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National Consultant: Junior Data and Information Management Officer(11 months (231 workdays, 15 travel days)

Dar es Salaam

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Dar es Salaam
  • Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • Statistics
    • Information Technology and Computer Science
    • Transport and Distribution
    • Documentation and Information Management
  • Closing Date: Closed

The purpose of the consultancy is to updates the documentation regarding its Innovation Portfolio and completes any required documentation update on the INVENT platform,create data tools and visualization systems that generate insights that inform and support programmes in decision making. These will include Emergency data collection and monitoring system, SBCC social listening activities matrix and U-Report, and to be the engagement with UNICEF’s internal and external audiences via the production, revision, editing and publishing of relevant content such as reports, infographics and newsletters or others deemed necessary.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, a champion 

 Innovation unit at UNICEF has been a driving force behind many successful initiatives. Like in most innovations, the majority of those remain as concepts or as pilots that are required to be learned to minimize chance of repetition and of error. At the same time, there are a few innovations that are successful and have been brought to scale. These should be shared and learned with the intention of further sustaining them and possibly even to take successful innovations to new locations and adjust to other programmes. To facilitate this learning, UNICEF launched in 2020 the INVENT platform. INVENT is UNICEF’s global inventory for innovation and T4D projects, it helps focus investments on innovation in line with the organization strategic priorities. INVENT includes innovations of all types: physical product, programming, frugal, innovative financing, data, and digital. INVENT enhances the global visibility of innovative country and regional projects, with the aim of identifying initiatives that have the potential for multi-country and global scale. UNICEF Tanzania has already submitted its catalogue of innovations to INVENT, but some require regular update and there are new interventions that should be catalogued

How can you make a difference? 

  1.  with the support of the Innovation and Knowledge management Specialist, review and update information in INVENT
    • List all projects in portfolio and identify programme stage;
    •  Update portfolio projects;
    •  Regularly conduct landscaping exercises to identify upcoming innovations and requirements for documentation in INVENT;
  2.  Jointly with programme owners design, develop, implement and maintain data information systems
    •  Through interviews document the user and business requirements for data and information systems;
    • Prepare draft documentation about the programme and jointly revise with Innovation and Knowledge Management Specialist
    • Identify suitable data visualization platforms and hosting solutions
    • Create data collection tools and data dashboards. Provide training to end users and data managers if required
  3. Engage UNICEF target audiences with relevant information
    • Build content for UNICEF audiences via relevant channels;
    • Create data visualization and information insights based on data collected and analysed as a response to programmatic needs;

DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Deliverables Detailed breakdown of deliverable Date  Amount
Payment 1
10 Days
Inception Report and Consultancy workplan 24th February 2023 10%
Payment 2 (55 days)
Emergency Repository update & Quarter 1 Progress Report
Quarterly report INVENT update:
- Document the status and relevant information about the programmes
- Prepare and upload draft documentation about programmes and jointly revise with Innovation and Knowledge Management Specialist
- 3x Monthly newsletter and information publications related to Invent, such as the INVENT Amplifier;
Quarterly Data Products report:
- Report on status of data and information products identifying bottlenecks and enablers for utilization.
- Upload data collection forms, reports, presentations and any other knowledge products onto shared drives;
- 3x Monthly newsletter and information publications related to data products (e.g. Talkwalker and / or others)
- Deliver one presentation to the office on findings from Social Listening over Q1 of 2023 based on one dashboard (to be defined);
Quarterly Emergency support report:
- Assist the Emergency Specialist to ensure that Emergency folder on Sharepoint is up to date and reorganized utilizing best Knowledge Management Practices
- Support in the collection, analysis and packaging of data and other relevant information for documents such as SitReps (HAC indicators), donor proposals and reports.
- Support development of maps of humanitarian partners by programs and location;
12th May 2023 15%
Payment 3
(55 days)
EPP update and Quarter 2 Progress Report
Quarterly report INVENT update:
- Document the status and relevant information about the programmes
- Prepare and upload draft documentation about programmes and jointly revise with Innovation and Knowledge Management Specialist
- 3x Monthly newsletter and information publications related to Invent, such as the INVENT Amplifier;
- Deliver one presentation to the office on INVENT navigation;
Quarterly Data Products report:
- Report on status of data and information products identifying bottlenecks and enablers for utilization.
- Upload data collection forms, reports, presentations and any other knowledge products onto shared drives;
- 3x Monthly newsletter and information publications related to data products (e.g. Talkwalker and / or others)
Quarterly Emergency support report:
- Support the update of Emergency Preparedness Platform through the collection and packaging of relevant information;
- Support in the collection, analysis and packaging of data and other relevant information for documents such as SitReps (HAC indicators), donor proposals and reports.
- Review and update maps of humanitarian partners by programs and location (as required)
- Assist in tracking and presenting results achieved by programs as per HAC indicators and funding
- Support management of Emergency folder on Sharepoint
28th July 2023 17%
Payment 4
(55 days)
Quarter 3 Progress Report
Quarterly report INVENT update:
- Document the status and relevant information about the programmes
- Prepare and upload draft documentation about programmes and jointly revise with Innovation and Knowledge Management Specialist
- 3 Monthly newsletter and information publications related to Invent, such as the INVENT Amplifier;
Quarterly Data Products report:
- Report on status of data and information products identifying bottlenecks and enablers for utilization.
- Upload data collection forms, reports, presentations and any other knowledge products onto shared drives;
- 3 Monthly newsletter and information publications related to data products
Quarterly Emergency support report:
- Support in the collection, analysis and packaging of data and other relevant information for documents such as SitReps or other emergency related publications;
- Review and update maps of humanitarian partners by programs and location (as required)
- Assist in tracking and presenting results achieved by programs as per HAC indicators and funding
- Support management of Emergency folder on Sharepoint
- Deliver one presentation to the office on real time data collection tools (InFORM);
13th October 2023 18%
Payment 5
Field Trip 1
Field trip report:
- 3 Page Field Trip report (maximum, excluding annexes) in template agreed before departure
28th July 2023 7%
Payment 6
Field Trip 2
Field trip report:
- 3 Page Field Trip report (maximum, excluding annexes) in template agreed before departure
13th October 2023 6%
Payment 7
Field Trip 3
Field trip report:
- 3 Page Field Trip report (maximum, excluding annexes) in template agreed before departure
31st December 6%
Payment 8
(56 days)
Final Consultancy Report
Quarterly report INVENT update:
- Document the status and relevant information about the programmes
- Prepare and upload draft documentation about programmes and jointly revise with Innovation and Knowledge Management Specialist
- 3 Monthly newsletter and information publications related to Invent, such as the INVENT Amplifier;
Quarterly Data Products report:
- Report on status of data and information products identifying bottlenecks and enablers for utilization.
- Upload data collection forms, reports, presentations and any other knowledge products onto shared drives;
- 3 Monthly newsletter and information publications related to data products
Quarterly Emergency support report:
- Support management of Emergency folder on Sharepoint
- Support the update of Emergency Preparedness Platform through the collection and packaging of relevant information;
- Support in the collection, analysis and packaging of data and other relevant information for documents such as SitReps or other emergency related publications;
-Assist in tracking and presenting pictorials on results achieved by programs as per HAC indicators and funding
End of Consultancy Report (max 10 pages, excluding annexes) detailing success, failures, bottlenecks and enablers for this consultancy
31st December 25%

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

  • Graduate in Computer Science, Statistics or a closely related field;
  • Minimum 6 months of professional experience or equivalent internship;
  • Relevant experience in Human Centered Design, namely interviewing and documenting programme activities;
  • Experience with data collection solutions and database management systems, ideally through Open Data Kit or one of its variations (e.g. Kobo Toolbox, Enketo, ONA, etc);
  • Previous experience building data visualizations through software packages such as PowerBi or Google DataStudio
  • Previous experience in preparing and creating content on SMS and Instant Messaging based technology;
  • Working knowledge of Talkwalker Social Listening software;
  • Fluency in Swahili and English;
  • Previous internship, professional or volunteering experience with CSO’s, NGO’s or United Nations agencies is desirable

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

  To view our competency framework, please visit  here

  UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

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:  

  • The Financial Proposal should include all costs of this assignment including fee, travel costs, accommodation as UNICEF will not pay any DSA.
  • As part of the work the consultant might be required to travel and should contemplate a total of three field trips to engage with target audiences. Each trip is expected to last 5 working days and tentative locations are Kigoma, Zanzibar and Dodoma
  • The consultant will be evaluated 75% on technical proposal/P11 form and 25% on financial proposal (inclusive of all cost for this assignment
  • Consultant will be required to sign the Health statement for consultants prior to taking up the assignment, and to document that they have appropriate health insurance, including Medical Evacuation

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

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. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts. 

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