Social and Behaviour Change Research and Data Specialist at UNICEF, Abuja, Nigeria

Deadline: 31 March 2023

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Social and Behaviour Change Research and Data Specialist in Abuja, Nigeria.

UNICEF works for a world in which every child has a fair chance in life.

Key Jobs Responsibilities

The Social and Behaviour Change Research and Data Specialist will perform the following functions:

• Design and establish SBC evidence system.
• Design and supervision of SBC-related implementation research
• Provide specific support on monitoring of SBC interventions including the development/update of country and state data monitoring mechanism, tools, and reports.
• Strengthen capacity UNICEF SBC staff, partners and government in SBC research design, planning, implementation, processing, and analysis

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must have:

• An advanced degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Data Science, Public Health, Machine Learning, Economics, or any other related field.
• 5 year’s of responsible work experience in social sciences research and data analysis, preferentially including experience in/with developing countries, with practical experience in developing methodologies and tools to inform action/programmes/ policies.
• Applicants with three (3) years of experience with Ph.D. degree will also be considered.
• Experience analyzing data from social monitoring systems, monitoring and evaluation work, or other survey work.
• Experience performing data extraction, cleaning, analysis and presentation for medium to large datasets.
• Excellent writing skills, planning and coordination skills, with proven ability to work independently.
• Previous work with UNICEF is an added advantage.
• Fluency in English and another UN language.
• Local working language of the duty station an asset

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their applications through online process.

For more information, visit UNICEF.