Home-based Consultancy: Child Protection Information Management Consultant (35 working days; with travel as needed) - Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO)

Consultant Programme & Policy

Overview

Provide technical support for data systems addressing refugee and migrant children needs.

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in information technology, computer science, computer engineering, or data science, statistics, economics or other technical disciplines
• A minimum of 3 years work experience related to data system assessment, data improvement planning, data transformation, and database management strategies
• Proven technical expertise in conducting data landscape analysis and data systems assessments
• Ability to integrate data privacy and protection, and more in general, knowledge of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and analytical skills

Contract

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment

The presence of a data systems integration, management, and analysis at national level related to data on refugee and migrant children is critical due to the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine and the refugee response of host countries in Europe in 2023, reflected in multiple sources and types of data on refugee and migrant children produced and maintained to monitor, report, evaluate and in general adequately inform action around the refugee response, and to continuously assess data needs and progress made in countries in collecting and reporting data on refugee and migrant children and strengthening corresponding national data systems.

Background

Significant escalation of the conflict in Ukraine has resulted in increased humanitarian needs and population displacement within and outside of the country. There are several entities at country level producing data on children from Ukraine and other refugee and migrant children, including unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) and those evacuated from alternative care arrangements in Ukraine, collected through different tools, stored in varying formats, sourced, and structured in different ways. The efficiency and effectiveness of the national refugee responses are enhanced with relevant, systematically updated, and accessible data on refugee and migrant children, through strong data systems, analysis and sharing. The UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO) seeks support from an experienced professional in data landscape analysis including data systems assessment and improvement and data management to provide technical support to selected country teams in their support to government partners and other key stakeholders to integrate data on refugee and migrant children into the national statistical systems and to strengthen the existing data systems with a view to improve the availability, quality and comparability of data on refugee and migrant children in host countries, in particular on UASC and children evacuated from alternative care arrangements in Ukraine.

Scope of Work

As part of the overall efforts of UNICEF ECARO to strengthen Ukraine refugee response data on UASC, evacuated children and other groups of the refugee and migrant child population in hosting countries and UNICEF ECARO’s regional project on ‘Integration of children refugees and migrants in the host EU countries’ (covering: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic), the consultant will:

• Support selected host country teams in the collection, management, analysis and visualisation of data on refugee and migrant children, especially UASC and children evacuated from alternative care arrangements in Ukraine.
• Support selected host country teams and their national partners in analysing the data landscape on refugee and migrant children including the level of integration of the data into the national statistical systems and possible data gaps. Eventually, the consultant will advise on what additional information may be needed through strengthening of available data collection instruments and systems or additional data collection, and how data quality and comparability may be improved. This may also include the identification and recommendations on efficient ways to support the automatization of refugee and migrant children data management processes, especially linking, collecting, cleaning, and analysing and visualizing data in replicable manner and using low maintenance processes and systems.
• Prepare end of mission/handover report to ensure follow-up actions and continuity.

The consultant will further assess any specialised technical support needs that country teams may have, e.g., in enhancing data processing and work with data visualisation technologies, in the design and development of relevant data visualisation products, such as interactive dashboards, maps, and data storytelling products, or in structuring and implementing Extract Transform Load (ETL) flows to automate extraction, cleaning, and streamlining of relevant data flows from multiple sources/producers.

The consultant may need to liaise with existing national data/response coordination mechanisms and/or technical experts in governments, United Nations agencies, UNICEF divisions and sectors and implementing partners, NGOs, companies, and other organisations, as required, in order to analyse and help building/strengthening an integrated data environment on refugee and migrant children in the selected countries. This will support refugee response planning and programming, and increase accountability to affected child populations, and ensure timely availability of quality data on refugee and migrant children in the selected countries.

The data sources that will have to be analysed may include but are not limited to KoboCollect surveys, data collected through ActivityInfo, child protection management information systems, Primero, (multi-sectoral) needs assessments, and the relevant databases and systems from governments and other organisations, covering data on refugee and migrant children.

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks / Milestone******Deliverables / Outputs******Timeline / DeadlineReview data collection, management, analysis and visualisation of data on refugee and migrant children in the selected host countries, especially data on UASC and children evacuated from alternative care arrangements in Ukraine, and propose improvements to the processes and outputs, as neededBrief report summarizing the results of the country reviews including country-specific recommendations on improvements to processes and outputs12 working days;

Between June and Sept 2023

Analyse in selected host countries the data landscape on refugee and migrant children including the level of integration of the data into the national statistical systems and possible data gaps and make recommendations for improvements including the automatization of refugee and migrant children data management processes, if needed. Assess also any specialized technical support needs the country teams may have and reflect in the recommendationsBrief country-specific reports on the results of the data landscape analysis including recommendations for improvements22 working days;

Between June and Nov 2023

Prepare end of mission/handover report to ensure follow-up actions and continuityEnd of mission/handover report1 working day;

By November 2023

Estimated Duration of the Contract

35 working days (between May and November 2023)

Consultant's Work Place and Official Travel

The assignment will be home-based.

As part of this assignment, travel to countries hosting refugees from Ukraine will take place (as needed). Travel to up to 3 countries are expected for a duration of 3-5 days in each country. Travel costs will be reimbursed per UNICEF travel policy.

Travel Clause

• All UNICEF rules and regulations related to travel of Consultants apply.
• All travels shall be undertaken only upon the prior written approval by UNICEF.
• The consultant must be fit to travel, be in a possession of the valid UN BSAFE certificate, obligatory inoculation(s) and have a valid own travel/medical insurance and an immunization/vaccination card.

Estimated Cost of the Consultancy & Payment Schedule

Payment will be made on submission of an invoice and satisfactory completion of the above-mentioned deliverables. Please indicate a professional fee based on 35 working days to undertake this assignment.

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

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in information technology, computer science, computer engineering, or data science, statistics, economics or other technical disciplines
• A minimum of 3 years work experience related to data system assessment, data improvement planning, data transformation, and database management strategies
• Proven technical expertise in conducting data landscape analysis and data systems assessments and managing data capture, processing and storage, for analysing diverse datasets, and presenting information in understandable visualizations
• Ability to integrate data privacy and protection, and more in general, knowledge of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Having experience in managing data on refugee and migrant children and/or child protection data will be an asset
• Having experience in development or especially in the humanitarian sector will be an asset
• Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and analytical skills

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS), and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 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.

Remarks:

Please include a full CV and Financial Proposal in your application. Additionally, indicate your availability and professional fee (in USD) to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a professional fee will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants 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.

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