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Consultancy Title: Immunization Data Management Consultancy
Duration: Oct 1, 2025 - Sept 30, 2028
Division/Duty Station: Health and HIV Unit/Data and Analytics/DAPM, NYHQ
Home/ Office Based: Remote
BACKGROUND
Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:
Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:
Work Assignment Overview/Deliverables and Outputs/Delivery deadline
Data management and Quality Assurance
1. Implement routine updates for the immunisation database, ensuring it reflects the latest information accurately
- Updated immunisation database reflecting latest information up to August 2025
31 Oct 2025
- Updated immunisation database reflecting latest information up to August 2026.
31 Oct 2026
- Updated immunisation database reflecting latest information up to August 2027
31 Oct 2027
2. Identify the mother districts for newly established districts
- District mapping reference file documenting mother districts in 2 countries
30 Nov 2025
- New (2 countries) and updated (2 countries from 2025) district mapping reference files in 4 countries
30 Nov 2026
- New (2 countries) and updated (2 countries from 2026) district mapping reference files in 4 countries
30 Nov 2027
3. Develop the templates and codes to correct inconsistent admin1 and admin2 region names, join on mother district names and export cleaned subnational datasets.
- Developed generalized reproducible code scripts and templates for cleaning and harmonising region names in 2 countries
31 Dec 2025
- Develop code for 2 new countries and update the code in 2 countries from 2025 to capture newly established region/districts
31 Dec 2026
- Develop code for 2 new countries and update the code in 2 countries from 2026 to capture newly established region/districts
4. Conduct a thorough review of the existing subnational and monthly immunization databases by identifying DQ issue and inconsistent admin1 and admin2 region names over time
- 2 data quality reports highlighting inconsistencies of admin1/admin2 region names and overall data quality situation in 2 countries
31 Jan 2026
- 2 data quality reports highlighting inconsistencies of admin1/admin2 region names and overall data quality situation in 2 new countries
31 Jan 2027
- 2 data quality reports highlighting inconsistencies of admin1/admin2 region names and overall data quality situation in 2 countries
31 Jan 2028
5. Search pre-approved geographical information websites for shapefiles and compare with subnational regions in the latest country-reported data to find the best matched shapefile for mapping and merge with the subnational dataset
- Validated shapefile library and merged geospatial dataset with subnational immunisation data in 2 countries
28 Feb 2026
- Updated shapefile library by reflecting newly established region/districts for 2 countries from 2026 and validate shapefile for 2 new countries
28 Feb 2027
- Updated shapefile library by reflecting newly established region/districts for 2 countries from 2027 and validate shapefile for 2 new countries
28 Feb 2028
6. Integrate stock-out and outbreak data supplied by UNICEF to the subnational dataset
- Integrated 2018-2025 dataset with stock-out and outbreak information appended
31 Mar 2026
- Update the integrated dataset with the latest information in 2026
31 Mar 2027
- Update the integrated dataset with the latest information in 2027
31 Mar 2028
Data Analytics and visualization
7. Compute subnational immunization and health related estimates and confidence intervals using survey microdata where available or extract subnational immunization and health related estimates from the survey final reports where microdata is not available
- Subnational estimates dataset containing immunisation and health indicators with confidence intervals using survey conducted by 2025
31 Apr 2026
- Subnational estimates dataset containing immunisation and health indicators with confidence intervals using survey conducted by 2026
31 Apr 2027
- Subnational estimates dataset containing immunisation and health indicators with confidence intervals using survey conducted by 2026
31 Apr 2028
Qualifications
Education: Advanced University degree in data science, computer science, demography, public health, social sciences, epidemiology, statistics, or related field
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required *:
Requirements:
Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and
- Upload copy of academic credentials
- Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :
- Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
- At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
- Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.
U.S. Visa information:
With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here
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:
Individuals engaged under a consultancy 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. Consultants 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.