Education Data Analyst Consultant, Data & Analytics Section - Education - UNICEF Office of Strategy and Evidence - Innocenti, Florence, Italy / Remote with travel, 8, 5 months, # 596534
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. 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.
Job Purpose
The UNICEF Data & Analytics (D&A) Education team supports countries in making better use of the education data they already hold. Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) record who is enrolled, where and in which grade, while household surveys such as the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) capture which children are out of school, how they progress through the system and whether they are learning. Used separately, each source gives only a partial picture of education system performance. Under the MICS-EMIS and MICS-EAGLE initiative, UNICEF is working with countries to help make education data more usable and reproducible focusing on both household survey data (MICS) and EMIS data. This consultancy aims to contribute to this initiative by analyzing and improving the utilization of education data.
Responsibilities
The consultant will be responsible for analyzing education data from various sources, including EMIS and household surveys (MICS). This will involve cleaning, processing, and transforming raw data into usable formats for policy and programmatic decision-making. The consultant will work closely with country teams and global education specialists to understand data needs and provide analytical support. Key tasks include developing analytical frameworks, generating reports and visualizations, and identifying trends and patterns in education data. The consultant will also contribute to the development and refinement of data collection tools and methodologies, ensuring data quality and consistency. Furthermore, the role involves collaborating with stakeholders to promote data literacy and the effective use of data for evidence-based interventions. The consultant will support the MICS-EMIS and MICS-EAGLE initiative by ensuring that education data is more usable and reproducible, focusing on both household survey data and EMIS data.
Work Experience
At least 5 years of experience working with data, including experience with household survey data or large-scale national/international assessment datasets (e.g., MICS, DHS).
Skills
Experience with R and RAG, Experience with household survey data, Experience with large-scale national/international assessment datasets (MICS, DHS), Data analysis, Data cleaning and processing, Data visualization, Report writing, Statistical analysis, Problem-solving, Collaboration, Communication