Consultancy – Business Analyst/Project Coordinator – Real Time Data Strategy, Data and Analytics (D&A) Section, DAPM NYHQ

Consultancy Title: Business Analyst/Project Coordinator – Real Time Data Strategy 

Section/Division/Duty Station: Data and Analytics (D&A) Section, DAPM New York

Duration:  6 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 fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

Under the supervision and guidance of the supervisor, the consultant is responsible for identifying, proposing, developing and coordinating, activities as well as the execution of project, in coordination with identified divisional focal points and stream leads. Will also collaborate with business stakeholders at HQ, RO, and CO levels in identifying gaps in existing products and systems, while promoting and communicating use of existing corporate data products, information systems and solutions. 

Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks:

• Establish, maintain and tracked project plan with project activities, resourcing and timeline.
• Conduct requirement gathering sessions and document requirements, identify gaps in existing solutions and propose interventions in consultation with stakeholders and key users.
• Support gathering, curation, validation, of detailed business requirements and feedback related to data products, solutions and desired features and functionalities from HQ stakeholders, UNICEF Country and Regional offices.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary and multi stakeholder team activities related to the project. Act as a liaison for business requirements and required results between business divisions and ICTD
• Prepare communication plans, communication/outreach artifacts, project communications and presentations to senior management and other audiences.
• Carry out change management activities, promote knowledge of data products, solutions, standardization and re-use.
• Engagement with key staff/focal points in partner divisions to plan project delivery
• Support divisions and divisional focal points in project activities, project delivery as necessary;
• Any other tasks as required by the supervisor.

Qualifications

(1) Education

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Management, Management information systems, computer science or other related social science field.

2) Work experience

• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant work experience, at the national and international levels in coordination and project management working with globally distributed teams.
• Prior field experience in Data Collection/Analysis, Monitoring & Evaluation, Reporting processes in Public Sector with humanitarian and fragile contexts.
• Relevant experience in one or more of the following areas: emerging data sources and analytics and leveraging information for programme and policy advocacy, business intelligence, real time monitoring system and knowledge management will be an advantage.

3) Competencies

• Ability to work remotely and collaboratively with disbursed teams in multiple time zones.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required. Knowledge of an additional UN Language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is considered an asset.

Requirements:

• Completed profile in UNICEF’s e-Recruitment system and provide Personal History Form (P11) Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include:
• your daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference (can be downloaded here: https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_consultancy_assignments.html 
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
• 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 values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.