Consultancy - Monitoring Consultant - LACRO, Panama City

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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, Results

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of the Assignment

Under the overall guidance of the regional office's Monitoring Specialist, the consultant will support the analysis and visualization of program and situation data to facilitate their use of decision making. With this goal in mind, the consultant will wrangle and organize existing program and situation data, as well as produce both static and dynamic visualization to communicate findings.

Specific Tasks

1. Update the Statistical Panorama
2. Support ongoing monitoring initiatives in migration, protection, and education
3. Analyse and prepare RAM dashboards
4. Automate analysis and reports commonly used by the planning team - as well as other sectors.
5. Support requests for programme monitoring assistances from all goal areas in the regional office.

Expected Results

1. The statistical panorama is updated. This will be evaluated by looking at the final panorama report, as well as monthly progress updates. (10 days)
2. The planning team has timely and effective analysis of migration, protection, and education data. This will be evaluated by monthly statistical reports, as well as syntax produced for the analysis. (20 days)
3. The planning team has timely and effective analysis of RAM indicators. This will be evaluated by looking at dashboards and syntax produced for the analysis. (30 days)
4. The planning team has streamlined procedures to produced routine reports. This will be evaluated with the syntax used to automate the production of reports. (30 days)
5. Other tasks that arise depending on support demands from program sections will be evaluated through the delivery of syntax, statistical reports, or research reports. (30 days)

All deliverables will be received in digital format. Finally, note that tasks won't take place in sequential order. As such, a monthly report will be submitted to keep track of work done in each area. The monthly reports will include copies of the syntax, statistical reports, and other deliverables described above.

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

• Bachelor's degree in social statistics, economics, mathematics, demography, data science, epidemiology, or other related technical field with significant measurement or analysis component is required.
• A minimum of 2 years in data collection and analysis.
• Fluency in Spanish and English is required. Knowledge of French or Portuguese will be considered an asset.
• Proficiency in using R, Python, or other data processing software for data analysis and data wrangling
• Experience in data wrangling and organizing of messy data sets
• Experience designing dashboards and visualizing complex information for non-technical users.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Detail oriented
• Previous experience with UNICEF programme data would be an asset

Supervision

The consultant / individual contractor will work under the direct supervision of the monitoring specialist and in close collaboration with the wider Planning and Monitoring team.

Duration

The consultancy is for nine (9) months, starting approximately in June 2021.

Workplace

This consultancy is home-based.

How to Apply

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

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA).

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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

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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 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.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.