Data Analytics Officer

General

Description of assignment title: Data Analytics Officer

Assignment country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Expected start date: 04/01/2024

Sustainable Development Goal: 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Volunteer category: International UN Volunteer Specialist

Host entity: MONUSCO

Type: Onsite

Expected end date: 06/30/2024

Number of assignments: 1

Duty stations: Kinshasa

Details

Mission and objectives

MONUSCO/MONUC was established in 1999 under the auspices of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). SCR 2277 (2016) requests MONUSCO to support efforts of the Government of DRC towards the protection of civilians, through a comprehensive approach involving all components of MONUSCO, including through reduction of the threat posed by Congolese and foreign armed groups and of violence against civilians, including sexual and gender-based violence and violence against children to a level that can be effectively managed by the Congolese justice and security institutions; and to support Stabilization through the establishment of functional, professional, and accountable state institutions, including security and judicial institutions. The project aims at a better understanding of the most serious violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law in DRC and supports the leadership of the Mission through informed policy and decision making on future vetting of security forces through risk assessment and mitigation, joint planning for MONUSCO operations, as well as advocacy efforts.

Context

Assignment is with family (KINSHASA) Assignment until 30 June 2024, with possible extension until 30 June 2025, depending on the availability of funds and satisfactory of performance

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Chief Data Analytics Unit in the Operations Resource Management pillar in Mission Support Division (MSD) of MONUSCO; the UN Volunteer Data Analytics Officer will undertake the following tasks:

•  Collaborate with colleagues in other sections / pillars to determine data analytics needs and facilitate the execution of data-driven reporting and decision making.
•  Assist in capturing of business requirements with respect to data analytics, reporting and presentation and undertake gaps-analysis.
•  Translate the business requirements into prototype solutions and assess the resources / time required to develop the operational solution.
•  Undertake hands-on development of certain basic reports and dashboards in visualization tools like Power BI.
•  Build basic data extraction / ingestion, mining / wrangling to prepare the data for better reporting.
•  Assist sections / stakeholders in MSD to identifying suitable and effective analytics, visualizations and storytelling methods for reporting. eE7BAPf vQR3I
•  Identify methods and tools to improve the data collection and exploitation process in within MSD.
•  Collaborate with within mission or external experts on data analytics to adopt best practices in the functioning of MSD.

Eligibility criteria

Age: 27 – 80

Nationality

Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

3 years of experience in as a data scientist or data engineer or a business intelligence professional.

•  Experience of building reports and dashboards with hands-on knowledge of using visualization and reporting tools like MS Power BI is required.
•  Knowledge of basic statistics and visualization methods is required.
•  Knowledge of Python and / R for data science is required.
•  Experience of working with machine learning models is desirable.
•  Ability to work with diverse data sources / formats like SQL, MS Excel, CSV / TSV and exploiting APIs is required.
•  Excellent verbal and written skills in English is required.
•  Ability to provide examples of work undertaken

Area(s) of expertise

Business management

Driving license

Yes Required

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required French, Level: Working knowledge, Desirable

Required education level

Bachelor degree or equivalent in computer science, statistics or related fields;

Competencies and values

Professionalism Communication Respect for diversity and gender Teamwork Integrity

Other information

Living conditions and remarks

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the second largest country in Africa, and as a result is quite diverse. Living conditions therefore vary between MONUSCO duty stations, with all usual amenities present in the capital Kinshasa, but only very basic conditions in remote duty stations in the provinces, where, for instance, there may be no guarantee of public power supply nor running water. The ability to live and work in difficult and harsh conditions of developing countries is essential. Accommodation is very expensive in both Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. Supermarkets exist in the large towns (e.g. Bukavu, Kisangani), but consumer items are generally very expensive (as everything is imported). For food, local markets offer a much cheaper alternative. All MONUSCO duty stations are considered non-family duty stations, except for Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Entebbe which are now considered family duty stations, and most are currently under UN Security Phase III (“relocation phase”: internationally-recruited staff are temporarily concentrated or relocated to specified sites/locations). In addition to insecurity related to the relatively volatile political situation as well as various conflict situations, certain places are subject to increasing street and residential crime, including in Kinshasa and Goma. Some degree of medical service is provided in all MONUSCO duty stations. Certain vaccinations are mandatory for MONUSCO personnel to enter the DRC, while others are compulsory for all other incoming persons. It is possible for incoming MONUSCO personnel, including UN Volunteers, to be asked to provide proof of some or all vaccinations, though this is unlikely. All UN Volunteers must ensure that they are up-to-date with all appropriate vaccinations, which should be clearly and properly endorsed in the International Certificate of Vaccination (“carte jaune”). Malaria is present virtually throughout the DRC, and it is therefore recommended to take prophylaxis. The unit of currency is the Congolese Franc. The US dollar is the other preferred currency. It may be impossible to exchange traveller’s checks away from the capital city. Credit cards are usually accepted in major hotels only in Kinshasa. In larger towns and cities (e.g. Kinshasa, Goma, Bukavu,), UN Volunteers are recommended to open US Dollar bank accounts, while in other places, banks may be absent (including ATMs) and VLA payments will be processed in cash. UN Volunteers have the possibility to send part of their allowances to a bank account abroad. In addition to French, there are four major spoken languages in DRC, namely Lingala, Kikongo, Tshiluba and Swahili.

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

Selected candidates for certain occupational groups may be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in line with the applicable host entity policy