Data Visualization Consultant, LACRO, PANAMA (Home-Based 11.5 months)

Consultant Programme & Policy Monitoring & Evaluation

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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, evidence

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 more information about UNICEF and its work. (www.unicef.org/lac).

To fulfill its mandate, the availability and utilization of high-quality, timely data on the situation of children in the region as well as the progress towards programmatic results is indispensable. UNICEF LACRO has identified a number of strategic challenges the monitoring function is facing in the region. These include a lack of timely and in-depth data analysis, the underutilization of available data for planning and decision making, and a weak data culture.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF is seeking services of a data visualization specialist to carry out the activities necessary to support the analysis and visualization of data related to children.

This consultancy will contribute to strengthening data culture in the regional and country offices by improving data analysis and visualization capabilities. Under the supervision of the Regional Monitoring Specialist, the incumbent will be responsible for the cleaning, analysis and visualization of other data related to children, as well as strengthen data-related capacities of country offices in the region.

The consultant is expected to present technical information and findings easily understood by the programme sectors and the management, such as data visualization and narrative writing.

Specific Tasks:

The main responsibilities and tasks are outlined below:

1. Analyze and produce visualizations of regional programme results
   1. Clean raw data provided by country offices and through UNICEF corporate data systems
   2. Support the quality control of programme data
   3. Visualize change in key indicators according to programme staff’s needs
   4. Conduct additional analysis to identify trends
2. Capacity building support
   1. Identify capacity building needs for data visualization
   2. Prepare a capacity development plan
   3. Support capacity building on data visualization through webinars and/or one-on-one support
3. Conduct additional data analysis and visualization as required

The incumbent will provide weekly updates of the progress of work and participate in weekly coordination calls with the regional monitoring and planning specialists (LACRO). The consultant will respect the confidentiality of any data used for the project. Unless publicly available, the documents and datasets shared with the consultant can only be used of the tasks outlined in these terms of reference. Each deliverable will undergo several rounds of review and feedback by the regional monitoring specialist. All products compiled and/or produced under this contract are the intellectual property of UNICEF. The consultant will work from home using own equipment and stationery. No travel is expected for this consultancy.

Expected Results:

• Monthly activity log with the activities, type of support, date and time spent for each task specified clearly.
• Analyze and produce visualizations of regional programme results
  • Development and timely update of regional results dashboard
  • Script for data quality control and analysis
• Capacity building support
  • Capacity building need analysis
  • Capacity development plan
  • Implementation of capacity development plan

• Produce other data reports as needed

• Monthly activity log with the activities, type of support, date and time spent for each task specified clearly.

• Analyze and produce visualizations of regional programme results
  • Development and timely update of regional results dashboard
  • Script for data quality control and analysis
• Capacity building support
  • Capacity building need analysis
  • Capacity development plan
  • Implementation of capacity development plan

• Produce other data reports as needed

• Monthly activity log with the activities, type of support, date and time spent for each task specified clearly.

• Analyze and produce visualizations of regional programme results
  • Development and timely update of regional results dashboard
  • Script for data quality control and analysis
• Capacity building support
  • Capacity building need analysis
  • Capacity development plan
  • Implementation of capacity development plan
• Produce other data reports as needed

Deliverables

Description

Duration

[in days]

Expected deadline

Monthly activity log, including other data reports

12

Third working day of every month for the previous month

Capacity building support

Capacity building needs analysis

3

28 Feb 2023

Capacity development plan

5

28 Feb 2023

Implementation of capacity building plan

10

Ongoing until 10 Oct 2023

Visualizations of regional programme

results

Finalization of regional results dashboard

20

31 Jan 2023

Update of existing dashboard

10

31 May 2023

Support COs and RO on data visualization

20

Ongoing until November 2023

total

80 days

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

• Education: At least first university degree in social sciences, communications, geography, statistics, or related discipline with training in data management and visualization
• Work Experience:
  • At least 3 years in research, quantitative data analysis, data visualization, data or research communication, monitoring or related fields, with strong experience in visualizing data
  • Demonstrated experience in creating data visualizations in PowerBI
  • Familiarity with UN systems data structures would be an asset
• Languages: Fluency in Spanish and English is required.
• Technical Knowledge:**** Must be familiar / experienced with the following computer skills:
  • Advanced knowledge of data visualization in PowerBI is required; alternatively a strong track record in other data visualization software may be considered;
  • Experience in data wrangling and organizing of messy data sets
  • Proficiency in at least one statistical software and/or programming language such as R, Python, Stata, SPSS
  • Proficiency in using Excel or other data processing software for data analysis and data wrangling
• Other Skills:
  • Proven ability to communicate complex findings in simple and impactful ways
  • Ability to work with tight deadlines, take initiative, be pro-active and work in a multi-cultural environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective relationships with UNICEF country offices.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS)

UNICEF competencies: building and maintains partnerships, demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness, drive to achieve results for impact, innovates and embraces change, manages ambiguity and complexity, thinks and acts strategically and works collaboratively with others.

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

Administrative details:

Supervision: Regional Monitoring Specials will provide quality assurance and oversight for the consultant’s work with substantial feedback on the quality of the work.

Workplace: Home-based. No travels involved

How to Apply? Application should be submitted online and should include:

• Resume (no longer than two pages)
• Cover Letter (no longer than one page)
• Financial proposal for the products
• Two (2) samples of past work related to data visualization (one sample) and data manipulation (one sample, script/ code). The submitted samples of past work need to be original work completed by the candidate only and may be submitted as files or provided via links.

Only complete applications will be accepted, which include a financial proposal and samples of past work.

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

Duration of contract: Estimated start date of this consultancy is the second week of December 2022 for a period of 11.5 months.

Insurance: The selected contractor must demonstrate a proof of medical insurance prior to the beginning of the consultancy and must be valid for the entire duration of the contract. In duty stations where UNICEF provides medical evacuation, the medical insurance that the contractor holds should include provisions for medical evacuation.

Vacancy Announcement Remarks:

Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted. UNICEF reserves the right to make additional assessment of the pre-selected candidates.

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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and 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.

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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