Associate Data Specialist

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Associate Data Specialist will be responsible for the following duties:

• Implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.
• Contribute to the identification, analysis and interpretation of trends or patterns, using statistical methods to identify relevant features and variables in structured sources of information and data.
• Implement process improvement mechanisms for data analytics tasks; acquire and clean data from primary or secondary sources and maintain databases/data systems.
• Contribute to the development of reports, dashboards or other tools to effectively summarize findings and convey information to management.
• Track and report on progress regarding department specific data initiatives.
• Contribute to the creation of basic data visualization outputs to aid decision-making and communications of analysis outputs.
• Contribute to project tasks, assist with data collection and initial analysis, and report unresolved issues to senior staff.
• Contribute to the production of data products like reports or newsletters related to data analysis activities.
• Contribute to data collection and gathering business requirements across departments to identify pain points and support data-driven analysis.
• Compile and clarify data insights and develop supporting materials in preparation for stakeholder communications.
• Keep abreast of the current and emerging trends and developments in data analytics best practices, technologies, tools, etc.
• Contribute to data collection and preliminary analysis to support the preparation and verification of data used in model assessments.
• Contribute to activities aimed at building capacity of staff on data analytics, including trainings for staff members and other personnel.
• Contribute to the trainings and workshops on data analytics.
• Contribute to data preparation and preliminary analysis, support team members in data verification and routine reporting tasks, help in administrative aspects of the work plan.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

Desired Candidate Profile

Education

An advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in Computer Science, Data Science, Analytics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Information Management, Data Management, Information Systems, Information Science, Economic or Social Sciences, or a related field is required. A first-level university degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Job - Specific Qualification Not available. Work Experience A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in research and data analysis, information management, results reporting, knowledge management, or project/programme management in the context of development cooperation or a related area is required. Demonstrated experience coordinating recurring data or reporting processes involving inputs from multiple stakeholders, including requesting information, tracking submissions, following up on outstanding items, reviewing inputs and maintaining organized records of completion status, is required. Demonstrated experience working with enterprise information-management, results-management or reporting platforms is desirable. Demonstrated experience contributing to organization-wide, country-level or programme-level annual results reporting, including coordination and consolidation of quantitative and qualitative inputs, is desirable. Demonstrated skills in project management, workflow management, and developing tracking mechanisms are desirable. Demonstrated experience interpreting reporting methodologies, indicator guidance, scorecard methodologies or similar technical frameworks and translating them into workplans, data requirements and coordinated requests for inputs is desirable. Demonstrated skills in data storytelling and data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI or Qlik, and analytical tools such as R, Python or comparable software, are desirable. Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this job opening, fluency in English and Arabic is required. The table below shows the minimum required level for each skill in these languages, according to the UN Language Framework (please consult