[Hiring] Open-Source Data Collection Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

The consultant will use open-source information methodologies and tools to identify, verify, and analyse media-reported grave violations incidents against children throughout 2026 in some specific conflict affected situations. The consultancy will also inform UNICEF’s understanding on the use of open-source information to document grave violations against children.

The scope of this consultancy includes:

• Systematic collection, verification, documentation, and analysis of reported and publicly available information on grave violations against children reported during the year 2026 in selected conflict situations, as agreed with the UNICEF Child Protection CAAC/MRM team.
• Receiving technical guidance from the team to ensure accuracy, credibility, and quality of output, as well as compliance with established MRM methodologies and reporting standards.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree) in Human Rights, Conflict, Peace and Security Studies; Intelligence Studies, Political Science, Digital Investigations, or a related field.
• Minimum three (3) years of relevant professional experience in human rights monitoring, open-source investigations including digital investigations and the application of digital verification techniques (including geolocation, chronolocation, source triangulation, and social media analysis).
• Previous experience in the collection, verification, analysis, and documentation of grave violations against children, including through open-source investigation methodologies, is highly desirable.
• Expertise in open-source research and digital investigations.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Proven ability to verify, corroborate, and synthesize information from multiple sources.
• Excellent drafting, reporting, and communication skills.
• Fluent spoken and written in English.

Requirements

• UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.
• This consultancy has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes.
• Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding apply.
• 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 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.
• All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.

Application Process

• 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).
• UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes.
• All UNICEF consultancies are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.