Join UNICEF! As A Home-Based Research Analyst. APPLY NOW! 2024

RESEARCH ANALYST

July 3, 2024

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Join UNICEF! As A Home-Based Research Analyst. APPLY NOW! 2024

International Consultancy: Market Research Data Analyst (12 months, Remote/Home-based)

Contract Type: Consultant
Duty Station: Copenhagen
Level: Consultancy
Location: Denmark
Categories: Information Communication Technology, Supply Management

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. With operations in 190 countries and territories, we strive every day to build a better world for every child.

As the largest single vaccine buyer globally, UNICEF’s expertise in procurement and logistics is unmatched. Each year, UNICEF procures over 2 billion vaccine doses for routine immunization and outbreak response on behalf of nearly 100 countries.

The Sustainable Markets Centre (SMC) within the UNICEF Supply Division aims to positively influence market dynamics, ensuring that essential commodities are fit for purpose, available, affordable, and produced by a competitive supply base. This effort includes promoting product innovation to meet the changing needs of children in the SDG era.

In 2020, UNICEF launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard, a key resource for information on the global COVID-19 vaccine market and the COVAX Facility’s vaccine deliveries. Continuing this transparency, UNICEF launched the Vaccine Markets Dashboard in April 2024 to provide access to UNICEF’s vaccine deliveries information and a comprehensive market landscape for various vaccines.

Role Overview:

UNICEF seeks a consultant to support the expansion of vaccine products and vaccine prices sections in the Dashboard. The consultant will gather market intelligence on vaccine types, manufacturers, prices, development, and approval status, and translate this information into the dashboard.

Key Responsibilities:

Market Intelligence Generation:
Conduct market research on selected vaccine markets, focusing on manufacturers, prices, development, and approval status through media monitoring, desk research, and internal sources.
Create and manage data sources, importing and transforming data for market intelligence. Translate data into visuals and reports.
Maintain and update collected vaccine market information and data sources regularly.
Perform ad-hoc data analysis and identify the best methodologies for data collection and presentation.
Dashboard Maintenance and Development:
Maintain and administer the Vaccine Markets Dashboard, ensuring daily operation and correcting data errors.
Improve data infrastructure for existing MS Power BI dashboards.
Respond to queries and develop new Power BI dashboards as needed.
Update and maintain dashboard traffic reports.
Data Quality Assurance:
Ensure master data reliability and quality.
Regularly benchmark information to ensure data comprehensiveness.
Monitor dashboards and implement preventive and corrective actions to maintain data quality.
Automate rigorous data quality assurance processes.
Documentation and Training:
Provide necessary documentation and a final report with all relevant data and outputs.
Document reports/dashboards design and provide training on the maintenance of BI analytics dashboards.
Interact with UNICEF staff and external service providers for clarifications and guidance.

Qualifications:

Advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Information Systems Management, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
First-level university degree with 5 years of relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
Minimum of 2 years of professional experience with data processing, warehousing, reporting, visualization, analysis, business intelligence, and performance monitoring.
Proficiency in MS Power BI, DAX, and Excel (complex formulas and pivot tables).
Knowledge of vaccine markets in development contexts and planning/project management principles.
Fluency in English; knowledge of another UN official language is an asset.

Desired Experience/Qualifications:

Attention to detail and ability to work independently.
Experience in market research and/or data analysis is an asset.

Core Values:

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion and offers reasonable accommodation for consultants with disabilities. We encourage disclosure of any disability during the application process to provide necessary accommodations.

Application Details:

Advertised: 02 Jul 2024 Romance Daylight Time
Deadline: 12 Jul 2024 Romance Daylight Time

Keywords: market research data analyst, UNICEF, sustainable markets, vaccine market intelligence, Power BI, data visualization, remote consultancy, data analysis, supply management, information communication technology, Copenhagen.