Regional Data Management and Analytical Support

Result of Service

• Continuity of essential regional data-management, analytical, monitoring and reporting functions during the bridging period. • Priority datasets and products are better documented, quality-assured, accessible and maintainable. • DCO/ROAS and supported Resident Coordinator Offices receive timely, decision-relevant analysis and visualization. • Regional analysis contributes to regional coordination structures, foresight and understanding of multi-country and cross-boundary issues. • Staff have practical tools and strengthened capacity to apply agreed data-management, analytical and responsible AI approaches. • A complete and usable handover package supports continuity beyond the consultancy.

Work Location

Amman

Expected duration

6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

Background The United Nations Development Coordination Office (DCO) manages and oversees the Resident Coordinator system under the oversight of the Chair of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group. The Regional Office for Arab States (DCO/ROAS) provides regional support to Resident Coordinators and Resident Coordinator Offices across the Arab States. DCO/ROAS seeks an individual consultant to provide support on regional data management, analysis, reporting and knowledge management. The assignment will strengthen the availability, quality, consistency and use of regional and country-level data for evidence-informed planning and decision-making. The consultancy will also connect data work with support to Resident Coordinator Offices, implementation of the Arab States Regional Platform for Integration (AS-RPI), and regional foresight analysis, including multi-country and cross-boundary issues. In line with UN 2.0, the consultant will identify practical opportunities for innovation and responsible use of artificial intelligence, subject to applicable United Nations data-protection, confidentiality, information-security and human-oversight requirements. Objectives • Strengthen data quality, documentation, accessibility, interoperability and reproducibility across priority regional datasets and products. • Provide timely regional and cross-country analysis, visualization and decision-support products for DCO/ROAS and, upon request, Resident Coordinator Offices. • Support results monitoring and reporting, including UNINFO-related quality assurance and consolidation of country-level information for regional and global requirements. • Link data and analysis to regional coordination structures, foresight, including multi-country and cross-boundary risks, opportunities and interdependencies. • Strengthen knowledge exchange and staff capacity in data management, analytics, visualization, responsible data use, innovation and AI literacy. Scope of Work • Data systems and quality: Complete the agreed review, update and documentation of priority databases, data-collection arrangements and analytical workflows[A6.1] from the RC system in the Arab states region, as inputs to Deliverables 2 and 3. This includes documenting data definitions, sources, methodologies, validation rules, update responsibilities and version-control arrangements, and completing the agreed data cleaning, validation and quality-assurance checks within the delivery periods specified below. • Analysis and visualization: Produce the dashboards, scorecards, graphs, charts, tables, maps and concise analytical products specified under Deliverable 4. Each product shall be based on agreed data sources and shall identify the relevant trends, patterns, gaps and emerging issues within the applicable monthly delivery period. • Regional and RCO support: Provide agreed, output-specific data and analytical inputs to DCO/ROAS, Resident Coordinator Offices and UN Country Teams, including for Common Country Analyses, Cooperation Framework processes and other priorities formally included in the workplanS. • Monitoring and reporting: Prepare the periodic UNINFO and results-reporting outputs specified under Deliverable 5, including agreed quality-assurance observations, consolidated country-level analysis and defined inputs to regional reviews, management reports, briefs, presentations and corporate reporting. • AS-RPI and regional foresight: Complete the analytical product specified under Deliverable 6, providing agreed data and analytical inputs for AS-RPI implementation and regional foresight, including comparative analysis of at least one multi-country or cross-boundary issue and its shared risks, interdependencies, emerging opportunities and implications for action. • Partnerships and coordination: Undertake the consultations and coordination required to complete the agreed deliverables. This may include time-bound engagement with DCO/ROAS, DCO headquarters, Resident Coordinator Offices, UN entities and relevant data partners to confirm data requirements, obtain agreed inputs and validate outputs. • Knowledge management and capacity development: Produce the repository updates, reusable templates, guidance and practical learning sessions specified under Deliverable 7. The number, format, audience and schedule of sessions shall be agreed in the inception workplan. • Innovation and responsible AI: Where included in an agreed deliverable, test practical innovations and responsible AI-assisted approaches for data discovery, analysis, visualization, knowledge management or foresight. For each such output, document the method, risks and limitations; verify the results; protect sensitive information; and maintain meaningful human oversight. • Handover and continuity: Submit the complete handover package specified under Deliverable 8, including orderly records, editable source files, documentation and a clear list of outstanding issues and continuity actions. • Additional tasks: Undertake only additional tasks agreed in writing with the supervisor, within the overall scope and maximum level of effort of the consultancy. Any such task shall be assigned to a defined deliverable, delivery date and acceptance criterion through an updated workplan.

Qualifications/special skills

A Master's degree or equivalent in data management, information management, computer science, data science, analytics, statistics, information systems, economics, public policy or a related field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in data management, data analysis, information management, statistics, business intelligence or a related area is required. Experience developing and maintaining data systems, dashboards, analytical products, data-quality processes, reporting workflows and documentation is required. Experience supporting the United Nations system, Resident Coordinator system, Cooperation Framework processes, UNINFO or comparable planning and reporting platforms is desirable. Experience with regional or cross-country analysis, strategic foresight, multi-country or cross-boundary issues is desirable. Experience applying innovation approaches, artificial intelligence or emerging technologies to data, analysis, knowledge management or organizational decision-making is desirable. Proficiency in relevant data-management, analytical and visualization tools is desirable.

Languages

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; For this position, fluency in English is required and knowledge of Arabic is desirable. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

Additional Information

Not available.

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.