Geo-Spatial Analyst (for Equity analysis automation) Consultancy, DAPM/Programme Effectiveness/Monitoring Unit, NYHQ, remote. Req#585747

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Consultancy: Geo-Spatial Analyst (for Equity analysis automation) Consultancy

Duty Station: DAPM/Programme Effectiveness/Monitoring Unit

Duration: 30 November 2026 – 31 December 2026

Home/ Office Based: Remote

 

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:

UNICEF is mandated to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, and the Strategic Plan recognizes the importance of advocacy to deliver against UNICEF’s mission and secure programmatic results for children.   

UNICEF’s Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM) spearheads the organization’s efforts to strengthen management for results in all aspects of UNICEF’s work, particularly in programming in the field. DAPM regularly works with colleagues in Country Offices around the world, as well as Regional Offices to support programme planning, implementation, reporting and monitoring worldwide.  

There is increasing evidence that countries can achieve national and international development goals in the midst of worsening inequities – evidenced by having people and communities who are not realizing their rights, while goals are being achieved at the national level.   

In recognition of this challenge, UNICEF Offices have been conducting child rights- focused statistical analysis to identify the most vulnerable children, facing multiple deprivations, with greater risks of being exposed to hazardous conditions. This exercise is usually done at the planning phase of the country programme to prioritize the geographic locations with the most vulnerable children. Such areas require cross-sectoral/integrated programmatic support. However, with no standardized methodology, minimum framework or organization-wide guidance, the exercise is done on an ad hoc basis and rarely referenced or replicated over the course of the programme cycle. Offices are usually not able to use it for monitoring, tracking and measuring programme effectiveness in geographical locations with the highest investment rates for children.     

 Therefore, an analysis supported by an online mapping tool with integrated/overlayed data is key to the effective roll out and adoption of the new programme management procedures and guidance package. This effort supports the ‘outcome focus’ strategy of the Strategic Plan and Country Programmes.  

 A Geo-spatial Analyst would be required to support building an analytical tool that can ingest data, calculate the base layer indices, visualize the base layer in its various forms and push the data into data warehouse to overlay with the performance and contextual layers for further insight into the situation of vulnerable children. The consultant will also be expected to train offices on using the application.    

 Under the supervision of the Programme Manager, the consultant will also work very closely with the systems team in DAPM, the geo-spatial team in DAPM, Programme Group and ICTD.

Scope of Work:

The consultant will support the Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring and ICTD in automating the calculation of the base layer index of the Equity Analysis. The automation process will be based on the Equity Analysis methodology that has been tested in 20 UNICEF offices. This will include upgrading ShinyApp for:  

1. Data management and integration with internal tools and databases
2. Enhanced visualization and analytical flexibility
3. Capacity building, maintenance and integration

Terms of Reference / Key Deliverables:

Work Assignment Overview/Deliverables and Outputs/Delivery deadline

1. Data Management and Integration

- An upgraded ShinyApp that allows robust data upload capabilities for country offices, including support for code lists and automated coding of indicators.

-  ShinyApp integrated with the Equity Analysis Lakehouse (managed by ICTD) for centralized storage, retrieval, u