MICS-EMIS Data Analyst Consultant, UNICEF Office of Strategy & Evidence, Data & Analytics Section, Florence, Italy, 8.5 months (remote) #596541

UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund; Toscana; A distancia; EUR 67.000 - 112.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

UNICEF Office of Strategy & Evidence in Florence, Italy seeks a Data Analyst Consultant for 8.5 months (remote) to support the MICS-EMIS initiative. The consultant will integrate education data with household surveys, clean and standardize datasets, and develop scalable analytic tools across countries.

Responsibilities include acquiring and linking disparate data sources, generating insights on enrolment and learning outcomes, and delivering reproducible processes for future use within UNICEF’s

Formación

• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as economics, development studies, public policy, data processing or data science.
• At least 4 years of experience in data analysis and building data pipelines.

Responsabilidades

• Integrate and analyze education administrative data and household survey data to understand enrolment, progression and learning outcomes.
• Acquire, clean and standardize education datasets from multiple countries and link with MICS data.
• Generate analytical insights and develop reproducible processes and tools that can be scaled across countries.

Conocimientos

Data analysis

Pipelines development

English proficiency

Educación

Master’s degree in economics/development studies/public policy/data science

Herramientas

NSO data systems

MICS/DHS datasets

Descripción del empleo

MICS-EMIS Data Analyst Consultant, UNICEF Office of Strategy & Evidence, Data & Analytics Section, Florence, Italy, 8.5 months (remote) #596541

Job no: 596541
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Florence
Level: Consultancy
Location: Italy
Categories: Education, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

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 UNICEF’s MICS-EMIS initiative by integrating and analyzing education administrative data and household survey data to provide a more comprehensive understanding of enrolment, progression and learning outcomes. The consultant will acquire, clean and standardize education datasets from multiple countries, link them with MICS data, generate analytical insights, and develop reproducible processes and tools that can be scaled and applied across additional countries.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC0007457 ToR.pdf

• Education:
  • Master’s degree in in economics, Development Studies, Public Policy, Data Processing, Data Science
• Work Experience:
  • At least 4 years of experience working with data analysis, building pipelines
• Language requirement:
  • Fluency in English
• Skills:
  • Experience working with NSO
  • 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.

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)

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