{"id":84224,"date":"2020-03-10T09:22:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T08:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/?p=84224"},"modified":"2020-03-10T09:28:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T08:28:02","slug":"united-nations-development-programme-undp-recent-job-opportunity-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistnigeria.com\/united-nations-development-programme-undp-recent-job-opportunity-4.html","title":{"rendered":"The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Recent Job Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations&#8217; global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to\u00a0knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life for themselves. It provides expert advice, training and grants support to developing countries, with increasing emphasis on\u00a0assistance\u00a0to the least developed countries. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations.<\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in New York City, the status of UNDP is that of an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly.\u00a0The UNDP\u00a0is funded\u00a0entirely by voluntary contributions from UN member states. The organization operates in 177 countries, where it works with local governments to meet development challenges and develop local capacity. We are\u00a0recruiting\u00a0to fill the position\u00a0below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title: Consultant &#8211; Big Data Research Scientist<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Abuja<br \/>\n<strong>Additional Category:<\/strong> Democratic Governance and Peacebuilding<br \/>\n<strong>Type of Contract:<\/strong> Individual Contract<br \/>\n<strong>Post Level:<\/strong> International Consultant<br \/>\n<strong>Languages Required:<\/strong> English<br \/>\n<strong>Starting Date:<\/strong> 28th\u00a0April, 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Duration of Initial Contract:<\/strong> 6 months (with possibility of extension)<br \/>\n<strong>Expected Duration of Assignment:<\/strong> 6 months (with possibility of extension)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UNDP Nigeria has established a Knowledge Hub to enhance its ability to make timely and evidence-based interventions, particularly in areas of Preventing and Responding to Violent Extremism, conflict prevention and human security.<\/li>\n<li>A new\u00a0type of\u00a0\u2018development intelligence gathering\u2019, i.e. continuous monitoring and data collection, is crucial to inform UNDP\u2019s work for early warning, adjust interventions to maximize preventive efforts and\u00a0initiate\u00a0new thematic approaches. Trend analyses and\u00a0ad-hoc\u00a0policy briefs will also inform interventions of UNDP\u2019s development partners in this field.<\/li>\n<li>Through harnessing the potential offered by both old and new sources of data, it is UNDP\u2019s hope that the accuracy and precision of its development responses\u00a0are increased\u00a0and a strong foundation for meaningful public policy making, efficient resource allocation and effective public service delivery\u00a0is created.<\/li>\n<li>The ultimate\u00a0objective\u00a0of the Knowledge Hub is to harness data, including\u00a0real time\u00a0data, for development through providing evidence-based intelligence that can\u00a0be translated\u00a0to meaningful policies and planning for development impact.<\/li>\n<li>Reporting to the UNDP Nigeria RR\u2019s Office, the Knowledge Hub will\u00a0consist of\u00a0three complementary Units that work in mutual complementarity, cross-pollination and strong collaboration, which\u00a0is required\u00a0because of the highly specialized individual expertise in each of the units.<\/li>\n<li>Data Analysis Unit, which will focus on\u00a0collection\u00a0of primary data, establishment and maintenance of a database of \u2018development intelligence\u2019, the analysis of the data collected as well reporting of the results. This unit will include five data analysts specializing in the following areas; big data, GIS\/geospatial analysis, visualisation, survey\u00a0methodology\u00a0and econometrics\/social sciences.<\/li>\n<li>Reporting &amp; Programming Unit, which will produce reports and tools using primary data collected into ongoing and future programming of the entire UN Country Team in the domains of PVE, conflict prevention and human security.<\/li>\n<li>Partnerships Unit, which will manage strategic partnerships with third party (local) researchers throughout Nigeria,\u00a0as well as\u00a0with local and international (academic) institutions for quality assurance of the knowledge products.<\/li>\n<li>Part of the strategy of the Knowledge Hub includes the use of digital real-time data analytics and data mining to strengthen human security, improve provision of services and support the development of sustainable cities and communities. To achieve\u00a0this\u00a0goals, UNDP Nigeria is looking for a Data Scientist to apply data mining techniques (anomaly detection, association learning, cluster detection, classification, and predictive modeling) to create actionable insights from a broad range of structured and unstructured data that is\u00a0growing rapidly\u00a0in scale.<\/li>\n<li>This recruitment is for a Data Scientist that will be part of Data Analysis Unit within the Knowledge Hub. The Data Scientist will be responsible for the acquisition, analysis and visualization of data from a variety of sources in order to i) help understand emerging human vulnerabilities to socio-economic shocks, ii) detect and highlight patterns that could\u00a0indicate\u00a0how people are coping with emerging hardship, and iii) gather evidence of changes in behavior and perception correlated with public sector policies and programmes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><br \/>\nUnder the direct supervision of the Knowledge Hub Coordinator, the Data Scientist will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Define, design and implement research projects harnessing Big Data to improve both understanding of population behavior, needs, and vulnerabilities\u00a0as well as\u00a0capacity to monitor and\u00a0evaluate\u00a0the impacts of public sector policies and programmes;<\/li>\n<li>Perform data discovery studies and software prototypes.\u00a0Assist in developing\u00a0new approaches to detecting events, and trends within real-time data sources such as mobile technology\u00a0as well as\u00a0online media, social networks, imagery, geospatial data, communications logs, transaction records,\u00a0etc.;<\/li>\n<li>Write code and scripts to perform data cleaning, analysis and modeling;<\/li>\n<li>Document advances in big data and artificial intelligence including sectoral deep dives in fields such as human security and service provision;<\/li>\n<li>Support and coordinate data innovation projects with multiple partners including UN agencies, government entities, the private sector and academia;<\/li>\n<li>Design and implement statistical data quality procedures around new data sources in\u00a0the context of\u00a0their application to development and humanitarian issues;<\/li>\n<li>Implement any software required for accessing and handling data appropriately;<\/li>\n<li>Produce high quality written technical reports and visualize data findings creatively in a variety of formats;<\/li>\n<li>Draft and review project proposals, concept notes and scientific articles;<\/li>\n<li>Prepare presentations and communication materials as required;<\/li>\n<li>Support and advise the Knowledge Hub activities as required;<\/li>\n<li>Interact with the global community through a variety of media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Impact of Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The key results\u00a0have an impact on\u00a0creation a development intelligence-gathering whereby the continuous monitoring collection of real-time data and its subsequent analysis contributes towards improved and evidence-based interventions that can improve the lives of the people UNDP Nigeria serves.