Consultancy: Systematic Literature review (SACA) Consultant - Req.# 582314

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Consultancy Title: : Systematic Literature review Consultant

Section/Division/Duty Station: Division of Data, Analytics, Planning and Monitoring (DAPM, Data & Analytics, Health and HIV Unit) New York HQ

Duration: July 2025 to December 2025

Home/ Office Based: REMOTE 

About UNICEF

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/Assignment: 

The school-age children and adolescent Nutrition working group (SACA WG) under the UNICEF-WHO Technical Expert Advisory Group on Nutrition Monitoring (TEAM) aims to address challenges in measuring anthropometry among children and adolescents aged 5-19 years. This consultancy will primarily support the SACA-WG to undertake a systematic review of the literature on the relationship of adolescent body weight and morbidity and mortality.

Scope of Work:

1.         Undertake literature review focusing on the following questions:

•           What is the association between [low][high] CA BMI or WAZ and concurrent and subsequent morbidity and mortality?

•           How does that association change with age, onset of puberty/adolescent growth spurt, sex, ethnicity?

•           What is the association between changes in CA BMI or WAZ and concurrent and subsequent morbidity and mortality?

•           How does that association change with age, onset of puberty/adolescent growth spurt, sex, ethnicity?

•           Are the associated health problems a cause or consequence of the [low][high] CA BMI or WAZ?

2.         Prepare and submit manuscript summarizing the results of the review.

Terms of Reference / Specific Deliverables

Develop detailed protocol for systematic review of the literature; register the protocol     

• Review protocol submitted to PROSPERO

Conduct the systematic review of the literature following the registered protocol; write up results as a manuscript to be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal          

• Manuscript ready for submission to peer-reviewed journal

Qualifications

(1) Education

Advance University Degree (Masters) in nutrition or public health

(2) Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

-     At least 2 years’ experience with nutrition research, data or programming

-     Demonstrated experience conducting systematic literature reviews

-     Experience with adolescent anthropometry is an asset

-     Experience with global nutrition monitoring is preferred

-     Detail oriented

Requirements: 

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and

• Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :
  • the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unfore