Consultancy - Migration and Displacement Data Specialist (Consultant), Data and Analytics Team (DAT), DAPM NYHQ (remote-based)

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Consultancy Title: Migration and Displacement Data Specialist (Consultant)

Section/Division/Duty Station: Data & Analytics Team (DAT)/DAPM/NYHQ (remote-based)

Duration: 2 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 (12 months)

About UNICEF

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

Reliable, timely and accessible data and evidence are essential for understanding how migration and displacement affect children and their families and for putting in place policies and programs to meet their needs. Currently there is insufficient data about children on the move. The prevalence of these data gaps is alarming because evidence simultaneously suggests that children are more vulnerable than adults.

UNICEF is working together with partners through various projects and activities including IDAC (International Data Alliance for Children on the Move) and PROSPECTS 2.0 project (funded by the Dutch Foreign Ministry) to improve statistics and data with the goal to support evidence-based policymaking that protects and empowers children on the move, and seeks a consultant to provide support. The Consultant will support the migration team in Demographic Unit of the Data and Analytics Section in DAPM with data analysis, the production of publication and training materials and other technical work related to migration and displacement of children.

Scope of Work:

The work will include a number of different tasks around analysis, interpretation and the development of user-friendly presentation of data on migration, displacements and demographics in general. The consultancy will include the following tasks:

• Task 1: IDAC child migration and displacement data portal: Conceptualization, planning, and monitoring of implementation.
• Task 2: Demographic dashboard: Conceptualization, planning, and monitoring of implementation.
• Task 3: Support two IDAC briefs/publications with in-dept data analysis.
• Task 4: Provide technical support to IDAC Working Group 2 on child specific indicators relevant to children on the move, in particular related to the roll-out of the guidelines.
• Task 5: Provide technical support to IDAC Working Group 4 on innovative methods in data collection, analysis and use related to children on the move.
• Task 6: Provide technical assistance to sectors for PROSPECTS 2.0 project.
• Task 7: Support unit in updating relevant databases.

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

In close collaboration and working with the Demographics Team in the Data & Analytics Section, the incumbent will be responsible for the following tasks and deliverables:

Task 1: IDAC child migration and displacement data portal: Conceptualization, planning, and monitoring of implementation.

1. Preliminary discussions with team on scope of data portal
2. Conduct desk review of comparable data portals/dashboards and presentation to team
3. Develop first draft of architecture of IDAC data portal with suggestions of content based on feedback
4. Presentation architecture draft to UNICEF team and IDAC secretariat and other stakeholders and make revisions based on feedback
5. Prepare final concept for data portal
6. Create conceptual mock-up of data portal
7. Monitor implementation of IDAC data portal with outside vendor in close cooperation with UNICEF and IDAC

Deliverables/Outputs with Delivery deadlines:

1. Desk review of comparable data portals - 29 Feb 2024
2. Final concept draft of data portal - 31 May 202
3. Elements of data portal implemented (depended on external vendor) - 31 Dec 2024

Task 2: Demographic dashboard: Conceptualization, planning, and monitoring of implementation.

1. Preliminary discussions with team on scope of demographic dashboard
2. Conduct desk review of comparable dashboards and presentation to team
3. Develop concept note content and structure of dashboard in close collaboration with demographic team
4. Monitor implementation of demographic dashboard with outside vendor

Deliverables/Outputs with Delivery deadlines:

1. Desk review of comparable dashboards - 29 Feb 2024
2. Concept note content and structure of dashboard - 29 Feb 2024
3. Dashboard implemented (depended on external vendor) - 31 May 2024

Task 3: Support two IDAC briefs/publications with in-dept data analysis.

1. Preliminary discussions with team on scope and content of IDAC publications
2. Desk review of suitable data and drafting data analysis plan
3. In-depth analysis of available and suitable data
4. Present preliminary results of data analysis for review
5. Prepare final data analysis results and do adjustments to charts, maps, and tables as needed

Deliverables/Outputs with Delivery deadlines:

1. In-depth analysis of available and suitable data - 30 Jun 2024
2. Final results including charts, maps, and tables - 30 Jun 2024
3. In-depth analysis of available and suitable data - 30 Nov 2024
4. Final results including charts, maps, and tables - 30 Nov 2024

Task 4: Provide technical support to IDAC Working Group 2 on child specific indicators relevant to children on the move, in particular related to the roll-out of the guidelines.

