Demography & Data Analytics Officer

UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund; Firenze; On-site; EUR 58,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

UNICEF Florence seeks a Statistics & Monitoring Officer to lead data management, analysis and interpretation of mortality and demographic indicators. The role emphasizes exposure to R programming, data visualization and evidence generation for policy support.

The incumbent will contribute to compilation, quality control and estimation of mortality data, support country-level monitoring, and collaborate across the Data & Analytics Section to advance UNICEF's mandate for children's rights through

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in demography, statistics or a related field.
• Minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible professional experience in demography or statistics, mortality estimation or demographic modeling.
• Experience in database management, data analysis, data visualization and interpretation.
• Experience in statistical programming (R) and strong skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Good writing skills and experience writing technical reports and/or peer-reviewed journal articles.
• Experience with emerging analytical tools, including AI-assisted data processing and knowledge management.

Responsibilities

• Database management, data compilation, quality assessment, estimation and innovative data technologies contributing to mortality and demographic data.
• Data analysis, reporting and knowledge generation on mortality and demographics.
• Data dissemination and advocacy for mortality and demographic evidence.
• Capacity development and country support for mortality and demographic monitoring.
• Support to the overall workplan and objectives of the UNICEF D&A Section and OSE.

Skills

Database management

Data analysis

Data visualization

Statistical modelling

R programming

Microsoft Office

Technical report writing

English proficiency

AI tools awareness

Education

Advanced university degree in demography or statistics

Job description

UNICEF Florence seeks a Statistics & Monitoring Officer to lead data management, analysis and interpretation of mortality and demographic indicators. The role emphasizes exposure to R programming, data visualization and evidence generation for policy support.

The incumbent will contribute to compilation, quality control and estimation of mortality data, support country-level monitoring, and collaborate across the Data & Analytics Section to advance UNICEF's mandate for children's rights through