Consultancy: Senior Household Survey Consultant for Support to MICS in Morocco and Saudi Arabia, MENA Regional Office, Remote/Home based Home for 16 working days.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

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 Under the supervision of the UNICEF Regional Monitoring Specialist (UNICEF MENARO), the Household Survey Consultant has the responsibility to support MICS surveys in the Middle East and North Africa, including the results validation workshop and review of the MICS survey findings report for Morocco (2025-2026) and survey planning for the Saudi Arabic MICS 2027.

Scope of Work:

As part of its global MICS programme, UNICEF is supporting Morocco and Saudi Arabic in the implementation of the MICS7 surveys to collect statistically robust evidence on key indicators of the situation of children in each country. Fieldwork for the Morocco surveys was completed in early 2026 and national reports will be launched in the last quarter of 2026. The work is conducted within the MICS technical support framework provided by UNICEF HQ, RO and CO, through UNICEF experts and consultants.

Main tasks:

1.Review of the Morocco MICS preliminary results tables (2 days)

2.Support MICS results validation workshop “Data Interpretation and Report Compilation” for Morocco MICS (5 days)

3.Review of the Morocco MICS Survey Findings Report and Statistics Snapshots (4 days)

4.Provide remote support to the survey planning for the Saudi Arabia MICS (5 days)

Deliverables:

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

Education: Master’s degree in Demography, Statistics, Epidemiology, or other related technical fields with significant measurement, analysis or quantitative research background is required.

Work Experience:

•At least 15 years’ experience in support or management of quantitative household surveys.

• Experience in survey report writing.

• Document experience with the MICS programme.

• Experience in working in support of national statistical office.

• Experience working in the MENA region.

Language Requirements: Fluency in written and spoken Arabic..

Desirable:

 •Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously within a multicultural environment and communicate complex ideas.

• Proactive and dynamic personality with attention to detail.

• Result driven and strong planning and organizing skills.

• Fluency in written and spoken French.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

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