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Contract Duration- 7 months

Working arrangement: Office based + travel

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

The National Consultant will represent UNICEF in meetings and workshops as needed. The NC will as well as work with experts and consultants assigned to support data and statistics related work at the national statistical office.

Main Tasks Related to the Consultancy

1. Provide technical and coordination support to national VACWS,

2. Support the national statistical office in sharpening the methodology, tools, and guidelines to partners/stakeholders related to the VACW survey,

3. Finalise, in collaboration with national partners and UNICEF CO, the VACW Survey Plan and Budget,

4. Ensure that the Ethical Protocols and other ethical recommendations are addressed in the survey implementation processes,

5. Ensure that technical reviews by experts are carried out at key survey stages and coordinate the feedback and response from among key survey stakeholders and UBOS,

6. Ensure that all survey-related documents and deliverables are properly archived throughout the VACW survey process

7. Participate in all Steering and Technical Committee meetings of the VACW survey

8. Document lessons learned, challenges, and good practices throughout the VACWS process to inform future execution of similar surveys 

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  Terms of Reference Support VACW.pdf

Minimum requirements:

Education:

University Masters in Statistics, biostatistics, Demography, Economics/Econometrics, Epidemiology with a strong statistical component, or any other related technical field with a strong statistical component is required.

Work Experience:

▪  Proven minimum of 5-year experience in the coordination and/or management of national quantitative household surveys

▪  Prior experience supporting Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), Uganda National Household Survey, Uganda National Population Census, VAC Survey or any other survey of national outreach

▪  Experience working or supporting the National Statistical Office

▪  Previous experience of working in Uganda and/or in the region are highly desirable,

Language Requirements:

▪  Proficiency in both written and spoken English language is required

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:

▪  Familiarity with data processing and data analysis software, particularly Stata, SPSS,

▪  Training experience and ability to organise and facilitate training and presentations,

▪  Expertise in data analysis and survey report writing

Desirables:

▪  Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and to establish harmonious and effective relationships both within and outside the organisation, more specifically with National Statistical Offices,

▪  Demonstrated leadership, managerial and supervisory ability,

▪  Ability and willingness to travel extensively in-country and to attend regional workshops.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children’s data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (upload the financial template  Financial proposal template Support VACW.docx to be completed)

Remarks:  

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.