Data Resilience & Emergency Digital Platforms Officer

Volunteering IT & Telecom

Overview

Support data resilience and emergency digital platform initiatives

You have:

• Proven working experience as a Data Analyst or Business Data Analyst
• Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques
• Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages like Business Objects, databases like SQL, and programming (XML, Javascript, or ETL frameworks)
• Experience using statistical or data presentation packages for analyzing datasets (Power BI, Excel, SPSS, SAS etc)
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive
• Ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfil their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website (https://www.unicef.org/) to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

At the core of UNICEF’s universal mandate is our commitment to protect and uphold the rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) for all children – without discrimination and without leaving any child behind. The rights enshrined in the CRC apply equally to all children in a country, including children who are non-nationals or stateless, refugee and international migrant children. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, social protection, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged residents — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfil their potential, but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. A dedicated focus on children on the move is critical to meet the SDGs commitment to leave no one behind. UNICEF’s Strategic Plan (2022-2025) reflects children on the move across Goal Areas and as an important cross-cutting priority, supporting global commitments such as the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and Global Compact on Refugees. The Strategic Plan commits UNICEF to a renewed focus on inclusion of children on the move into education, child protection and social protection systems to tackle root causes for forced displacement or unsafe migration, discrimination and exclusion.

The Digital Solutions and Innovation team supports the regional office in Nairobi and 21 country offices in the region to better use technology and innovation to accelerate results for children. The team is seeking a UNV who will assist in providing technical support to enhance regional and country offices data readiness and improved evidence-based preparedness and response across programmes and specifically on:
• Providing technical support to country offices on preparedness and implementation of digital platforms for emergencies emphasizing data resilience and ensuring data securi-ty and privacy for beneficiaries’ data • Liaise with sectors and governance groups in ESARO to support cross-sectoral work on data analytics using innovation and advance technology for data-driven decision making, trends analysis and predictive data analytics

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Chief of the Digital Solutions and Innovation team, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1.  Supporting efforts to Identify and assist in the implementation of cross-sectoral digital engagement tools for data collection, analysis, programme monitoring as well as data visualization approaches
   

2.  Researching  the Identification and application of innovative methods (e.g. machine learning / AI, data mining, remote sensing, predictive analytics, etc.) to improve the production, analysis, usage and dissemination of data
   

3.  Supporting rollout of the new global Digital Resilience programme of cybersecurity and information governance with focus on Technology-for-Development and Emergency contexts
   

4.  Supporting the identification, preparedness and implementation of digital platforms for emergencies (i.e.: RapidPro, InForm, DRIP, Primero, HOPE, and IoGT) to ensure swift deployment when needed and adherence to digital resilience principles
   

Adaptability and Flexibility Client Orientation Commitment and Motivation Commitment to Continuous Learning Communication Creativity Empowering Others Ethics and Values Integrity Knowledge Sharing Planning and Organizing Respect for Diversity Technological Awareness Working in Teams

information technology management and data analytics. Experience in a UN organization is an asset.

• Proven working experience as aData Analyst or Business Data Analyst • Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques • Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects etc), databases (SQL etc), programming (XML, Javascript, or ETL frameworks) • Experience using statistical or data presentation packages for analyzing datasets (Power BI, Excel, SPSS, SAS etc), particularly in front-end reporting and dashboards • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners. • Self-motivation and ability to adapt professionally in a challenging environment and work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel • Ability to conceptualize ambiguous problems quickly and use data to explore these problems in a way that guides thinking towards evidence-based conclusion. • Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy

The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; National Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO). Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available. The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up-country destinations. The city is home to some 3,000 UN personnel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP. The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the UNV would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate

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