[Hiring] Development of a Comprehensive Framework for Child Wellbeing Indicators and Analytical Digital Tools @AGORA

Role Description

The assignment aims to strengthen Oman’s child data ecosystem through three interconnected areas of work:

• Development of a Comprehensive Child Well-being Indicators Framework, bringing together child-related data across sectors to provide a holistic picture of the status, well-being and rights of children in Oman.
• Development of Digital Tool and Knowledge Management Products, including a Child Indicator digital tool (e.g. Power BI) and related data visualization and dissemination products.
• Operationalization, Knowledge Products and Capacity Building, including the development of an operational manual, thematic analytical products, training materials and practical guidance.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Statistics, Economics, Information Systems, Monitoring and Evaluation or related field.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, statistical systems, indicator frameworks, data management, or evidence-based policy development.
• Demonstrated experience in developing national or sectoral indicator frameworks, dashboards, observatories, or data visualization platforms.
• Proven experience working with government institutions, national statistical offices, and multi-sector stakeholders.
• Experience in leading complex, multi-sectoral assessments, consultations, and consensus-building processes.
• Experience working with UN agencies, international development organizations, and/or government counterparts is highly desirable.
• Previous experience in child-focused data systems, child rights monitoring, SDGs, social policy, education, health, social protection, or related sectors is an asset.
• Strong technical expertise in indicator development, statistical methodologies, metadata documentation and results-based monitoring frameworks.
• Sound knowledge of international child-related monitoring frameworks, including the CRC, CRPD, SDGs, and national development frameworks.
• Expertise in data governance, data integration, management information systems and dashboard design.
• Knowledge of data visualization tools and digital platforms.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, stakeholder engagement and report-writing skills.
• Understanding of data quality assurance, privacy, cybersecurity, and ethical considerations related to data management.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic is a must.

Desirables

• Experience in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region or the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Benefits

• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does.
• UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.
• UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.