Early Warning and Data Analyst

Contract

This is a UNV National Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Specialist contracts.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age: 22 years old. Applicants must be nationals of or legal residents in the country of assignment.

Description of task

Under the direct supervision of the National Peace and Development Advisor and UNDP SDG16+ Portfolio Coordinator, the UN National Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Assist on research, information-gathering and analysis on the context with specific focus on social movements and protests;
• Ensure the data gathering and processing of the online early warning platform called “Crisis Risk Dashboard (CRD)” in close collaboration with UN partners and relevant teams, and identify entry points for using digital technologies in peace work;
• Support and work with a Tunisian NGO in building institutional capacity for information management, data analysis and use of online dashboard for incident-tracking;

Qualifications/Requirements

Required degree level:

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Education - Additional Comments:

University degree (Bachelor’s Degree) in political science, statistics, mathematics, sociology, international relations, international economics, law, public administration, social sciences, computer science, data science, IT and other related areas.

Required experience:

24 Months

Experience remark:

Experience in information management and data analysis, digital skills

Candidates with long-term experience are encouraged to apply. Provided that the respective requirements are met, the assignment might be considered as UN Volunteer expert (15 years of experience), including 40% additional VLA or as UN Volunteer Senior Expert (15 years of experience incl. international experience), including 100% additional VLA.

Language skills:

• French(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• Arabic(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
• English(Optional), Level - Working Knowledge

Area of expertise:

Other information and telecommunications technology experience, Other emergency management experience

Area of expertise details:

Expertise

Mandatory yes/no

Peacebuilding and Reconciliation : Ability to support dialogue and/or peace processes to facilitate recovery and development

yes

Conflict Analysis and Risk Assessment :

Knowledge of conflict analysis and risk assessment concepts and the ability to apply to strategic and/or

practical situations

No

Analysis, Research and drafting skills

Yes

Conflict-Sensitive Programming :

Ability to use methods and tools to monitor conflict triggers and determine impact of various dynamics in conflict-prone situations

No

Gender : Knowledge of gender issues and the ability to apply to strategic and/or practical situations, including analysis of projects from a gender perspective

No

Driving license:

No

Competencies values:

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Creativity, Knowledge Sharing, Professionalism, Technological Awareness, Working in Teams

Application procedure:

* Not yet registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First register your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/signup.

Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

* Already registered in the UNV Talent Pool?

First update your profile at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile.

Then go to ‘My Page’ at https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’ hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

This is a national UN Volunteer assignment, therefore only nationals of Tunisia and legal residents in Tunisia with a residency permit, the status of refugee or with the status of being stateless are eligible to apply.

Candidates with long-term experience are encouraged to apply. Provided that the respective requirements are met, the assignment might be considered as UN Volunteer expert (15 years of experience), including 40% additional VLA or as UN Volunteer Senior Expert (15 years of experience incl. international experience), including 100% additional VLA.

Application deadline: 9 May 2021