Statistics Specialist (Health & HIV/AIDS), P-3, DRP, New York Headquarters, USA, #53070

Join our dedicated team and contribute to improving quality, relevance, availability and use of data and contextual information on children and women throughout UNICEF with particular focus on the area of maternal, child and newborn health and HIV/AIDS.

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

For every child, results

For decades, UNICEF has played a crucial role in the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of data about children. UNICEF supports governments to more effectively use data about children to inform investment decisions, policies and programmes, as well as to strengthen national data collection and analysis systems. UNICEF plays a key role in developing, testing and disseminating new data-related tools and methodologies. UNICEF's own data bases and data analyses inform policy dialogue, advocacy and campaigning at country, regional and global levels.

With the emphasis on data in the Sustainable Development Goals and the rapid evolution of data-related technologies, UNICEF's data work will become even more crucial in advancing results for disadvantaged children in the years ahead.

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For more information on UNICEF Data, visit: https://data.unicef.org/

How can you make a difference?

Join our dedicated team and contribute to improving quality, relevance, availability and use of data and contextual information on children and women throughout UNICEF with particular focus on the area of maternal, child and newborn health (MNCH) and HIV/AIDS. You will maintain global database of indicators, analyze and compile data, support the development of new tools for data collection/analysis/interactive visualization/dissemination, and more broadly support the monitoring and reporting on the situation of children and women.

To make a difference, these are some of the main areas you are needed to contribute in:

1. Data collection, compilation, analysis and quality assurance
2. Methodological development and inter-agency partnerships and working groups
3. Analysis of MNCH and HIV/AIDS data implementation
4. Capacity development of countries to monitor MNCH and HIV/AIDS coverage
5. Data dissemination and advocacy through innovative media, including the production of data visualization tools and products

To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

• Advanced university degree (Master's or higher) in demography, public health, social Sciences, epidemiology or statistics.
• A minimum of 5 years of solid work experience at the national or international levels in statistical data processing, data analysis, and development/maintenance of statistical databases with a particular focus on maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) or HIV/AIDS.

Proven experience in:

• Analysing, compiling and presenting data, with a focus on MNCH or HIV/AIDS areas.
• Data analysis and writing to disseminate key data and findings to technical and non-technical audiences, particularly related to MNCH or HIV/AIDS areas.
• Working with STATA or SPSS including code writing and analysis of micro data from household Surveys
• Working with data visualization software like Tableau, R or other similar applications.
• Working with data from household surveys in particular DHS and MICS and its use in policy and programming.
• Conducting extensive literature reviews and summarizing main findings.

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. 

For every Child, you will demonstrate…

Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. To view our competency framework, please click here. 

This position is classified as "rotational" which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty,

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.