Consultant National/e Principal/e pour la réalisation de l'enquête smart 2026 en Guinée, Child Survival and Development (CSD), Conakry/Guinea, 3 mois, teletravail Req 594130

Consultant

Overview

Evaluate the nutritional status of children under five years.

You have:

• A Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Nutrition or related field
• At least ten (10) years of relevant professional experience including five (5) years in leading or supervising large scale SMART surveys
• Valid SMART certification or documented proof of recent participation in SMART training
• Experience as Team Leader or Technical Coordinator in at least three nationally validated SMART surveys
• Excellent command certified or demonstrated of the SMART methodology, ENA for SMART, ODK/KoboCollect and statistical software (R, STATA, SPSS or equivalent)
• Proven experience in complex indicator analysis like ANJE
• Excellent writing skills
• Perfect command of written French
• Immediate and constant availability for 60 days
• Residence in Guinea or ability to relocate without constraint

Contract

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Contract Duration 3 mois

Working arrangement: Remote

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

L’objectif général de cette enquête est d’évaluer l’état nutritionnel des enfants de moins de cinq (5) ans ainsi que les facteurs contribuant à la malnutrition comme les morbidités (diarrhée, fièvre et IRA), la couverture vaccinale, la couverture de supplémentation en vitamine A au cours de la dernière campagne nationale de supplémentation en vitamine A précédant l’enquête les pratiques d’Alimentation du Nourrisson et du Jeune Enfant (ANJE).

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: Terms of Reference Enquete SMART.pdf

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• A Master’s degree Santé Publique, Epidémiologie, Biostatistique, Nutrition ou domaine connexe

Work Experience:

Consultant principal

• Certification SMART valide ou preuve documentée d’une participation récente à une formation SMART

• Au moins dix (10) années d’expérience professionnelle pertinente dont cinq (5) années dans la conduite ou la supervision d’enquêtes SMART à grande échelle ;

• Participation comme Chef de mission ou Coordonnateur technique à au moins trois enquêtes SMART nationales validées par le comité de relecture global du SMART Team (preuve ou rapport de validation à l'appui) ;

• Excellente maîtrise certifiée ou démontrée de la méthodologie SMART, ENA for SMART, ODK/KoboCollect et logiciels statistiques (R, STATA, SPSS ou équivalent) ;

• Expérience avérée en analyse des indicateurs complexes comme ANJE ;

• Excellentes capacités rédactionnelles.

Language requirements

• Maîtrise parfaite du français écrit

Other requirements

• Disponibilité immédiate et permanente pour les 60 jours ;

• Résidence en Guinée ou capacité à s’y déplacer sans contrainte.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial Proposal Enquete SMART TO COMPLETE.docx
• A detailed technical proposal (Document of 2 pages)

Remarks:

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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