Senior Statistics and Data Analysis Associate

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)A (least hardship)

Family Type (not applicable for home-based)

Family

Staff Member / Affiliate TypeCONTR Local Senior Level Support

Target Start Date2025-10-01

Deadline for ApplicationsAugust 18, 2025

Terms of ReferenceTerms of Reference for Individual Contracts

Senior Statistics and Data Analysis Associate, Local Individual Contractor, G7 level in accordance with the requirements and duties in below Terms of Reference. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited for competency-based interview and technical written test.
In person participation is required. Candidates must be legally present in Armenia
This is a full-time position requiring physical presence in the office. Excellent command of both written and spoken Eastern Armenian and English is essential

General Background of Project or Assignment, Operational Context:
Following the escalation of hostilities at the end of September 2023, more than 115,000 refugees from Karabakh region arrived in Armenia. Among the new arrivals, 40% are older people and children and many vulnerable people including pregnant women, people with disabilities and others with chronic health conditions. The Government of Armenia responded by granting temporary protection status to these refugees. Under this status, the refugees are recognized as such and are provided with the guarantees applicable to refugees under national and international law, both within and outside the territory of Armenia.
In support to the Government of Armenia, UNHCR, with the support of the Resident Coordinator’s Office, coordinated the refugee response and launched the Armenia Refugee Response Plan (RRP), a joint funding appeal and response plan covering the period from October 2023 to March 2024. Since March 2024, UNHCR focused on strengthening refugee inclusion in long-term national development plans and government service provision, providing assistance to the most vulnerable refugees through its regular programmes (when not covered by national programmes) and promote integration for refugees that can do so through development plans and programmes by acting as a catalyst with development actors and international financial institutions for the inclusion of refugees, asylum seekers and stateless populations in national systems, long-term plans and budgetary frameworks. Finally, considering the multi-year planning of the operation as a solid framework of indicators and targets is critical to monitor progress towards performance and desirable impacts.
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Duration and dates of the contract:
From: 01/10/2025 To: 30/09/2026 or 12 months from the start date, renewable
Work - 100% (fulltime) during above-mentioned period
Working hours - applicable, monthly regular payment of fees as per ICSC NET equivalent
Suggested Monthly Fee and currency - the estimated amount as per the UN Common System salary scale in Armenia, equivalent to the level of the engagement. The degree of specialization required by the engagement, knowledge, qualifications, experience and skills will be considered to establish the fee. Payment will be implemented by Armenian Drams (AMD) as per the Manager receipt of services.

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II. DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ENGAGED INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT HOLDER
• Contribute to data, information management and registration strategies with statistical and data analysis elements with a vision on the use of statistics and analytical data products, particularly in planning, programming and advocacy, at the country, regional and HQ levels as appropriate.
• Implement UNHCR's policies and procedures on planning and reporting on UNHCR's operational activities (results-based management and planning figures).
• Support quality assurance and provide technical advice on statistical analyses and indicators; take part in relevant planning processes as appropriate and where support is needed.
• Contribute to the development or revision of statistical concepts, definitions, standards and classifications used in UNHCR for research and decision-making.
• Contribute to the development or improvement of statistical methods and quantitative models for analyses and projections on forced displacement and statelessness.
• Support implementation of coherence and compliance with organizational standards, methodologies, and support for data analysis activities such as surveys, secondary data reviews, targeting and vulnerability assessments, indicator definition, population estimation, statistical analysis, predictive analytics, big data, international recommendations, data visualization, official statistics and other statistical and data analysis activities.
• For all data collection or statistical analysis activities, contribute to developing plans and monitoring implementation to ensure statistics and analysis are of the highest standards.
• Ensure statistical and analytical products produced by UNHCR or with partners meet required standards and are compliant with relevant policies to uphold integrity, veracity, reliability and credibility.
• Compile, consolidate, validate and disseminate official statistics on populations of concern to UNHCR at country, region or global level, including annual statistics.
• Support the development or revision of methodological approaches and standards for statistical surveys conducted by UNHCR or partner organizations in support of monitoring, assessment, targeting, evaluation, operational plans and results reporting.
• Support the design and implementation of relevant statistical analytical products and oversee their production, including quality assurance.
• Contribute to the design of strategies and operational plans; develop related monitoring and evaluation plans and frameworks, define processes, tools (quantitative and qualitative) and indicators across all implementation modalities (partnerships, direct implementation, operational partnerships), to measure, analyse and understand progress and impact of different interventions under the Multi-Year Strategy, in line with the age, gender and diversity approach.
• Provide technical support for the implementation of the M&E plan by performing a variety of technical, operational and administrative tasks, preparing related materials and documentation.
• Harmonize monitoring and evaluation across different levels (COMPASS, UNSDCF and projects) and ensure alignment with RBM and MFT principles.
• Participate in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) and multi-partner meetings/events on evaluations to collaborate and select and design indicators for multi-partner initiatives.
• Undertake data analysis activities, including on persons of concern derived from UNHCR’s data systems such as registration and identity management, results-based management, back office or other sectoral data systems.
• In coordination with sectoral and other data staff, apply statistical scenarios and models based on historical, recent and seasonal information to support comparative country, regional and global analysis, including political and sociodemographic trends.
• Advise on the appropriate methods and tools to be used in statistical and data analysis activities to be undertaken in country.
• Contribute to technical and sectoral reports and recommendations for follow-up actions with regard to the strengthening of statistics and data analysis.
• Provide input to statistical and analytical reports for UNHCR and/or with partners, manuals and websites within the Area of Responsibility (AoR).
• Contribute to partnerships and activities relevant to statistics and data analysis within the AoR.
• Provide administrative support to capacity strengthening activities for UNHCR and other stakeholders, including national statistical partners on statistics.
• Organize and participate in missions, workshops, seminars, working groups and expert meetings as a technical resource person, providing technical documents and drafting relevant reports.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Purpose and Scope of Assignment:
Concise and detailed description of activities, including measurable outputs and delivery dates, impact indicators (what qualitative and quantitative results would be achieved upon completion of individual contract), performance indicators (timelines, value of the service rendered in relation to the cost, timeliness) and work plan:
The Snr Statistics and Data Analysis Associate contribute to the improvement in the production and presentation of reports and the quality of data within UNHCR Armenia, to guarantee evidence-based programming, including:
• Support the design/revision of M&E framework for the operation (indicators, data collection methodologies and tools and data management)
• Lead the consolidation and quality assurance of population statistics and planning figures
• Consolidate and conduct advanced analyses of available sectoral and socio-economic data, including identification of key data gaps
• Identify opportunities to advanced statistical inclusion and provide technical support to enhance collaboration with national statistical partners.

