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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.

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For every child, the right to future

How can you make a difference?

1. Provide technical and managerial support to countries in the MCO across all stages of MICS implementation from survey design to data collection, data analysis and dissemination of results,
2. Present the MICS methodology, tools, and guidelines to partners/stakeholders (e.g., ministries, UN Agencies, etc.),
3. Finalise, in collaboration with national partners and UNICEF MCO, the Survey Plan and Budget, including the timetable, and share with the Regional MICS Coordinator,
4. Ensure that the Ethical Protocol and other ethical recommendations are addressed in the survey implementation process and that all MICS-related documents are shared with the national/international Ethical Committee on time for approval,
5. Oversee each stage of the survey process and ensure that the MICS protocols and standards are followed by the NSOs, more specifically during training and field supervision visits,
6. Communicate regularly with the UNICEF MCO and/or the UNICEF MICS Team, responding to all MICS-related issues in a timely manner,
7. Provide monthly updates on MICS activities to the UNICEF MCO and Regional MICS Coordinator,
8. Coordinate the work of the NSOs specialists and the UNICEF MICS Team, and other resource persons assigned by the UNICEF MCO and/or the UNICEF MICS Team to support different survey stages,
9. Ensure that external technical reviews by experts (i.e., Sampling, Data Processing, and Household Survey experts and consultants) are carried out at key survey stages and coordinate the feedback and response between the UNICEF MCO, the UNICEF MICS Team and the NSOs,
10. Ensure that all survey-related documents and deliverables are properly archived throughout the survey process (for example: Memorandum of Understanding, Survey Plan and Budget, questionnaires, manuals, sample design, training/pre-test reports, expert reports, CAPI application, field check tables, output and tabulation plan tables, syntaxes, datasets, cluster geocodes, boundary shapefiles, Survey Findings Report, Statistical Snapshots, dissemination materials, etc.),
11. Participate in all MICS Steering and Technical Committee meetings,
12. Participate in, and contribute to Caribbean MICS Workshops,
13.Support harmonization of survey tools, questionnaires, tabulation plans, syntax files, and reporting templates across participating Caribbean countries.
14. Facilitate coordination between national survey teams and regional technical resource centres established under the Regional MICS Programme.
15. Contribute to regional knowledge sharing and peer-learning initiatives among participating NSOs.
16.Support production of regional analytical outputs, comparative indicator profiles, regional SDG monitoring products, and harmonized regional databases.
17. Organise, as required, and facilitate the national Data Interpretation and Report Compilation Workshop,
18.Ensure that lessons learned, problems, and good practices are documented throughout the MICS process and rapidly shared with the MICS community (other MICS implementing countries and the UNICEF MICS Team) through all means available,
19.Support planning and customisation of other MICS initiatives (MICS Plus, MICS GIS, MICS Link) in collaboration with the relevant experts of these initiatives from the Global MICS Team.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: ToR Caribbean Multi-Country Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey National MICS Consultant.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

Education: Advanced university degree (Master's degree or higher) in Demography, Statistics, Social Sciences, Epidemiology, or any other related technical field is required.
Work Experience:

- Proven minimum of 5 years’ experience in the coordination and/or management of quantitative household surveys (prior MICS or Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) preferred,
- Strong computer skills and strong expertise in statistical analysis (familiarity with data processing and data analysis software, particularly SPSS),
- Experience with CAPI data collection,
- Training experience and ability to organize and facilitate training and presentations,
- Experience in data analysis and survey report writing.

Skills:

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills,
- Excellent oral and written communication in English required,
- Familiarity and previous experience of working in at least 2 of the selected countries and/or in the region are highly desirable,
- Experience coordinating MICS in the region,
- Experience supporting multi-country or regional statistical programmes is an asset,
- Experience contributing to SDG monitoring and reporting framework is an asset,
- Familiarity with child-focused indicators and evidence generation for social sector planning is highly desirable,
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and to establish harmonious and effective relationships both within and outside the organisation, more specifically with the selected NSOs.
- Demonstrated leadership, managerial and supervisory ability,
- Ability and willingness to travel in-country extensively and to attend regional workshops.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required
Technical Proposal: Applicants are requested to submit a brief (max 6 pages) proposal outlining their methodology for carrying out the assignment.

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 a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation 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, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of misconduct.
UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference, safeguarding and background verification checks. These checks may include verification of academic credentials and employment history, screening against relevant United Nations misconduct databases, and requests for misconduct disclosures from current and former employers, professional associations, other relevant organizations and participating organizations under inter-agency safeguarding initiatives, including the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS), where applicable.

How to apply?

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 TMCxxx7001.docx
Technical Proposal: Applicants are requested to submit a brief (max 6 pages) proposal outlining their methodology for carrying out the assignment

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not visible 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.

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Advertised: 4 Nov 2026 W. Europe Standard Time
Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 W. Europe Standard Time

National MICS Consultant: Caribbean Multi-Country Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey, Programme Section, Bridgetown, Barbados, 12 months #596803