Data and Analytics Consultant at UNICEF, Remote, 3 Months, £Contract Rate

Contract Duration- 3 months

Working arrangement: Home based/ Remote

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

EOF wants to recruit a Consultant (Data and Analytics) to support the development of EOF’s data science platform. This gives the opportunity to utilize some new extensive datasets and advanced machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) libraries.

Scope of Work:

Data Management
• Onboarding and structuring datasets into Azure platform.
• Sourcing interesting data and onboarding into data environment.
• Permission and data system maintenance.

Data Analytics
• Cleaning and analysing data; primarily using Python.
• Assisting with advance analytics using Databricks & machine learning libraries.
• Assisting in iteration of modelling and coding infrastructure.

Visualisations
• Assisting in the development of visualizations.
• Sourcing and trialling of third-party visualisation software.
• Working with wider EOF team to refine visualizations.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  Terms of Reference TMC0001529.pdf

Remarks:  If the TOR and financial proposal documents are not visible on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

Minimum requirements:

Education:

A degree in data science, analytics, statistics, economics, applied mathematics, finance, or a related field, is required. A Masters degree in a relevant subject is preferred but not required.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of 1 year of relevant professional experience in data science, computer science, finance, statistics, economics, business, or a related field, is required.
• Proven experience with data science through projects or working experience.
• Proven experience with relevant tools such as PowerBI, MapBox, DataBricks.
• Proven experience working in the education sector, preferably in a development context.
• Proven experience with outcomes-based financing or innovative finance models is highly desirable.