Data Monitoring And Research Jobs at UNICEF

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, commitment.

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. UNICEF and cooperating partners and stakeholders work to secure the rights of each child and the surrounding families, communities and nations.

As Tanzania achieves the lower-middle-income status, rapid population growth, growing urbanization and the increase in the absolute number of poor people in the country are causes for concern. More than a quarter of Tanzanians still live in poverty, unable to put food on the table, access healthcare or keep a roof over their heads. Poverty has devastating effects on children. Nearly one third of Tanzanian children live in income poverty while as many as 74 per cent experience multidimensional poverty, suffering deprivation in three or more areas such as health, nutrition, water, sanitation, housing, education, child protection and access to information.

The Social Inclusion Programme of UNICEF Tanzania works to reduce child poverty in all its forms through quality, evidence-based policies, programmes and budgets for all children, especially the most marginalized, at national and sub-national levels. This overall objective will be achieved through 3 strategic pillars: (i) strengthening systems for data and research on children’s rights and child poverty; (ii) formulating and operationalizing child-sensitive policies and plans and leveraging domestic resources through public finance for children; and  (iii) promoting the development of a comprehensive and integrated social protection system as a key national strategy to reduce child poverty.

Purpose of the position:

Under the supervision of the Chief Social Policy, the Research and Evaluation Manager is responsible for contributing to the design and uptake of research studies, evaluations, economic and financial analysis, as well as social data monitoring in accordance with the UNICEF mission, guiding principles, standards, commitments, regulatory framework (including policies, procedures and guidance), as well as professional norms and standards.