NUNV Data Analyst for UReport, India

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

UNICEF India has launched the UReport platform to amplify the voices of citizens to create positive change in their communities. U-Report is a mobile phone-based technology that provides a forum of opinion and information sharing for children, adolescents and adults. Using a crowdsourcing approach to initiate a virtual dialogue with the members (‘UReporters’) the ultimate aim of the program is to stimulate citizen-led and adolescent/youth-led development. Once the information is collected the data is instantly analyzed. The information is subsequently utilized in advocacy work across all media channels, many UNICEF programs and through partner engagement. UReporters will be engaged via social media and will be asked via weekly polls, quizzes, challenges, to share their ideas, opinions and feedback about issues that matter most to them. U-Report has evolved into a powerful source of information to improve service delivery and increase youth engagement in policy dialogues with about 3,000,000 U-Reporters in India (https://india.ureport.in ). The UReport platform is present in over 30 other countries around the world with more than 37 million U-Reporters globally. (http://ureport.in)

U-Reporters are recruited through partnerships with youth organizations and other civil society organizations. A U-Report Steering Committee / Working group comprising of UNICEF programme teams, government partners, youth organizations and young people will be responsible for planning and supervising the scale up of the UReport platform in India.

UNICEF India is keen to work with an enthusiastic, hardworking and determined UN Volunteer to increase the reach and engagement of UReport in India. Under the direct supervision of the Technology for Specialist (T4D Specialist), the national UNV will undertake the following tasks to support the U-Report programme implementation:


1. Use U-Report data for action:


a) Analyze and compile U-Report data into clear, concise reports for use by UNICEF programmes, key government and development partners, CSOs and media.
b) Perform a pivotal role in identifying U-Reporter stories for media publications and avail them to the requesting partners for use.
c) Conceptualize infographics, flash presentations or other information outputs and work with the design team to develop these.
d) Provide UReport dashboards and training to UNICEF programmes and partners, as well as informing them of key findings from their States / districts, to allow them to react directly to their constituents’ needs.
e) Manage partner dashboards, as required, and update these frequently with evolving keywords.


2. Programme management: Organise, schedule, optimize and update the U-Report Poll calendar Review and verify U-Reporters recruited by partners to ensure their details are correctly captured by the system and allocated to their corresponding groups.

3. Design and implement the M&E strategy for U-Report India: Adapt the global U-Report M&E framework for India, design tools to collect and analyze data for M&E and create reports showing progress on indicators for the U-Report Steering committee and for internal circulation.


4. Maintain the U-Report India website: Work with the development team to ensure that the website is always up to date, the polls are updated and are showing correct data, region and UReporter representation on the website is accurate, etc. and make technical recommendations to improve website functionalities.