Consultancy for SES Global Reporting & Data Specialist, PFP, Rome, Italy, 6 months (Remote / Home-based), # 592144

Working arrangement: Remote / Home-based

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

Purpose of Assignment

The organization’s global reporting ecosystem — including dashboards, data models, and analytical workflows — is a critical technical layer supporting Individual Giving (IG) performance monitoring, operational reporting, and decision‑making across Country Offices and National Committees.

As SES adoption has matured, market demand has shifted from basic reporting to increasingly complex Power BI segmentations, Salesforce reports with advanced logic, and frequent changes to dashboards used for financial and operational processes. In parallel, Country Offices have reported the need to create reports outside SES, indicating gaps in consolidation and automation.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR SES Global Reporting and Data Specialist Consultancy.pdf

Minimum requirements: (Qualifications/ Years of Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills)

• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in the following discipline: Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Engineering, Business Intelligence, or other related quantitative or technical fields.
• Years of Experience:
  • 7+ years of experience in business intelligence, data modelling, analytics engineering, or similar technical functions.
  • Proven expertise in Power BI dataset design, including incremental refresh, partitions, DAX optimization, and metadata governance.
  • Strong experience with data warehousing, SQL, ETL/ELT, and transformation logic across multi‑market environments.
  • Experience aligning Salesforce reporting with BI/KPI frameworks.
  • experience working within the UN system, UNICEF, or similar international organizations is an asset, including direct engagement with Country Offices and/or National Committees, supporting multi‑country reporting, operational decision‑making, and governance processes.
  • Demonstrated ability to automate and document financial or operational models.
  • Experience producing technical documentation, KPI definitions, SOPs, and dashboard or dataset specifications.
  • Ability to deliver training and capacity-building for non‑technical users.
  • Experience with UNICEF/INGO fundraising data and supporter/campaign structures.
  • Familiarity with Azure (Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks) and/or Python/R for analytical prototyping.
  • Understanding of AI governance, data ethics and privacy considerations.
• Fluency in English (written and verbal) is required; knowledge of another UN language (e.g., Spanish, French, Arabic) is an asset]

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal:  FINANCIAL PROPOSAL SES Consultancy.docx
• A detailed technical proposal

Remarks:  If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not visible on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.