Consultancy: Individual Consultant to Qualitative Data Analysis (MAXQDA) – Director’s Office, PD, NYHQ – Req # 535479

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Consultancy Title: Individual Consultant to Qualitative Data Analysis (MAXQDA)

Section/Division/Duty Station: PD Director’s Office/NYHQ

Duration: 5 months

 

About UNICEF

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

 

BACKGROUND

The Strategic Monitoring Questions (SMQs) are one of the tools through which UNICEF’s programme division collects data to monitor and guide its work against the UNICEF Strategic Plan 2018–2021 (SP). The SMQs through a single UNICEF system detail a list of questions that are filled by all of UNICEF’s country offices at the end of the year. The questions and answers are then reviewed for their quality and used as inputs for calculating the SP indicators and other indicators that are part of global monitoring programmes. SMQs and indicators are then analyzed to establish a clear understanding against the relevant targets of the Strategic Plan.  

In 2019, in a joint effort that integrated PD, DAPM and ICT, a SMQ Data Portal (based on PowerBI) was launched and made available for country offices. The portal allows for countries to visualize their SMQ answers in comparison to other countries, as well as how they are integrated into regional and global numbers

 

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

Package 1: Building capacity in PD and setting up the search parameters. 1-pager report the delivery of tasks as outlined.

Package 2: Update of current database. 1- pager report on update to the database

Package 3: extracting and analyzing data. 1-pager report on support provided

Tasks:

1.         Train focal points on the general use of MAXQDA;

2.         Train and work with PD focal points of the different Sections/Units to help them identifying the appropriate search parameters to be used in the qualitative analysis; 

3.         Test the search parameters (on current database) and help Sections/Units to refine them;

4.         Validate a preliminary list of parameters to be used to extract data early 2021;

 

Qualifications

 

(1) Education

•           Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognized institution in IT,

•           Statistics, quantitative methods, economics, international development studies or related field

2) Work experience

•           Demonstrated expertise in using MaxQDA;

•           Minimum two years of professional experience in data management and visualization; 

•           Experience and familiarity with UN/UNICEF planning and monitoring tools are a plus; 

•           Fluent in spoken and written English.

•           Strong organizational, planning, and analytical skills

•           Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

•           Good judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, tact and discretion.

•           Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and ability to establish harmonious working relations in a multicultural environment.

 

Requirements:

–           Cover letter and Financial proposal that will include:

–           your daily/monthly rate (in US$)

o          travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required

o          Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.

o          Indicate your availability

–           Completed Personal History Form (P11) or UNICEF Talent Management Systems profile

–           Copy of academic credentials

–           Sample portfolio

At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.

Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory 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.

U.S. Visa information:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, culture, appearance, socio-economic status, ability, age, religious and ethnic backgrounds 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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.