Learning and Skills Data Lab Consultant, UNICEF Office of Strategy & Evidence, Data & Analytics Section, Florence, Italy, 8.5 months (remote) #596539

UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund; Toscana; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UNICEF Office in Florence seeks a Learning and Skills Data Lab Consultant to help integrate regional and international assessment data into a unified portal. The role focuses on data management, harmonization and visualization to improve access to learning data in reading and numeracy.

The consultant will contribute to evidence generation, monitoring and education decision-making while coordinating with global teams. Fluency in English and French is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in relevant field as listed
• Minimum 5 years of experience with data structures, analysis and building pipelines
• Fluency in English and French
• Experience with SDMX, Github, R and python; data from large-scale assessments (MICS/DHS)
• Experience with UNICEF or UNICEF data collection systems

Responsibilities

• Support development of UNICEF learning assessment data portal by integrating data from regional and international assessments into a single platform.
• Contribute to data management, harmonization and visualization efforts to improve access to comparable foundational learning data.
• Strengthen evidence generation, monitoring and education decision-making through improved data access and interoperability.

Skills

SDMX

R

Python

Household survey data

MICS/DHS

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Data Processing, Data Science, Public Policy

Tools

Github

Job description

Learning and Skills Data Lab Consultant, UNICEF Office of Strategy & Evidence, Data & Analytics Section, Florence, Italy, 8.5 months (remote) #596539

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

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.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the rightto Safety.

How can you make a difference?

This assignment aims to support the development of UNICEF’s global learning assessment data portal by integrating data from multiple regional and international assessments into a single platform. The consultant will contribute to data management, harmonization and visualization efforts, helping improve access to comparable foundational learning data in reading and numeracy to strengthen evidence generation, monitoring and education decision-making.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC0007456 ToR.pdf

• Education:
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Data Processing, Data Science, Public Policy
• Work Experience:
  • At least 5 years of experience working with data structures, analysis, building pipelines
• Language requirement:
  • Fluency in English and French
• Skills:
  • Experience with SDMX, Github, R and python
  • Experience working with household survey data or large-scale national/international assessment datasets e.g. MICS, DHS
• Prior experience working with UNICEF or other UNICEF/UN data collection systems

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 offerreasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. 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 and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

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.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here .

Advertised: 23 Oct 2026 W. Europe Daylight Time
Deadline: 29 Oct 2026 W. Europe Standard Time