1. Develop content for webinar presentation based on guidelines
2. Develop draft content of training/e-course materials
3. Adjust the guidelines based on feedback from different stakeholders
4. Develop a draft guideline on data sources and data collection methods with disaggregation for recommended indicators

Deliverables/Outputs with Delivery deadlines:

1. Webinar presentation based on guidelines - 30 Apr 2024
2. Concept note and materials for training/e-courses (slides, content briefs) - 30 Jun 2024
3. Draft guideline on data sources and data collection methods with disaggregation for recommended indicators - 31 Dec 2024

Task 5: Provide technical support to IDAC Working Group 4 on innovative methods in data collection, analysis and use related to children on the move.

1. Preliminary discussions with team on scope of Working Group 4
2. Conducting desk review on new methodologies (including big data) with focus on significance for children on the move
3. Liaise with relevant stakeholders (e.g., Big Data for Migration Alliance, BD4M) to research areas of collaboration and/or advocacy for inclusion of children
4. Draft option paper on use of new methodologies for improving data availability on children on the move based desk review and consultation with relevant stakeholders

Deliverables/Outputs with Delivery deadlines:

1. Desk review on new methodologies - 30 Aug 2024
2. Option paper on use of new methodologies for improving data availability on children on the move - 30 Oct 2024

Task 6: Provide technical assistance to sectors for PROSPECTS 2.0 project.

1. Support ADAP in developing youth engagement indicator among others
2. Technical support for HQ CP around inclusion measurement and testing UNHCR inclusion indicators

Support for HQ Social Policy on their evidence work in the context of displacement

1. Support for HQ WASH on their evidence work together with UNHCR
2. Technical support for PG Migration and ROs as needed

Deliverables/Outputs with Delivery deadlines:

1. Support of sectors and HQ in their deliverables as part of PROPSECTS 2.0 (such as analysis of demographic and other data) - 30 Jun 2024

Task 7: Support unit in updating databases.

1. Update demographics databases including migration and displacement, urbanization, population
2. Update Migration and Displacement Country Profiles (MDCP)
3. Update 9 Facts on migration and displacement
4. Prepare content for the migration and displacement section on data.unicef.org

Deliverables/Outputs with Delivery deadlines:

1. Update Migration and Displacement Country Profiles (MDCP) - 30 Aug 2024
2. Update 9 Facts on migration and displacement - 30 Aug 2024
3. Prepare content for the migration and displacement section on data.unicef.org - 30 Aug 2024
4. Update demographics databases including migration and displacement, urbanization, population - 30 Oct 2024

Travel:

1) Annual Conference of the IDAC (location TBD); 4-5 days

2) Workshop/training related to deliverables (location TBD); 4-5 days

Education

• University degree (Master) statistics, demography, or related disciplines based on quantitative methods.

Work experience

• A minimum of eight years of progressively responsible professional work experience in data work.

Competencies

• Advanced knowledge about migration and displacement (including related international frameworks, recommendations, and agreements)
• Advanced analytical and statistical skills
• Proficiency in R programming
• Knowledge of GIS and related software is an asset
• Advanced communication skills both orally and in writing
• Ability to work in an international environment and under tight deadlines
• Ability to take initiatives and work independently
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and ability to establish harmonious working relations in a multicultural environment)

Requirements****:

• Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system
• Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include:
• the costs per each deliverable and the total all-inclusive (lump-sum) fees for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
• Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory 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.

Health Insurance:

The Consultant is fully responsible for arranging at their own expense, such as life, health, and other forms of insurance covering the term of the Contract as he or she considers appropriate. The Consultant is not eligible to participate in the life or health insurance schemes available to UNICEF and United Nations staff members.

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UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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.