Deadline: 23 February, 2021
Location: Dodoma, Tanzania
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking to fill the role of Statistics and Monitoring Specialist.
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, reaching the most disadvantaged children and saving their lives.
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 delivering basic services affecting children and other vulnerable groups
- Provide technical support for systems 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 exercise and research and evaluation initiatives with the National Bureau of Statistics 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
- Oversee development and implementation of a national child-focused policy research agenda, including data collection methodologies and research protocol, and participate in the development and introduction of innovative approaches and methods in data collection, research, evaluation, and policy advocacy, both externally and internally
- Serve as the country office’s focal point for monitoring and reporting on progress on SDGs and other national development targets
- Support the monitoring of national/global goals, trends and indicators
- Compile data and maintain an updated database for UNICEF’s own indicator reporting
- Strengthen linkages between national and sub-national data and monitor tools and systems
Requirements
- University degree in Social Sciences, Demography, Statistics, or a related field
- Five years, minimum, of progressively responsible professional work experience in statistics, survey and routine reporting system, including data management and calibration
- Expertise on different types 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
To apply and for more information, click here.
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