[Hiring] HIV Data Analytics Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

The primary function of this consultancy is to support countries to design, adapt, and implement cross-cutting analytics within AHEAD, focusing on HIV and its integration with other priority health areas. The consultant will:

• Work with UNICEF country teams and national counterparts to adapt and deploy automated, reproducible data pipelines.
• Harmonize, quality-assure, and analyze data from HIV and other relevant health services, including immunization, nutrition, and MNCAH.
• Translate analytical findings into actionable insights for policy, program planning, and implementation.
• Strengthen country capacity to generate, interpret, and use integrated data equity-focused, and systems-oriented analytics across UNICEF’s health portfolio.
• Support the institutionalization and sustainable use of AHEAD approaches within national systems.

Qualifications

• Master’s University degree in epidemiology, public health, Demography, Applied Statistics, Biostatistics, or a closely related health analytics field.
• At least 4 years of experience in data analytics, preferably in the health sector.
• Documented proficiency in R, Python or STATA as well as data visualization tools (Shiny, Tableau, Infogram).
• Experience conducting statistical analysis of household surveys (MICS, DHS, PHIA) and administrative data (DHIS2/HMIS).
• Excellent written and oral communication of technical content in English. Proficiency in another UN language is highly desirable.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience conducting statistical analysis of HIV/AIDS related data and the production of key reports and associated analytic products and dashboards.
• Proven experience maintaining global databases on HIV/AIDS related indicators, including HIV estimates.
• Experience working with Git/GitHub for version control.
• Hands-on experience with cloud services for data storage and processing.
• Experience working in or with low- and middle-income countries is highly desirable.

Competencies

• Technical knowledge of current quantitative and qualitative analytical approaches, tools, and practices.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and diverse stakeholders.

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.
• Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.