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Contract Duration – 2 months

Working arrangement: Home Based

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Purpose of Assignment

The consultant will support the development and configuration of DHIS2 Nutrition individual tracking indicators and their corresponding metadata package within the DHIS2 platform, including in-system metadata descriptions and configuration notes. The assignment will focus on ensuring full integrity between the approved functional design (guide) and its technical implementation in DHIS2. The assignment will prioritize user-centered design, clear and structured metadata documentation, and pragmatic quality assurance (QA) of the DHIS2 configuration and programming to maximize usability, adoption, and sustainability of the DHIS2 NUT individual tracker.

Scope of Work

• Provide technical inputs and compile DHIS2-embedded configuration documentation for NUT individual tracking indicators, including DHIS2 indicator definitions, metadata configuration, workflows, and considerations for country-level adaptation within the DHIS2 environment.
• Support quality assurance of the DHIS2 configuration and programming process, ensuring alignment between the conceptual design (guide) and the implemented DHIS2 metadata package following field-based pilot testing.

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

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Public Health, Epidemiology, Global Health, Health Information Systems, or related fields.

Work Experience:

• At least 8 years of professional work experience related to DHIS2 programming including Tracker design (metadata, indicators, rules, analytics).
• Experience leading multi-stakeholder consultations and synthesizing feedback.
• Excellent technical documentation and preparation of publication-ready DHIS2 packages.

 Skills: 

• Demonstrated in-depth familiarity with UNICEF guidance on routine nutrition indicators, including their systematic reporting through routine health information systems and the aggregated metadata package.
• Ability to produce technical and functional guidance for longitudinal DHIS2 programs.
• Solid understanding of nutrition information systems and related indicators/workflows.
• Skilled in translating requirements into DHIS2 metadata packages and conducting metadata QA.
• Knowledge of digital health standards, metadata governance, and interoperability.
• Able to work independently and manage multiple review cycles.
• Strong communication skills.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English.

Desirables:

• Nutrition-related expertise is a strong asset.

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

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 ( Financial Proposal.docx)

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.

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