Local Consultancy: Data Analytics (11 Months)

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child…

Scope of Work/Tasks:

The consultant will report to the T4D Specialist (Health)

Support data analytics requirements for system enhancement and rollout:

1. Lead requirements gathering and specification activities related to data design (data items to collect, store, and share), and analytics (including all processes from data ingestion from identified data sources, cleaning, analysis, interpretation, and visualization) on immunization system development projects.

2. Work with the vendor in identifying data analytics requirements among intended system users (national and subnational level).

3. Produce data analytics artifacts (e.g., forms, mockups, prototypes) to inform the development of new modules and/or update existing modules on data analytics.

4. Specify requirements to support data aggregation and analysis required for reporting (e.g., accomplishment, KPIs).

5. Review final specifications, conduct testing and verification activities on data analytics module/s.

6. Propose/review data processing and data quality plans.

Capacity building:

1. Lead data analytics capacity building activities roll out (national and subnational); work closely with vendor in the planning and organization.

2. Advice on and review training materials; ensure alignment with the project goals and compliance with data quality policies and standards and requirements of government partner.

3. Serve as resource/trainer in data analytics capacity building activities.

Reporting and Documentation:

1. Support project reporting requirements by conducting data analyses; ensuring accurate data are reported to stakeholders, partners, and funders.

2. Populate, verify, and maintain project data sources used (e.g., for the purpose of KPI tracking).

3. Review project and analytics reports from vendors.

4. Support completion of project reports; supplying data requirements and ensuring accuracy and quality of data being reported.

Conduct routine and ad hoc routine analyses:

1. Lead/support day-to-day data analytics activities required in implementing digital health solutions supported by UNICEF.

2. Support/work with vendors in conducting data cleaning, cleaning, analyses, and visualization.

3. Ensure compliance with the plan, data, system, and industry standards.

4. Ensure data quality by running routine checks together with the vendor or as a separate activity, depending on the agreement and need.

5. Ensure compliance of vendor in data quality requirements (e.g., ensuring timely submission and review of data quality reports).

Deliverables/Outputs:

• Requirements analysis (mapping of user/stakeholder needs).
• Data analytics artifacts (for software development).
• Reviewed and completed system specification on data analytics-related functionalities.
• Reviewed and completed data processing and data quality plans.
• Training reports.
• Documentation and guides for knowledge transfer.
• Reviewed and completed analytic reports (systems and report).
• Completed data required for reporting and monitoring.
• Consolidated data sources.
• Data analytics development and implementation report.
• Data quality report.
• Ad hoc analyses, visualization, and report.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education:

• University degree is required in Computer Science, Health Informatics, Data Science, Statistics (or other related fields), with at least 5 years of experience in data analytics.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

Work Experience:

• Strong background and documented experience in data analytics projects.
• Knowledge and expertise in data analytics techniques using modern computing systems.
• With epidemiology background.
• Excellent communication and written skills in English.
• Experience in conducting and facilitating trainings.
• Experience planning, writing, editing, and collating official reports.
• Experience in digital health solutions development and implementation is an asset.
• Knowledge of the relevant local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

HOW TO APPLY

Qualified candidates are requested to complete an online candidate profile in http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/ by 12 September 2024. Only applications sent through the e-recruitment portal under Job Number: 575042 will be considered.

All candidates are requested to submit a COVER LETTER, and the duly filled P11 Form which can be downloaded from our website at P11 Form.docx (sharepoint.com) indicating three (3) previous supervisors. Please indicate your professional fees and the soonest availability to take on the post based on the above terms of reference.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.

All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).

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