Consultant in Implementation of systems of indicators with emphasis on socioeconomic reincorporation

Result of Service Conceptual and methodological contributions to develop a process for the collection, systematization and analysis of information using relevant indicators that reflect the dynamics of socioeconomic reincorporation, based on the progress of the economic reincorporation dashboard

Work Location The consultant will work remotely under the supervision of the Head of the VPSERO.

Expected duration The consultancy will be for the duration of 6 months. An extension may be requested to meet additional departmental requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities Background The Secretary-General's data strategy for action by all, everywhere, with knowledge, impact, and integrity, emphasizes the best use of data - with approaches based on UN values and human rights - being integral to our future and service. Recognizing that we have not fully realized our potential in data and analytics.

“The strategy is a long-term transformation: For everyone, everywhere, nurturing data as a strategic asset for understanding, impact, and integrity, to better fulfill our mandates for people and planet, as a strategic asset for insight, impact, and integrity, to better fulfill our mandates for people and planet.

In the past, some of us considered data as an isolated concern for computer scientists or statisticians. Today, we all recognize the power of data. Purposes involving data and analytics permeate virtually all aspects of our development work in development, peace and security, humanitarian affairs and human rights.

The COVID-19 pandemic powerfully illustrates the importance of using data, with a human face, to protect lives and livelihoods. The crisis is a wake-up call. We must accelerate a shift in our data and analytics capabilities. analytics: To respond to COVID-19 and build back better, to advance the Decade of Action for the SDGs, to scale up data and analytics for the SDGs, to scale up climate action, to promote gender equality, to protect human rights, for peace and security, and accelerate UN reform, to achieve greater impact on the ground” (United Nations , 2020)

The vision of the SG is a world in which people and the planet get the support they need, in the moments that matter most, by building a UN-wide ecosystem - one that maximizes the value of our data in a responsible way - we unlock greater potential: We make better decisions and provide stronger support to those we serve. Unleashing the full power of data in the organization and for the global good will not happen overnight. Building on a solid strategic foundation, we need systematic action - in the UN Secretariat and across the United Nations, to build the necessary capacities and enablers, so that data, including open data, will thrive.

Cultivating better approaches to the use of data will yield better results: Stronger decision making and stronger leadership, greater data access and sharing, better data governance and collaboration, stronger data, and privacy protection with respect for human rights, greater efficiency in our work, more transparency and accountability.

Description The Verification of Political, Social and Economic Reincorporation Office (VPSERO) requires building a proposal of reincorporation indicators to establish the necessary definitions to calculate and build a reincorporation baseline.

Similarly, develop pilot projects for the collection, exchange, and integration of information internally within the Mission and externally with actors and institutions involved in the reincorporation of former combatants.

Duties and Responsibilities 1. Design a conceptual and methodological framework for a process of collecting, systematizing, and analyzing information using rights-based indicators oriented to the socioeconomic reincorporation of the signatories of the agreement 2. Design rights-based indicators to measure socioeconomic reincorporation - what to measure and how to measure each indicator 3. Support the development of internal capacity for indicators development 4. Conduct analysis of results 5. Conduct analysis to build the socioeconomic reincorporation baseline 6. Conduct training sessions and materials on the designed indicators 7. Conduct other project-related activities as required

Qualifications/special skills Academic Qualifications: Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in statistics, mathematics, information systems, computer science, software engineering, or related field. A first-level university degree and two (2) additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Experience: A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in monitoring, project evaluation. Design and follow-up of indicators with a human rights approach. Proven experience in the construction of statistical systems and indicators with a human rights approach. Language: English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the consultancy, fluency in English and Spanish (both oral and written) is required.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.