National Consultant

United Nations Children's Fund

Accra, Ghana

The programme is currently undergoing key operational changes - re-assessment of households which has not been implemented since the inception of the programme has become a priority for government as well as other operational pillars such as case management and effective engagement of decentralised structures in programme management.

Responsibilities

  • Undertake Data analysis on LEAP & GNHR data integration to inform adjustments to the LEAP MIS for effective operation.
  • Facilitate technical engagement with stakeholders of the LEAP reassessment based on analysed data on LEAP – GNHR targeting/enrolment statistics.
  • Updates to LEAP MIS enrolment module to include data segregation by gender and qualified category as well as membership coverage (1 member, 2member, 3member and 4+ members HH) using filter option and HH membership.
  • Update the payments module to add cashout data import and analysis functionality; payroll extraction and download and relevant payment reports.
  • Update the Case management module of the LEAP MIS to support enrolment data upload and retrieval as and when household membership changes.
  • Integrate LEAP case management module with the Single Window Citizens Engagement Services (SWCES)
  • Provide training to LEAP MIS team on all updates to the modules and API configurations.
  • Provide technical guidelines to the renewal and updates to server software and apps.
  • In consultation with the M&E head of the LEAP programme, develop management dashboard based on indicators to be provided by the LEAP management to enable the M&E team to generate and update all dashboards with real-time statistics.

Requirements:

  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Computer Science, Computer Programming, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, Data Analytics or related discipline.
  • A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree. 
  • A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience in:
  • In the design, development of large-scale Management Information Systems, computer programming and integration of complex data management systems.
  • Experience working with national social cash transfer programmes is an asset.
  • Professional qualification in software Development or computer science is an advantage
  • Demonstrated experience working closely with government partners and systems is required.
  • Excellent analytical, communication, facilitation and capacity building skills are required.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/581839