Now Hiring: UNICEF Remote Consultant for 2025 (Home-Based Role)

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Now Hiring: UNICEF Remote Consultant for 2025 (Home-Based Role)

Job no: 585222
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: New York
Level: Consultancy
Location: United States
Categories: Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Advertised: 21 Oct 2025 Eastern Daylight Time
Deadline: 04 Nov 2025 Eastern Standard Time

Under the overall supervision of the Household Survey Specialist, the Global Blood Testing Consultant has the responsibility for finalising the standard MICS questionnaire modules and associated protocols. In collaboration with the Global MICS Team in UNICEF Headquarters (HQ) and Regional Offices (ROs), and the respective UNICEF Country Offices (COs), as well the UNICEF Programme Group staff on Climate, Environment, Energy & Disaster and national partners, the Consultant will support the preparation, implementation, and completion of up to three MICS surveys (or similar UNICEF-supported survey) in relation to the blood testing component. When possible, the consultant will further provide input to UNICEF’s global efforts and support to data collection including blood sample, outside the MICS Programme.

Designs and protocols will follow those established for other components of the MICS Programme. The Consultant will work together with the Global MICS Team’s experts on sampling, data processing, and household survey support.

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Scope of Work:

Under four broad categories of tasks, the Consultant will facilitate the following, as related to blood testing, supported by the individual experts of the MICS Team
A. Tools and processes
The MICS Programme has a full suite of tools and processes supporting each aspect of planning, implementing, and reporting surveys. These can be accessed through the MICS website. Building on drafts prepared as part of the
Bangladesh MICS7, the Consultant will finalise and further maintain and/or support the development of (as related to blood testing):
1. The Indicators, Questionnaire module, customisation guidance, and complementary topic package document.
2. Field Measurer’s (phlebotomist’s) Instructions with training agenda/content, Measurer selection guidance.
3. Sampling guidance and tools adjustment.
4. Procurement guidance, computations for amounts.
5. MoU with appendix, Survey Plan, Budget, Ethical protocols, ToRs for survey management and consultants.
6. Technical Collaboration Framework, Global TA system, Global Laboratory system, and associated workshop materials.
7. Pre-test and CAPI test integration.
8. Field check tables, monitoring, quality control.
9. CAPI integration.
10. Tabulation plan.
11. Reporting templates.
B. Support to relevant components of surveys piloting the module
All MICS surveys are provided expert technical assistance as outlined in the Technical Collaboration Framework (see bullet 6 above). However, as part of the finalisation of the survey modules, extensive technical assistance and support to quality assurance and oversight must be provided. This is equally relevant for other surveys including blood testinand supported by UNICEF. The Consultant will support up to three surveys with specific adaptation of the tools and processes as listed above (as related to blood testing) for:
12. Remaining work relating to the Bangladesh MICS7, including co-authoring scientific paper(s) on protocol innovations and documentation on lessons learned.
13. As part of direct survey support, several missions relating to a) Protocol training and pre-test, b) Main fieldwork training (Measurer’s training) and pilot, and c) Fieldwork monitoring and field-to-lab logistics, must be undertaken.
14. Within the context of both MICS and similar other UNICEF-supported surveys, the Consultant will contribute to design of follow-up environmental metals assessments to identify the sources of contamination, as related to the findings of the MICS surveys.
15. The consultant will provide guidance, reviews, support, and participate in technical collaboration in relation to other related data collection supported by UNICEF. Support to MICS surveys will take priority.
C. Design, implementation, analysis, and reporting of field test
The MICS Programme plans to undertake or participate in a dedicated field test on blood testing to fine tune protocols and to possibly test different options for measurements (in Cambodia TBC). The Consultant will support (as related to blood testing):
16. Conduct background research, including literature review, to inform protocol design.
17. Support the overall design, including supporting the development of test questionnaires, protocols, and other materials as necessary.
18. Assessment of laboratory capacity and provision of technical expertise to support capacity development.
19. Support field testing and implementation of protocols.
D. Global coordination
With keen interest from several partners, growing global demand, and coordination needs of an emerging topic, the Consultant will support (as related to blood testing):
20. The MICS Programme’s communication internally and externally. This will include conveying the progress and methodological findings of MICS to non-MICS surveys and partners, such as the DHS Program.
21. Participate to meetings and calls related to blood testing in household surveys and advise about the technical matters.
22. Present final protocols, tools, and lessons learned to global MICS Team meeting.

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Requirements

Education:

Advanced University degree in Social Sciences, Demography, Statistics, Epidemiology, or related technical field, or Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Laboratory Medicine, Toxicology, or related technical field.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required *:

At least 8 years’ experience in either:
The coordination and/or management of quantitative household surveys, with significant experience in implementation of biomarkers, venous blood sampling, and associated logistics, or
Coordination of large-scale studies involving blood sampling, with significant experience in quantitative household surveys
Experience with the Global MICS Programme is highly desirable. Experience with the DHS Program is an asset.
Expertise in statistical analyses (familiarity with data processing and data analysis software, SPSS highly desirable).
Fluency in English required. Knowledge of French, Russian, Arabic, and/or Spanish is an asset.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability and willingness to travel to all countries and to any location for fieldwork monitoring.
Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective relationships with national partners.
Demonstrated leadership, managerial, and supervisory ability