Statistical Consultant: Child Poverty Analysis

Conducts statistical analysis of child-poverty microdata for UNICEF Innocenti’s work on Portugal, applying R and EU-SILC expertise to produce rigorous analytical contributions. The four-month home-based consultancy also requires scheduled office visits for secure data analysis.

Department: Office of Strategy and Evidence – Innocenti

• Analyse child-poverty microdata for Portugal
• Apply quantitative methods to household-survey data
• Use R to produce reproducible statistical analysis
• Analyse EU-SILC data and related poverty indicators
• Attend scheduled office sessions for secure data analysis

• Advanced degree in economics, statistics, data science, public policy or a related field
• At least five years of relevant quantitative-analysis experience using microdata
• Experience analysing data with R
• Experience analysing EU-SILC data
• Availability for at least five non-consecutive office days
• Fluency in Portuguese and English

• Home-based international consultancy for four months
• At least five non-consecutive office visits are required
• Application requires a CV, cover letter and financial proposal