
Research Officer (Digital)
Category | Grade:Professional | P-2Deadline:5 Aug 2026Job ID:594671Posted on:22 Jul 2026
Overview
Leads statistical and mixed-methods research for UNICEF Innocenti on children’s digital engagement and technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, analysing survey data, shaping longitudinal study design, integrating qualitative evidence and drafting reports, briefs and journal articles.
Languages
Required: English
Desired: Another UN language
Job Areas
- Research, Science & Academia
- Data Science & Analytics
Minimum Experience
2 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Lead statistical analysis of child digital-safety survey data
- Support quantitative design of a longitudinal childhood study
- Integrate quantitative and qualitative research findings
- Draft research reports, policy briefs and journal articles
- Translate evidence into child-protection policy dialogue
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant social science, public health, statistics or related field
- Two years of relevant research, child-protection, digital-safety or statistical-analysis experience
- Expertise in quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods research
- Proficiency in R, Stata and structural equation modeling
- English proficiency
Skills
Quantitative researchMixed-methods analysisSurvey researchStructural equation modelingChild online protectionResearch writing
Additional info
Not available