Deadline: 16 June, 2021
Location: Dodoma, Tanzania
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to fill the role of Statistics and Monitoring Specialist.
Across 190 countries and territories, UNICEF works for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
Responsibilities
- Lead development, refinement and management of data repository, bringing together data from multiple sources into a coherent, visually appealing platform to inform national planning and budgeting decisions and enhance the effective delivery of national programmes that deliver basic services affecting children and other vulnerable groups
- Provide technical support for system strengthening and capacity development during the preparation and undertaking of national census and national surveys, as well as during data collection, analysis, report writing and dissemination
- Participate in data analysis exercises and research and evaluation initiatives with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and other relevant partners involved in national surveys and data production
- Provide technical backstopping around survey development and analysis to UNICEF programme sections
- Provide support to programme staff to acquire data from national surveys and administrative sources for further analysis
- Oversea development and implementation of a national child-focused policy research agenda, including data collection methodologies and research protocol
- Participate in the development and introduction of innovative approaches and methods in data collection, research, evaluation, and policy advocacy, both externally and internally
Requirements
- Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, Demography, Statistics, or a related field
- Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience in statistics, surveys and routine reporting system, including data management as well as calibration
- Expertise/knowledge of statistical and economic analysis, evaluation design and implementation, as well as GIS/mapping (highly desirable)
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset
- Fluency in English
- Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset
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