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Job Title:    Data Analyst

Organisation: United
Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

Reports to: UNDP
Economics Advisor and UNDP Programme Specialist (Displacement)

About US:

The United Nations
Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to
support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace
and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the
individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating
for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into
development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.In most cultures
volunteerism is deeply embedded in long-established, ancient traditions of
sharing and support within the communities. In this context, UN Volunteers take
part in various forms of volunteerism and play a role in development and peace
together with co-workers, host agencies and local communities.In all
assignments, UN Volunteers promote volunteerism through their action and
conduct. Engaging in volunteer activity can effectively and positively enrich
their understanding of local and social realities, as well as create a bridge
between themselves and the people in their host community. This will make the
time they spend as UN Volunteers even more rewarding and productive.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  The Data Analyst will support the Strategy
and Policy as well as the ERRS Unit to implement its mandate by engaging in the
following will undertake the following tasks:

·        
Support
Refugee Response sector coordination and work (environment and livelihood),
including through the attendance of sector coordination meeting, provision of
guidance and communication with sector partners, review and strengthening of
relevant information management systems and data collection/mapping tools, but
also data analysis and production of various report, maps, communication
products brief and analytical materials (20 % of the work).

·        
Strengthen
national and local capacities on refugee and host community data collection and
trend analysis, including through the review/analysis of existing data sets,
the production of various analysis and analytical documents, the development of
relevant tools and processes, and the provision of advice and guidance’s to
national and local counterparts and implementing partners (15 % of the work).

·        
Strengthen
the use of evidence based analysis within UNDP ERRS intervention (design,
targeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) by reviewing existing
approaches, linking/streamlining targeting and monitoring tools with government
systems and indicators, creating relevant project database, undertaking
intervention impact evaluation, establishing relevant monitoring and/or
information management systems/tools and producing report, brief and analytical
materials (15% of the work)

·        
Support
the collection of data and information for analysing human development trends
in the country;

·        
Undertake
quantitative and qualitative analysis on various development issue including
but not limited to poverty, , inequality, vulnerability and refugee management
using household survey and administrative data.

·        
Assess
the feasibility of constructing national and provincial panel data to provide
in-depth insights on dynamics of poverty, vulnerability and inequality within
the framework of leave no one behind principle. The analysis will make use of
Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), the Community level Database (CDB),
Household surveys, and other relevant surveys/databases.

·        
Prepare
background paper with a proposal that will enable the construction of a
national and provincial panel data to calculate a national human development
index for Uganda that can feed to the next National Human development report.

·        
Using
household level data on Refugees by government, UN agencies prepare an in-depth
analysis on possibilities for diversifying livelihood options for the 12
districts of Uganda; support the updating of the cost of hosting refugees in
Uganda and other relevant analysis to inform UNDP/UN programmes.

·        
Provide
support in data analysis feeding into SDG reporting in Uganda at various
levels;

·        
Assist
in the preparation of reports, policy background notes, policy briefs,
infographics and presentations as may be required for various audiences; and

·        
Any
other duties that may be assigned from time to time;

·        
Furthermore,
UN Volunteers are required to:- Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of
the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications
and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark
International Volunteer Day)- Be acquainted with and build on traditional
and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country- Provide annual and end
of assignment reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities using
UNV’s Volunteer Reporting Application- Contribute articles/write-ups on field
experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press
releases, etc.- Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN
Volunteers- Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering,
or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online
Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Key Results/Expected Outputs

·        
HH
socio-economic survey completed.

·        
Development
data collected and analysed for reports, briefs and presentations

·        
Development
data collected and analysed for monitoring and evaluation purposes.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

·        
The
ideal candidate for the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Data Analyst job must
hold a Master’s degree in development economics, public policy, sustainable
development, international development or a closely related field.

·        
A
minimum of five years’ experience working on development issues.

·        
Other
development programme/project experience

·        
Experience
in the usage of computers and office software packages, including advanced
software programmes for statistical analysis and mapping of data.

·        
Ability
to conduct research studies.

·        
Language
Skills English (Mandatory)

How to Apply:

Not yet registered
in the UNV Talent Pool?

·        
Please
first register your profile, Click
Here. Important: After creating your account, complete all sections of
your profile and submit it. Then go to ‘My Page’ at
https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’
hyperlink. Lastly, select the special call to which you would like to apply.

·        
Already
registered in the UNV Talent Pool? Please first update your profile at
https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/profile. Then go to ‘My Page’ at
https://vmam.unv.org/candidate/mypage and click on the ‘Special Calls’
hyperlink to select the special call to which you would like to apply.

Deadline: 26^th June 2019

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