Information Management Consultant – Polio Section (6‑month, remote)

About the role

UNICEF Afghanistan is seeking an Information Management Consultant to support the Polio Section during a critical six‑month phase (Oct 2026 – Mar 2027). The role is home‑based with occasional travel to field sites and focuses on integrating new data streams, providing technical support, and piloting AI‑assisted digitisation of registration books.

Key responsibilities

• Integrate SBC, VCCM and polio extender monitoring data into the Afghanistan Polio Management Information System (APMIS) to enable real‑time analysis.
• Provide structured IM technical support to the M&E team and field offices during the reset pilot in the South and Southeast regions.
• Design and pilot an AI‑assisted workflow for digitising paper‑based registration books in the East Region, including proof‑of‑concept, field pilot and scale‑up concept note.
• Deliver all outputs on schedule, under the supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, with payment linked to approved deliverables.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Information Management, Data Science, IT, Computer Science, Public Health Informatics or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in information or data management, including at least 2 years as an IM consultant or in a UN/public‑health programme.
• Experience with large‑scale immunisation data systems (10 + million children per campaign); familiarity with polio data systems such as APMIS is an advantage.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of Dari or Pashto is a plus.

Required skills

• Power BI
• Tableau
• ArcGIS
• SharePoint (or similar platforms)
• Python
• Excel for data processing and analysis
• AI‑assisted digitisation techniques