Information Management Consultant (Nationals only) Nairobi, Kenya, Hybrid + travel

Consultant Monitoring & Evaluation

Overview

Provide specialized technical expertise for information management and analytical systems.

You have:

• Advanced university degree (Master's) in Data Science, Statistics, Information Management, Computer Science, Economics, Monitoring and Evaluation, or related field.
• A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in information management, data analytics, monitoring and evaluation, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing data integration systems with multiple data sources (programme, financial, and partner datasets).
• Proven track record in advanced data analysis and visualization, including development of dashboards (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools).
• Experience in cross-sectoral analysis within development or humanitarian contexts, linking programme results, population reach, and financial data.
• Experience working with large and complex datasets, including data cleaning, harmonization, and development of data structures and protocols.
• English is required.
• Prior experience with UN agencies, UNICEF, or similar international organizations is highly desirable, particularly familiarity with Results-Based Management (RBM) frameworks and corporate systems (e.g., RAM, eTools).

Contract

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Contract Duration: 12 months

Working arrangement: Hybrid + travel

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.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. 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 professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

The consultant will provide specialized, cross-sectoral technical expertise to design, refine, and institutionalize advanced information management and analytical systems. The assignment will cut across all UNICEF programme and cross-cutting sections and corporate systems, with a focus on strengthening data integration, advancing analytical capacity, and automating scalable tools for evidence-based decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

1. Data Consolidation and Management
2. Data Quality:
3. Information Systems Development
4. Data Analysis and Reporting
5. Stakeholder Engagement
6. Capacity Strengthening and Knowledge Transfer

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR TMC0002340.pdf

Minimum requirements:

• Minimum requirements:
• Education: Advanced university degree (Master`s) in one of the following fields: Data Science, Statistics, Information Management, Computer Science, Economics, Monitoring and Evaluation, or a related field in social sciences or development studies
• Work Experience:
• A minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in information management, data analytics, monitoring and evaluation, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing data integration systems, including working with multiple data sources (programme, financial, and partner datasets).
• Proven track record in advanced data analysis and visualization, including development of dashboards (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools).
• Experience in cross-sectoral analysis within development or humanitarian contexts, including linking programme results, population reach, and financial data.
• Experience working with large and complex datasets, including data cleaning, harmonization, and development of data structures and protocols.
• Language Requirements: English is required
• Desirables : Prior experience with UN agencies, UNICEF, or similar international organizations is highly desirable, particularly familiarity with Results-Based Management (RBM) frameworks and corporate systems (e.g., RAM, eTools).

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 template TMC0002340.docx
• A detailed technical proposal: proposed methodology and approach to the assignment

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.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

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