CRVS Implementation Research International Consultant (Programme Support)

The consultant will support UNICEF Liberia and government partners to strengthen civil registration, child identity and interoperable data systems. The work combines implementation research, identity-data architecture, birth-registration acceleration and operational support, ensuring that system design, governance and delivery enable reliable identification of children and more consistent use of records across public systems.

• Draft and operationalise a memorandum of understanding for implementation research
• Manage implementation research and analyse documented experience
• Review identity data elements and systems across public-sector platforms
• Define a child identity data model and conceptual architecture
• Develop interoperability, data-exchange and governance approaches
• Support accelerated birth-registration catch-up and B2MC implementation
• Draft guidance notes, proposals and human-interest stories for the child protection section

• Advanced university degree in a listed relevant field
• At least eight years of experience in CRVS, identity systems, digital public infrastructure or sectoral information systems
• Experience integrating and interoperating government information systems
• Experience with EMIS, HMIS or similar administrative data systems
• Experience managing complex MOUs or contracts with private and academic institutions

• Civil Registration and Vital Statistics
• Digital Public Infrastructure
• Systems Interoperability
• Information Systems Strengthening
• Data Governance
• Implementation Research

• EMIS
• HMIS

• Contract duration: 6 months
• Home-based assignment
• Submit a CV, cover letter, financial proposal and a technical proposal of up to five pages