Contract Duration: 5,5 months

Working arrangement: Home based

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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, a better future.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF is in the first year of the implementation of its new Strategic Plan, 2026-2029, and preparing to launch comprehensive analytical processes to assess the current progress, examine factors that are fostering/impeding progress at the pace and scale envisioned and inform the pathways in which the organization can accelerate its organizational performance for more tailored support to the Governments to catalyze more ambitious and transformative outcomes for children.

The Global Effectiveness Review (GER) is one of the key organization-wide processes that informs key strategic decisions and serves as a strategic reflection point in assessing the Strategic Plan’s progress at global, regional and country level and generating recommendations for evidence-informed adjustments in programmes, strategies and approaches.

The analysis reviews performance gaps and trend analysis and informs the identification of the approaches that can accelerate impact at scale. It includes a comprehensive review of the global, regional and country level trends on the child-related outcomes and relevant SDGs progress as well as a critical assessment of the role the strategies, enablers, accelerators, and key shifts in the Strategic Plan 2026–2029 play in driving measurable impact for children worldwide. The insights and findings of the GER process will also inform the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the Strategic Plan and Integrated Budget that UNICEF will initiate during the second half of 2027.

The UNICEF Strategic Planning and Analytics (SPA) unit within the Office of Strategy and Evidence – Innocenti coordinates these processes. The unit is seeking a professional to work closely with the relevant teams and contribute to the data-driven deep-dive analysis on the relevant programmatic and organizational performance matters to inform the strategic thinking and decision-making recommendations.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0007723.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

Minimum requirements:

Education: Master's degree in economics, public policy, public administration, statistics, international relations, or other related fields, with strong quantitative training

Work Experience: At least 7 years of relevant work experience in strategic planning and results-based programme management in the international development sector, including with the United Nations
Language Requirements: Fluency in English (written and verbal)
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
Demonstrated experience in reviewing and analyzing organizational processes, including strategic analysis, prioritization, and results frameworks.
Experience in conducting comparative reviews, identifying patterns and good practices, and translating analytical findings into practical recommendations to strengthen organizational processes and learning.
Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning with strong analytical skills and the ability to review complex planning documents, assess the quality and coherence of strategic decision-making, synthesize evidence across contexts, and develop practical, actionable recommendations.
Proficiency in statistical software (e.g. R, Stata, Python, SPSS, or equivalent)
Experience in analyzing multiple datasets
Proficiency in data visualization tools (preferably Power BI)
Desirables: Familiarity with the UNICEF Strategic Plan 2026–2029 and its strategic priorities, and prior experience conducting organizational reviews or developing analytical frameworks for programme planning is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal TMC0007723.docx)

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Data analytics and trend analysis for Global Effectiveness Review (GER), Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Section, 5,5 months, Florence, Italy, Home based