Data Processing for MENA SDG report United Nations Children's Fund Experience: 3 to 5 Years Amman, Jordan Apply By: 24-11-2024

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The year 2025 marks five years to the SDG endline in 2030 and is an opportune time to review progress towards the targets that have been set. UNICEF Middle East and North Africa plans to produce a report on the progress towards child-related SDGs and is seeking a consultant to prepare a database on child-related SDGs for the region, review global and regional methodologies for SDG progress assessment and conduct preliminary analytical work to assess the strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches to SDG progress assessment for the region. This work will draw inspiration from the global SDG benchmarking of child-related SDGs produced by D&A/DAPM as well as regional assessments of SDG progress prepared by UN-ESCWA and the Islamic Development Bank, among others.  

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

• An advanced University degree (master’s or PhD) in in Economics, Demography, Statistics, Social Policy, Computer Science or other related technical field with significant analysis or quantitative research background is required.
• At least 5 years experience in analysis using multi-country global databases such as the SDG indicators
• Experience of statistical methodologies for trend analysis and clustering approaches.
• Experience with statistical software (preferably R) and extracting information from global data flows maintained by UN agencies (SDMX/APIs). 
• Excellent writing skills.

Languages:

• Excellent command in written and spoken English required.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/577333

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