic advocacy and communication endeavour to promote the availability of and access to its statistical products and services and to extol the civic virtues of the official statistics profession. The OECS Data for Decision Making Project supports the improvement of the institutional environment for the production, dissemination and use of data and official statistics. The Saint Lucia component of the Project is designed to improve the production and dissemination of data and official statistics by strengthening the CSO’s legislative and operational mandate and the oversight, governance and management of the Saint Lucia National Statistical System. The CSO requires support to communicate official statistics effectively, strengthen its visibility and public engagement, and improve access to official statistics through a modern, secure, user-centred and data-driven website. The upgraded website is expected to improve access to official statistics, support open data initiatives, strengthen public engagement, and enhance the efficiency of statistical dissemination. The consulting firm will be required to provide services for strategic communication and website development in accordance with internati