International Consultant: To finalise secondary CDHS analysis, report and publications for child and maternal mortality and malnutrition, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The United Nations Children’s Fund in Cambodia is looking for an individual consultant to conduct a cross-sector and multi-sectoral secondary analysis of the main drivers of maternal and child mortality and malnutrition and understand these trends. The analysis will focus on young children, adolescent girls, and pregnant women, seeking to better understand factors and barriers in order to inform Government policy decision making as part of the national Universal Health Coverage (UHC) roadmap and country efforts to strengthen equitable Primary Health Care (PHC).
If you are passionate about making a lasting difference for children in Cambodia, UNICEF would like to hear from you.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, health.

UNICEF started operation in Cambodia in 1952 and opened first country office in 1973 in Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

How can you make a difference?

Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

UNICEF Cambodia is seeking an individual consultant to provide support to the Supply unit in conducting a market survey with extensive print/graphic design.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum Qualification

• Master’s degree in Public Health, Nutrition, Statistics, Epidemiology, health research or any other related disciplines.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills

• Minimum of 10 years work experience in relevant areas with and proof of previous experience conducting similar DHS, MICS and other secondary data analysis in health and nutrition from surveys and large data sets.
• Past reports, manuscripts and other publications of similar scope and nature to the assignment is an asset.
• High competency in statistical analysis (such as linear multivariable regression analysis, difference in difference analysis, and regression-based decomposition analysis, time-series analysis) and relevant software. Software skills required in STATA, R, Python, or other statistical computing software.
• Previous work with UNICEF on DHS/MICS analysis and secondary analysis for health and nutrition an asset.

Please find the terms of reference for this consultancy and the financial proposal template in the attachments below.

 ToR Secondary CDHS analysis NEW tms.pdf

 Financial offer template.docx

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).