Individual National Data Visualization Consultant, Harare, Zimbabwe (207 days)- Open to Zimbabwe Nationals Only

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UNICEF has been operating in Zimbabwe since 1982. We are a team of passionate professionals committed to the protection and fulfillment of children’s rights. 

Supporting the Government’s vision of a prosperous and empowered upper-middle-income society, the country programme is aimed at contributing to sustainable socioeconomic development that provides all children, including adolescents, with opportunities to fulfil their potential, lead a healthy life, access quality learning and protection and meaningfully participate in society.

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UNICEF Zimbabwe is seeking to hire an innovative and self-motivated Individual Data Visualization Consultant.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

UNICEF Zimbabwe Country Office is seeking a Data Visualization Consultant to support the Health and Nutrition Section in enhancing data visualization efforts. The consultant will play a crucial role in transforming complex data into visually appealing and easy-to-understand formats, aiding in evidence-based decision-making and communication strategies. Data should be made accessible to people and institutions leveraging innovative approaches, particularly digital tools. By promoting and supporting graphical visualization of data, UNICEF can help facilitate not only the monitoring of results for women and children but also gaining a better understanding of the environment that enable their rights to be realized and nurtured.

BACKGROUND:

 Zimbabwe is witnessing a shift in the populations’ health needs largely due to demographic, epidemiological and socioeconomic transition. This triad requires transforming health systems to meet the emerging challenges through strengthening primary health care (PHC). The shift in the population’s health needs requires a concerted focus on primary health care delivery, specifically focusing on maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health, and nutrition within a broader context of consolidated and streamlined Primary Health Care (PHC).

Efforts by the Government and its partners to address issues impacting maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health, and nutrition, are yielding some measurable progress. With 85.5% of institutional birth rates, Zimbabwe has one of the highest institutional deliveries with skilled birth attendants, in the region. Yet, maternal, and neonatal outcomes have not improved to the extent expected, suggesting challenges in quality of care. Maternal mortality rate (MMR) is still extremely high despite recent positive trends. According to the 2022 census, (MMR) has reduced to 362 deaths per 100,000 live births, while Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) rose slightly from 29/1,000 live births to 32/1,0002 live births in 2019 (MICS, 2019), despite nationwide efforts to improve neonatal resuscitation, essential newborn care, and care for small and sick neonates. The country has also seen a resurgence of humanitarian crises including measles, cholera, polio outbreaks and now El Nino.

UNICEF believes that problems that go unmeasured often go unsolved; and that consistent, credible, real-time data about children’s situations are critical to the improvement of their lives – and indispensable to realizing the rights of every child.  UNICEF Zimbabwe Country Office is utilizing, real-time data-collection tools, mobile-based and other data sources to monitor the reach of UNICEF-supported interventions and emergency response.  It is important to go beyond the exercise of data collection and ensure that data is packaged and delivered timely and in a format that is easy to understand. Timely and visual reporting of data is essential for informed decisions, equitable, and more likely to protect children’s rights in Zimbabwe.

UNICEF Zimbabwe is actively engaging with key actors in the Health Sector and other Statistical Systems in strengthening the production and analysis of data. Ongoing initiatives include the development of a virtual situational analysis of children and situation analysis for women and children in humanitarian response. These initiatives require the technical assistance of a data visualisation consultant to support key stakeholders in strengthening data analysis and ultimately its use in planning, policy, and monitoring of women and children including their enabling environment.

Scope of Work

The Consultant will support UNICEF Health and Nutrition Section and other sections in database management and analytics using appropriate data visualization technology, preferably Microsoft Power BI. The Consultant will work collaboratively with the Deputy Representative’s Office, T4D, Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation (PME) section, and programme staff as well as selected partners as may be necessary on how to effectively communicate data and information through data visualizations charts, graphs, dashboards, and other dissemination and communication platforms, that are relevant, engaging, and innovative.

Major tasks and deliverables: 

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in public health, health policy, health economics, international relations, diplomatic studies, computer science, health systems strengthening or a related field  
• Experience: Previous experience working on Health and Nutrition dashboards and emergency response dashboards
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset. 
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of a local language is an asset. 

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• Knowledge of data management, analytics and visualization tools including Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, and other similar tools.
• At least 2 years of substantive experience in data visualization (preferably using Microsoft Power BI), in data management (such as Tableau and similar tools), data analysis (SPSS, SAS), and/or and relevant media arts and sciences.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and analyze complex information and/or large data sets and translate them for use in interactive data visualizations for the web and other media.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple diverse groups across team.
• Ability to work on multiple projects at one time.
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills – strong oral, written communication, and presentations skills as evidenced by publications or cover letter; and
• A strong commitment to delivering timely and high-quality results.
• Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel and other statistical packages

Desirable 

Working within the UN system in particular UNICEF is an added advantage

Further details can be found in the attached Terms of Reference  Data Visualization Consultant.pdf 

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:  

Interested and qualified applicants should submit their applications including technical and financial proposals that details the full estimated cost of the consultancy.

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.