Result of Service
The Data Specialist will deliver quality-assured, structured, and interoperable datasets, supported by documented data pipelines, and ready for ingestion, integration, and use in the Peacebuilding Data Platform.
Expected duration
6 months
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Impact Hub Team Leader, the Data Specialist will undertake the following tasks. - Compile, organise and structure datasets from multiple sources into a consolidated master table for use in the Platform. - Conduct data quality assurance and validation of existing tables from different formats, identifying and resolving inconsistencies, missing values, and structural issues. - Document the end-to-end data pipeline for all data sources: Document metadata and data workflows, including data sources and methodologies used to compile existing datasets from internal and external sources. - Investigate and make recommendations on feasibility of integrating additional sources of data into the Peacebuilding Data Platform and on data management practices and pipelines within the office more broadly. - Other data-related tasks as determined by the Team Leader.
Qualifications/special skills
Advanced university degree in computer science, data science, analytics, statistics, information management, public administration, management or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Knowledge of foundational concepts in data manipulation and analysis and knowledge of the data life cycle are required. Experience working with relational datasets and database structures is required. Proficiency in Excel and Power Query is required. Experience preparing datasets for use in Power BI is desirable. Skills in SQL and/or programming languages are desirable. Knowledge of and/or experience working in the UN system, particularly on Peace and Security-related topics is desirable. Knowledge of data governance or data management practices in institutional settings is desirable.
Languages
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of French is desirable. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
Additional Information
The Peacebuilding Impact Hub – part of the United Nations Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office (PBPSO) – was founded in 2023 and aims to foster collaboration to generate evidence and build shared learning in peacebuilding, thereby contributing to more effective peacebuilding interventions and more strategic, impactful investments. As part of these efforts, the Peacebuilding Impact Hub has developed an initial concept and prototype for a ‘Peacebuilding Data Platform’. In the long-term, the Platform is intended to be a one-stop shop for peacebuilding evidence and insights that enables and incentivizes better knowledge sharing, coordination and evidence-based decision making. The prototype version of the Platform brings together data and evidence on peacebuilding interventions in several countries – their scale, impact, lessons learned and financing leveraged – alongside contextual information from existing sources. PBPSO intends to contract a data specialist to assist in the development of the Peacebuilding Data Platform. Specifically, the Contractor will be responsible for data compilation, preparation and quality assurance for the Platform. The data specialist will need to be available a minimum of 1.5 days per week over a 6-month period, with exact working days and hours to be determined according to project needs though likely to be more concentrated in the earlier part of the contract.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