<\/li>\n<li>One particular key result will be the development of an early warning model in\u00a0the area of\u00a0public health surveillance using mobile technology.<\/li>\n<li>Through the use of twenty-first century approach to impact monitoring, building social software for evidence-based decision making, and identifying new areas of effective and innovative ways of intervention and monitoring, the key results will have an impact towards contributing to new, efficient and innovative ways for UNDP to deliver on its mandate\u00a0as well as\u00a0its contribution towards\u00a0operationalisation\u00a0of the SDGs.<\/li>\n<li>These key results will also allow the Hub to sustain visibility among both domestic and international audiences\u00a0as well as\u00a0a thought leader at the time reaching resource mobilisation targets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Competencies<\/strong><br \/>\nDesired Competencies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to synthesize large amounts of information to identify underlying trends and patterns<\/li>\n<li>Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;<\/li>\n<li>Ability to apply judgment in\u00a0the context of\u00a0assignments given, plan own work and manage conflicting priorities;<\/li>\n<li>Ability to think critically and openly;<\/li>\n<li>Ability to multi-task and coordinate several assignments;<\/li>\n<li>Shows pride in work and in achievements;<\/li>\n<li>Excellent analytical and organizational skills;<\/li>\n<li>Motivated by professional rather than personal concerns;<\/li>\n<li>Ability to show persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges;<\/li>\n<li>Ability to\u00a0remains\u00a0calm in stressful situations.<\/li>\n<li>Openness to listening to others, correctly interpreting messages from others and responding appropriately;<\/li>\n<li>Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication;<\/li>\n<li>Tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience;<\/li>\n<li>Very good organizational, visual, written and verbal communication skills;<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrates\u00a0openness in sharing information and keeping others informed;<\/li>\n<li>Team player.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Required Skills and Experience<\/strong><br \/>\nEducation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Master&#8217;s degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computational Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering or other related technical disciplines.<\/li>\n<li>A first-level university degree with at least 5 years of relevant work experience may\u00a0be accepted\u00a0in lieu\u00a0of the advanced university degree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three years of progressively responsible experience in data analysis or data visualization required;<\/li>\n<li>Proven familiarity and expertise with analytical techniques such as text mining, sentiment analysis, machine learning, event detection, and modeling of complex systems required;<\/li>\n<li>Proven knowledge and experience in applying statistical<\/li>\n<li>Experience coding algorithms (Python, R or an equivalent programming environment), data access and processing (software environment such as\u00a0Hadoop), analysis and data visualization methodologies for call detail records, mobile data, social media data or any other big data source.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated\u00a0experience documenting processes and\/or writing scientific research articles required.<\/li>\n<li>Experience working in development or humanitarian response or in a developing country is preferred;<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated\u00a0experience coordinating multidisciplinary projects between data\/science\/technology and international development, humanitarian experts or any other relevant field from social, physical or biological sciences desirable.<\/li>\n<li>Experience analyzing data from social monitoring systems, monitoring and evaluation work, or other survey work.<\/li>\n<li>Willingness to\u00a0evaluate\u00a0and adopt the latest advances in AI, machine learning, predictive analysis and data visualization.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated\u00a0ability to translate between data\/science\/technology and international development and humanitarian experts;<\/li>\n<li>Proven ability to manage relationships with partners, including government, universities, UN organizations, NGOs and the private sector is an asset;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Language Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluent written and oral English required.\u00a0 Knowledge of another UN language an asset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Evaluation Criteria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advanced university degree in statistics, applied mathematics, physics, computational finance, economics, computer science, engineering or other related technical disciplines\u00a0\u2013\u00a015 points<\/li>\n<li>Proven familiarity and expertise with analytical techniques such as text mining, sentiment analysis, machine learning, event detection, and modeling of complex systems required\u00a0\u2013\u00a035 points<\/li>\n<li>Experience coding algorithms (Python, R or an equivalent programming environment), data access and processing (software environment such as\u00a0Hadoop), analysis and data visualization methodologies using big data such as call detail records, mobile data, social media data or any other big data source\u00a0\u2013\u00a035 points<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated\u00a0ability to articulate and translate findings using data\/science\/technology methods for international development and humanitarian experts\u00a0\u2013\u00a015 points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To Apply<\/strong><br \/>\nInterested and qualified candidates should:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.undp.org\/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=90609\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Click here to apply online<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadline:\u00a0<\/strong>23rd\u00a0March, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations&#8217; global development network. 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