Associate Data SpecialistNew

The UN Resident Coordinator Office in Lilongwe seeks an Associate Data Specialist to strengthen data engineering, collection systems and analytics for sustainable-development coordination. The role implements databases and data-quality processes, develops dashboards and visualizations, supports reporting and model assessment, gathers business requirements, and builds staff capacity in data analytics.

• Implement databases, data-collection systems and analytics strategies that improve statistical efficiency and quality
• Analyse trends and patterns using statistical methods and structured data sources
• Acquire and clean data and maintain databases and data systems
• Develop reports, dashboards and visualization outputs for management decision-making
• Track data initiatives and report on progress
• Gather business requirements across departments and identify data pain points
• Support data verification, model assessments and routine reporting
• Build staff capacity through data-analytics trainings and workshops

• Advanced university degree in computer science, data science, analytics, statistics, applied mathematics, information management, data management, information systems, information science or a related quantitative field, or first-level degree with qualifying experience
• At least two years of progressively responsible experience translating business requirements into technical solutions
• Ability to perform quality assurance of data-analysis outputs
• English at UN Level II for reading, writing, listening and speaking
• Malawi nationality

• Experience assessing data accuracy and consistency through data validation
• Skills in data storytelling and data-visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Qlik and R
• One or more years of data-analytics or related experience

• Data engineering
• Data collection and cleaning
• Statistical analysis
• Data quality assurance
• Data visualization
• Business requirements analysis

• Tableau
• Power BI
• Qlik
• R

• Fixed-term appointment for an initial period of one year
• Extension is subject to funds, budget approval, mandate extension and other approvals
• National Professional Officer position open to Malawi nationals