Consultancy: Geospatial data specialist, data visualization and information management. LACRO/ PANAMA (HOME-BASED for 6 months)

Consultant Programme & Policy Monitoring & Evaluation

Overview

Support geospatial data analysis and visualization for UNICEF.

You have:

• An Advanced university degree (Master's) or higher in social sciences, geography, statistics, or related disciplines with GIS and data visualization.
• At least 8 years in research and statistics, with strong experience in data visualization and using geospatial data.
• Strong experience with ArcGIS software.
• 4 years of experience in an information management function.
• Fluency in Spanish and English is required.
• Must be familiar with computer skills: Kobo toolbox, Power BI, Tableau, Python, RStudio, STATA, SPSS, QGIS or ARCGIS, Databricks.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with tight deadlines, take initiative, be pro-active and work in a multi-cultural environment.

Contract

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hope

UNICEF is seeking services of a geospatial data specialist to carry out the activities necessary to support the analysis and visualization of UNICEF results data. This consultancy is aimed to strengthen the geospatial data management function in LAC RO and the use of data for planning and programme response in emergencies.

UNICEF promotes the rights and welfare of all children and adolescents in everything we do. Together with our allies, we work in 190 countries and territories to transform this commitment into practical actions that benefit all children, especially focusing our efforts on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded, worldwide.

The UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office is based in in Panama, operating in 36 territories, including 24 country offices.

UNICEF works to put the rights and well-being of the most disadvantaged children at the heart of the social, political, and economic agenda, in line with our equity focus, working across our organization and with our partners in government, civil society and the private sector to support shifts in public policy, fuel social engagement, and increase investment for children.

For more information about UNICEF and its work. (www.unicef.org/lac).

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the UNICEF Regional Humanitarian Monitoring Specialist, the geospatial data specialist will be responsible for assisting in provision, acquisition, and analysis of geospatial data. In close coordination with UNICEF data analytics unit in HQ and the WASH area in LAC RO, the geospatial data specialist will support the regional roll-out of ArcGIS and implement the UNICEF LAC RO preparedness and response platform.

Also, it is expected the consultant to present technical information and findings easily understood by the programme sectors and the management, such as data visualization, mapping, and narrative writing.

Specific Tasks:

The main responsibilities and tasks are outlined below:

1. Support the timely preparation, maintenance, and provision of geospatial information in support of the LAC RO.
2. Collect, process, and analyze geospatial data, create, and update geodatabases into the preparedness platform.
3. Harmonize the geodatabases for the sub regions at admin level 2, including information on population to estimate risk of exposure and potential population in needed.
4. Produce information products, such as maps, infographics, charts, etc.
5. Participate in data collection activities using geospatial analysis.

6. Assist in drone imagery acquisition and preparation for analysis.

   Expected Results:

• Organize the geospatial data in UNICEF ArcGIS system at admin level 2.
• Implementation of the preparedness and response platform based on geospatial data for pre-crisis and in-crisis analysis, including the metadata for data layers, and an operative/methodological guide.
• Integration of different humanitarian data sources in a data repository based on ArcGIS.
• Recommendations on implementing and using drone imagery.
• Monthly activity log with the activities, type of support, date and time spent for each task specified clearly.

Deliverables

Description

Duration

[in days]

Expected deadline

Organize geospatial data in UNICEF ArcGIS.

10

25 / 11 / 2022

Data repository, including metadata.

5

12 / 12 / 2022

Integration of data sources.

15

28 / 12 / 2022

Implementation of platform.

10

16 / 01 / 2023

Operative guide

5

27/01/2023

Monthly activity log

20

31/03/2023

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Education: An Advanced university degree (Master's) or higher level in social sciences, geography, statistic, or any discipline related to information management with a strong component of GIS and data visualization.
• Work Experience: At least 8 years in research and statistics, with strong experience in visualizing data and using geospatial data.
  • Strong experience on ArcGIS software.
  • 4 years of experience on information management function.
  • Demonstrated experience in implementing GIS data solutions.
  • Ability to work with tight deadlines, take initiative, be pro-active and work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Languages: Fluency in Spanish and English is required.}
• Technical knowledge: Must be familiar / experienced with the following computer skills:
  • Kobo toolbox
• • Power BI and Tableau
  • Python
  • RStudio, STATA or SPSS
  • QGIS or ARCGIS
  • Databricks
• Other skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective relationships with UNICEF country offices.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

UNICEF competencies: building and maintains partnerships, demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness, drive to achieve results for impact, innovates and embraces change, manages ambiguity and complexity, thinks and acts strategically and works collaboratively with others.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

Administrative details:

Supervision: The regional Humanitarian Monitoring Specialist, will provide quality assurance and oversight for the consultant’s work with substantial feedback on the quality of the work.

Workplace: Home-based. No travels are involved in this consultancy

How to Apply? Application should be submitted online and should include: Resume, Cover Letter, University Diploma and Financial proposal. Qualified candidates are requested to submit monthly or daily fees in their financial proposal.

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed 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.

Duration of contract: This contract is expected to start on November 2022 with an estimated duration of 6 months.

Insurance: The selected consultant must demonstrate a proof of medical insurance prior to the beginning of the consultancy and must be valid for the entire duration of the contract. In duty stations where UNICEF provides medical evacuation, the medical insurance that the contractor holds should include provisions for medical evacuation.

Vacancy Announcement Remarks:

Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted. UNICEF reserves the right to make additional assessment of the pre-selected candidates, if needed UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and 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.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract 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 and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors 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.

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