Consultancy - Statistical Data Analysis Research - LACRO, Panama City, Panama (2 months - home-based)

Consultant Programme & Policy

Overview

Support data analysis and research on regional care agenda.

You have:

• Advance academic degree in Economics, Statistics, Social Sciences or related fields.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional relevant experience leading or substantially contributing to rigorous research and data analysis in social policy.
• Fluency in English is required, knowledge of Spanish, French or Portuguese will be considered assets.
• Demonstrated experience of econometrical and/or database analysis research, preferably through a record of academic publications.
• Advanced/Expert use of Stata or similar statistical software.

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 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 information of the work of our organization in the LAC Region, please visit our website: UNICEF LAC Region **How can you make a difference?

Purpose of the job**

Under the guidance and supervision of the UNICEF LAC Social Policy Regional Adviser, the purpose of this consultancy is to support the data analysis and writing of rigorous research pieces related to the regional care agenda. This work is part of a broader initiative aimed at generating knowledge and supporting the regional policy dialogue on care systems led by SPU.

Specific Tasks The consultant will work within the UNICEF Social Policy team in the Regional Office and will have the opportunity to contribute to make a large impact on the knowledge generation and policy dialogue efforts led by UNICEF in this sector. Specifically, the consultant will (i) support the revision and production of quantitative econometric analysis of national household surveys in selected countries, in order to characterize and understand the role of children and adolescents in care work and their implications on child development and wellbeing, as well as on the broader social organization of care; (ii) report and present analytical results; (iii) revise and contribute to a draft an academic paper on the subject matter to be presented at a regional conference and published.

Expected Results The contractor is expected to deliver:

1. Revised draft academic paper for presentation at conference 2. Brief report presenting findings from quantitative data analysis (.doc format) 3. Sequenced data analysis for replication in statistical software (do files) 4. Adjustments to draft academic paper following revisions for publication

Supervision: the consultant will work under the supervision of the UNICEF LAC Regional Adviser, Social Policy. Duration: this is 40 days work consultancy within a period of two months. Modality: this is a home-based remote consultancy. 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.

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

Education: Advance academic degree [Master's or higher] in Economics [Statistics, Social Sciences or related fields].

Work experience: A minimum of 5 years of professional relevant experience leading or substantially contributing to (i.e. co-authoring, assisting) rigorous research and data analysis in social policy and/or related areas, as part of academic/research institutions or international organizations, is required.

Languages: Fluency in English is required, knowledge of Spanish, French or Portuguese will be considered assets.

Required technical knowledge and skills

- Demonstrated experience of econometrical and/or data-base analysis research, preferably through a record of academic publications, in related or similar areas. - Advanced/Expert use of Stata or similar statistical software.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and the following core competencies: Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness, Works Collaboratively with others, Builds and Maintains Partnerships, Innovates and Embraces Change, Thinks and Acts Strategically, Drive to achieve impactful results, and Manages ambiguity and complexity.

To view our values and competency framework please visit the following links: Our Values and Our Competencies.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

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.

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:

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

UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/ recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at https://www.whed.net/home.php

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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