Statistics & Monitoring Specialist, P-3, Programme Division - New York Headquarters, USA, #86262

Join our dedicated team and be responsible for the creation, modification, cleaning, maintenance and analysis of subnational (including community) level data for health, CRVS and Immunization program monitoring and evaluation. You will also be responsible for generating reports based on these data and providing technical assistance to Other Units of the Health and Child Protection Sections, as Well as to Regional and Country Offices on data, including database entry, cleaning, maintenance, and analysis.

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, health.

UNICEF has an extensive global health presence, and strong partnerships with governments and non-governmental organizations at national and community levels. On a daily basis we work to bring practical solutions to the women and children at greatest risk. UNICEF knows what it takes to ensure the survival and health of children and women.

UNICEF approaches all threats to child health – and there are many – with extensive experience, efficient logistics and creativity.

Achieving high coverage of effective child survival and nutrition interventions requires appropriate monitoring and evaluation (M&E), as well as a clear understanding of which implementation strategies best support coverage and scale up of the interventions. It is crucial to have standardized, clean, organized and available data to conduct this monitoring and evaluation.

For more information on the UNICEF Health section, visit: https://www.unicef.org/health/ 

How can you make a difference? 
Join our dedicated team and be responsible for the creation, modification, cleaning, maintenance and analysis of subnational (including community) level data for health, CRVS and Immunization program monitoring and evaluation.

You will also be responsible for generating reports based on these data and providing technical assistance to Other Units of the Health and Child Protection Sections, as well as to Regional and Country Offices on data, including database entry, cleaning, maintenance, and analysis, of which many countries supported are in Francophone Africa.

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

1. Maintenance of Health, CRVS & Immunization Program Monitoring data
2. Data collation and analysis, supporting offices at the global, regional and country level
3. Capacity building of country offices to collect, enter and maintain program monitoring data
4. Providing an efficient and effective ways to disseminate products and make data accessible

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

• Advanced university degree (Master's or higher) in statistics, Computer Science, information technology, public health or other related field is required.
• At least five years of work experience at national and international levels in information systems, data management, statistical analysis, and data interpretation and use in Sectors of concern to UNICEF, and more specifically 2 years of experience in the area of health is required.
• Strong analytic and computer skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), data bases (such as Access, Devinfo or similar), and statistical analysis software (such as SAS, SPSS, Stata or similar) required. Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems Software (ArcGIS, QGIS) is an asset.
• Experience with digital health platforms such as DHIS2, OpenMRS, iHRIS, OpenHIE, CommCare, Rapid Pro, etc.
• Fluency in English and French required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

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.