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 Produce analysis on child multidimensional poverty for the upcoming 2026 Arab Multidimensional Poverty Report, including a focus on children with disability, and perform analysis on the newly released household survey datasets.

15 Oct 2025 – 30 April 2026 – total 19 working days – remote.

The objective of the consultancy is to produce evidence on child poverty from existing datasets, as a contribution towards the 3^rd Arab Poverty Report, by including analysis on child poverty and disabilities, and produce analysis on child multidimensional poverty on newly released datasets (surveys conducted in 2023-2024).

Under the overall supervision of the UNICEF Monitoring Specialist (in cooperation with the Regional Advisors on Monitoring and Social Policy), the Consultant has the responsibility of:

Preparing the analysis for a contribution to the 3^rd Arab Poverty Report and reviewing the accompanying narrative on child multidimensional poverty.

• Performing Child Multidimensional Poverty analysis for the surveys included in the Arab poverty report
• Performing Child Multidimensional Poverty analysis based on MODA approach adopted for the 2023 Arab Poverty Report for 2 countries with datasets released in 2025 and not yet analyzed by UNICEF (Libya and Lebanon)
• Preparation of peer-reviewed journal article on child poverty and disability

 

Scope of Work:

In 2023, ESCWA, the League of Arab States, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA and OPHI released the 2nd Arab Poverty Report1 as a contribution to monitoring the progress towards the SDG 1.2.2 in the Arab Region, and to mobilize national commitment for reducing poverty of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions. This report includes a section on Child Multidimensional Poverty. For child multidimensional poverty, the study

=covered 7 middle-income Arab countries with available survey microdata for the 2010s, and found that around a quarter of children in six middle-income countries were living in multidimensional poverty, being deprived in more than one essential dimension of wellbeing.

The third Arab poverty report will be launched in 2026 and will feature updated analysis on child poverty in middle- income countries and will also focus on Arab Least Developed Countries drawing on recent surveys for Comoros, Mauritania, Somalia and Yemen. The report will also include analysis of levels of child poverty amongst children with and without disabilities, using surveys that have included the child functioning module recommended by the Washington Group on disability statistics.

In addition, new household surveys are expected to be available by late 2025 for at least 2 countries in the Arab Region. This consultancy will apply the MODA framework (and its extension for disability) to these new surveys in addition to baseline surveys for these countries, as applicable.

 

Work Assignments Overview	Deliverables/Outputs	Delivery deadline
Contribution to the 3rd Arab Poverty Report including updated analyses for 3 countries (Comoros, Sudan, Somalia)	Prepare child poverty analysis and review contribution to the 3rd Arab Poverty Report	30 Oct 2025
Analysis of child poverty for countries with new survey data (Lebanon, Libya)	Prepare analysis and outputs for child poverty in upcoming MICS in Lebanon and Libya	1 Feb 2026
Support to MENARO knowledge retention exercise through preparation of Consolidation	Preparation of consolidated syntax and datasets as well as notes on Arab MODA with details on specific customisations for individual surveys	28 Feb 2026
Preparation of peer-reviewed journal article on child poverty and disability	Submission of research article to a peer- reviewed journal on child poverty and disability	30 April 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Education: An advanced university degree is required in Economics, Demography, Statistics, Epidemiology, or other related technical field with significant measurement, analysis or quantitative research background is required.

Work Experience: At least 5 years of solid/documented experience in child multidimensional poverty analysis, using MICS, DHS and similar data sources

Experience of analytical work related to the MENA region is highly desirable

Experience with SPSS or Stata

Good writing skills

Language Requirements: Fluency in English.

Desirable:

-              Experience of working with UNICEF on child poverty

-              Experience of working on issues related to gender and poverty

 

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

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Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

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