III. CANDIDATE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, SELECTION CRITERIA

Required qualifications, language(s) and work experience:
Degree:
Required 0 Specify: Bachelor degree and higher
Not required 1
Field(s) of Education/ Certificates and/or Licenses:
Social Sciences; Statistics; Demography; Geography/GIS; Epidemiology; Economics; Data Management; Operational Data Management Learning Program; or related field.

Field of expertise, competencies:
Functional Skills

DM-Data collection methodologies
DM-Data Management
IM-Statistics Analysis
DM-Open Source Software & Data
DM-Population census and econometrics
DM-Protection Data Management Systems
DM-Qualitative data analysis
DM-Quantitative data analysis

Core Competencies
Accountability
Communication
Organizational Awareness
Teamwork & Collaboration
Commitment to Continuous Learning
Client & Result Orientation

Managerial Competencies
Judgement and Decision Making
Empowering and Building Trust

Cross-Functional Competencies
Technological Awareness
Planning and Organizing
Innovation and Creativity
Analytical Thinking
Required
2 years in data or statistical field. Experience with national and/or international statistical systems, including national and international standards on socio-economic indicators and analysis. Experience in data collection and analysis in field situations, preferably in relation to forced displacement and refugee contexts. The knowledge and experience with tools and software such as R, Kobocollect, and PowerBI is a plus. Ability to turn planning needs into clear technical instructions for data collection and analysis—and to explain technical data findings in a way that non-technical planners and decision-makers can easily understand. Understanding of different data collection methodologies. Experience working with partners, including host and donor Governments, humanitarian and development partners.

Desirable
Experience with data analysis in developmental or humanitarian contexts. Understanding of the principles and concepts of international protection and displacement contexts. Knowledge of international protection, human rights and international humanitarian law. Knowledge of UNHCR and interagency policies, standards, programmes and operations and knowledge of GIS and geospatial systems and techniques is considered an asset. Familiarity with planning, programming, strategic planning, project development, budgeting and resource mobilization. Understanding of civil registration and other national population registration systems and experience working with or in national statistical offices is desirable.

Minimum years of work experience (NOTE: candidates with less years of experience cannot be short-listed or recommended):
4 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher
Language: Required: English, Armenian Desirable: Russian, other UN language

IV. EVALUATION, MONITORING, SUPERVISION

Monitoring and Progress Controls
(Measures put in place to ensure the quality of work the individual contract holder delivers, e.g. report requirements, periodicity, format, deadlines, performance indicators, milestone discussions, survey completed, data collected, workshop conducted, research documents produced specify etc.)
Activity 1: Development of data analysis approaches, database and selection of relevant socio-economic data to inform development programming and advocacy. Provision of support for the engagement with National Statistics Organizations (NSOs) and other key data partners
Deliverable: Socio-economic database, analysis and visualization of data for development interventions, including identification of data gaps and potential ways to fill them in consultation and cooperation with NSOs.
Activity 2: Regular and ad hoc IM support to multiple units, including Protection, Supply, and others through data collection methodologies and data/statistical analyses tools and methods (KoBo, ArcGIS, and Power BI). Managing the Protection Monitoring and Hotline databases, maintaining the NFI tracking system, and supporting various ad hoc tasks.
Deliverable: Manage regular and ad-hoc databases as well as providing IM, ArcGIS and PowerBI support.

Activity 3: Analysis of overall available data and identify potential innovative approaches and related data, to define clear and measurable indicators and targets for the whole operation (both direct implementation and partners projects). Design, harmonize and implement M&E frameworks and related tools (qualitative and quantitative) and dissemination and capacity building in relation to project monitoring and data collection.
Deliverable: Following a thorough analysis of all the indicators and targets, set up a revised indicators and monitoring systems for UNHCR DI and partners in an automated manner that allows multi-year monitoring of progress towards the set objectives and overall desirable impact.

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