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Vacancy Announcement: Consultant

Consultancy Title: Data Analysis Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station: Child Protection Team, Programme Group, Nairobi HQ

Duration: 15 November 2024 to 31 October 2025

Home/ Office Based: Kenya / Remote

About UNICEF 

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide support to the Child Protection Programme Team in analyzing the 2023 performance of the Child Protection sector vis-à-vis the Strategic Plan (SP), 2022-2025.

Under the direct supervision of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager in the Planning and Evidence Building Unit of the HQ Child Protection Programme Team, the consultant provides support on the monitoring of and reporting on global CP performance data; baseline, milestone, and target (BMT) setting; sectoral capacity building and analysis; and quality assurance of programme/project development and planning. Key deliverables include the review and consolidation of annual results from across UNICEF Country Offices; collation and analysis of programme results and expenditure data for 2024; provision of quantitative inputs (results and financial) to the 2024 Annual Results Report; and to ensure that the Child Protection team has updated visualizations and dashboards by developing and updating existing dashboards.

The consultant has a strong regular working relationship with all Child Protection Specialists in the Child Protection Programme Team, the Regional Child Protection Advisers and their colleagues working on child protection monitoring and evaluation, and Planning staff across Programme Group. Moreover, the consultant works closely with colleagues in the Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring as required.

Scope of Work:

Area 1: Monitoring of and reporting on global CP performance and BMT-setting

• The consultant acts in an advisory and consultive capacity to support the quality assurance of the data collected through the 2024 Core Standard Indicators (CSIs, previously called the SMQs), including facilitation of consultation with CO-RO-HQ colleagues and in coordination with relevant divisions such as the Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring.
• Develop the data master file and conduct preliminary data analyses for global reporting for all data points collected through the CSIs for 2024 results, including disaggregation and region-specific analyses.
• Contribution to the global annual results reporting processes (EDAR, GARR, HARR, etc.) through provision and validation of data, facilitating/conducting RAM/COAR analyses and ensuring consistency of figures across all reports.
• Support capacity building efforts to familiarize CO/RO colleagues on the SP (current and new) indicator analysis.

Area 2: CP Data Visualization - Dashboards Design and Update

• Conduct data visualization of child protection data to inform global results reporting, programme planning and advocacy work such as developing GA 3 CSI Dashboard (CSI Planning: target settings “finalization” for GA 3, CSI GA 3 uptake comparison across years, CSI results mapping analysis; Reporting: result area progress rates, indicator progress dashboard “traffic light coding”, indicator progress by region).
• Update Dashboards for Justice and CPSS.
• Develop the Primero and CAAC dashboards.

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:

1. Quality assessment and enhancement of up to 6 (six) corporate reports, including EDAR, GARR, and GAP, HARR, QCPR. Cross-check data and sources, provide input to the reports based on the CSI data, apply design parameters, and enhanced graphics and data products to the reports by 15 March 2025.
2. Prepare the data master file: Prepare reporting analysis for the 2024 cycle including calculations for CSIs on a global level disaggregated by region, sex, age, and disability by 1 March 2025.
3. Provide quality check to the reported data for 2024 including following up with CSI data focal points at HQ, ROs, and Cos by 15 February 2025.
4. Support capacity building efforts to familiarize CO/RO colleagues on Goal Area 3 SP (current and new) indicator, including the preparation for the 2024 reporting – at least 3 webinars presentations and organized, documented and shared by 15 December 2024.
5. Data Visualization for CPPT: ppts, charts, graphs, graphics for PHP Steering Committee presentations, and UNGA resources. Minimum of 20 visibility products with up to 4 elements each, with 2 rounds of review by teams by 31 October 2025.
6. CSI 2024 results analysis at global and 7 regions (Excel and ppts), including 1 customization for each regional analysis based on input from regional advisors by 31 October 2025.
7. Perform CSI uptake, finalization, and mapping analysis for 2025 by 15 May 2025.
8. CSI Analysis for BMT for the new SP, including construction of the CP indicators database from SP (2017-2021) and SP (2022-2025), and support setting target for the new SP (2026-2030) by 31 October 2025.
9. Review of Goal Area 3 SP Indicator and CSI Methodology note (review, update, and revise existing methodology notes, on the SharePoint and Word Documents) for 2024 reporting and for 2025 updates, including the new SP updates by 31 October 2025.
10. GA 3 CSI Dashboard (CSI Planning: target settings “finalization” for GA 3, CSI GA 3 uptake comparison across years, CSI results mapping analysis; Reporting: result area progress rates, indicator progress dashboard “traffic light coding”, indicator progress by region) by 1 June 2025.
11. Update Dashboards for Justice and CPSS with up to 3 rounds of feedback and response by the team by 1 March 2025.
12. Develop the Primero and CAAC dashboards with up to 5 rounds of feedback and response by the team by 1 March 2025.
13. Travel (Up to $5,000).

Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s Degree
• Disciplines: An advanced university degree in social science such as economics, international development, public policy, statistics, or in information management, computer sciences, data science, engineering or associated disciplines is required.

Work experience:

• At least five years of solid experience working for international organization in data analysis, programme monitoring and/or reporting.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required *:

• Demonstrated skills in writing and producing succinct, high quality and analytical reports using a range of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Demonstrated experience in data visualisation software PowerBI is a must. Additional software experience/knowledge (e.g. Tableau, Infogram and R) is an advantage.
• Technical knowledge on child protection is strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills in English.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to successfully and effectively liaise with people in a wide range of functions in a multi-cultural environment.
• Excellent Computer skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and other presentation software.
• Ability to work virtually from other time zones with some overlap with NY hours.

Requirements:

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

- Upload copy of academic credentials

- Financial proposal that will include/ reflect:

• the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
• travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR
• Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
• Indicate your availability

- Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.

- At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.

- Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

U.S. Visa information:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.  

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

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

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:  

Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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. Consultants 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. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.