Country: Thailand
Closing date: 13 Jun 2018
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Chief, Economic and Environment Statistics Section, Statistics Division, the incumbent is required to perform the following functions:
• Supports planning for and leads technical implementation of the division’s work on economic and environment statistics, in support of national, regional and global follow-up and review of SDG implementation. This may include: designing and fund-raising for statistics capacity development programmes in collaboration with national and international partners.
• Initiates and co-ordinates the development of appropriate methods for obtaining relevant data.
• Ensure the quality of collected data for accuracy, consistency and comparability.
• Plans and conducts analytical programmes of work in economic and environment statistics. This may include: identifying projects, conducting analysis and participating in technical advisory activities for national capacity building.
• Supervises and contributes to the development of relevant databases, web publishing tools and other software for collection, storage and distribution of statistical data.
• Undertakes methodological research with regard to standards on concepts, definitions and classifications to assist countries and other constituents in strengthening their statistical development. This may include: developing guidance material to support national implementation of agreed statistical standards, developing technical solutions for the use and integration of data from diverse sources to produce policy-relevant statistical information; making such solutions accessible to national statistical systems for SDG monitoring, and applying them for regional SDG progress analysis.
• Develops new or improved statistical methods and quantitative models for analyses and projections.
• Provides guidance and advice to other divisions, offices and institutions of ESCAP, field experts, etc., in the planning, operation and evaluation of statistical programmes and projects.
• Plans and co-ordinates seminars, workshops, expert meetings, etc.
• Plans, organizes, manages and supervises the work of the section as assigned.
Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in statistics, mathematics, economics, sociology or related field. A relevant first-level university degree in the above fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in the collection, compilation and analysis of data from population and business censuses, sample surveys, statistical registers, administrative sources and spatial data to produce official statistics, and in the dissemination of statistics in national statistical systems, is required.
Experience with using or investigating the use of new data sources to produce official statistics is desirable.
Experience in conducting analytical or methodological studies on economic or environmental development, demonstrated by published studies, is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
How to apply:
Application can only be submitted through the UN Inspira (system) on ESCAP's official jobs page. To apply, please follow this link: http://www.unescap.org/jobs
