Result of Service

Deliverables: At the end of the assignment, the consultant is expected to: - Month 1 (35%): Develops a set of standardized protection monitoring and information management tools, including harmonized indicators, classifications, data collection templates and quality assurance protocols. - Month 2 (35%): Develops or improves at least two operational analytical products, such as protection monitoring dashboards, reporting templates or vulnerability analysis tools, incorporating standardized indicators and verified protection data. - Month 3 (30%): Produces technical guidance and a prioritized implementation roadmap identifying outstanding system improvements, field-specific capacity needs and recommended next steps for the phased rollout of harmonised protection information management approaches across at least three fields.

Work Location

HQ Amman

Expected duration

The duration of the consultancy is 3 months (01 Dec 2026- 28 Feb 2027).

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of work: 1. Supports the development, testing and improvement of an Agency-wide protection information management system, including standardized protection monitoring methodologies, classifications, analytical frameworks, indicators, coding structures, vulnerability profiling tools, and protocols to strengthen data quality, verification and analysis across UNRWA’s five fields of operation. 2. Strengthens the integration of quantitative and qualitative methodologies into protection monitoring and analysis approaches by incorporating sex-, age-, and disability-disaggregated data, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, legal and policy analysis, and community-based protection data, while ensuring analytical outputs adhere to protection principles such as confidentiality, informed consent, and "do no harm". 3. Supports the administration and day-to-day maintenance of Agency-wide protection information management systems, databases and data collection tools, including troubleshooting, testing new functionalities, maintaining documentation and liaising with users. 4. Supports the development of operational information management and analytical products, including dashboards, visualizations, infographics, reporting templates and risk assessments. 5. Supports HQ efforts to strengthen field capacities in protection monitoring, analysis and reporting by providing technical guidance, ensuring compliance with Agency methodologies and standards, and coordinating with Information Management Officers, thematic specialists and programme teams to integrate protection monitoring requirements into information management systems, data collection tools, and analytical products. 6. Conducts data quality assurance, validation and routine analysis to ensure the accuracy, completeness, consistency and reliability of protection information used for internal and external reporting. 7. Provides technical support to Headquarters and field offices on protection information management, monitoring, analysis and reporting processes, including the use of information systems, data collection tools, analytical products and reporting mechanisms, while supporting the preparation of guidance materials, reports, briefing materials and advocacy products, ensuring the accurate, verified and effective use of protection data and analysis. 8. Supports coordination with DITID, field offices and other relevant departments on implementation, maintenance and improvement of protection information management systems, including testing, system enhancements and user support. 9. Performs other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) from an accredited educational institution in international relations, human rights, international law, humanitarian affairs, public policy, social sciences, information management or another relevant field.

At least 07 years of progressively responsible and relevant experience in protection monitoring and analysis, protection information management, humanitarian research, human rights, refugee protection or a related field. A minimum of two years’ experience at an international level outside of the candidate home county, country of residence and a country in which the candidate has a permanent residence.
Demonstrated experience managing and analysing quantitative and qualitative protection data, including protection incident monitoring, trend analysis, vulnerability profiling, and risk assessments.
Previous experience developing analytical methodologies, indicators, classifications, reporting standards, and information management tools. Experience producing analytical reports, vulnerability analyses, protection assessments, briefing materials and evidence-based advocacy products.

Languages

Excellent command of spoken and written English.

Additional Information

Remuneration for this consultancy will depend on the qualifications and experience of the candidate;

The consultant will be remunerated based on the satisfactory deliverables of the agreed activities.
Location: HQ-Amman.
Remuneration for this consultancy is P4 level
The consultant will be paid the lump sum of USD 27,330.99, split into 3 instalments as described above upon satisfactory submission of the deliverables.

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.

Protection Information Management and Analysis Consultant