Friday, August 22, 2014

STATISTICIAN - Department of Economic and Social Affairs





STATISTICIAN - Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Posting Title: Statistician, P4
Job Code Title: STATISTICIAN
Department/ Office: Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Duty Station: NEW YORK
Deadline: 18 October 2014 
Job Opening number: 14-STT-DESA-36818-R-NEW YORK (R)
The post is located in the Office of the Director (OD), Statistics Division (SD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). The Statistician reports to the Senior Statistician in the Office of the Director. The Office of the Director assists in coordinating and conducting the Division's work programme with the Regional Commissions, other UN agencies, Member States, and national/international organizations, in particular as it relates to the development and implementation of a monitoring framework for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the post-2015 development agenda. Further information is available on the following website: http://unstats.un.org
Education
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in statistics, mathematics, economics, sociology or related field. A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two 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, analysis and dissemination of statistical data or related area. Experience with the UN's mandate, programmes, and operational activities in relating to statistics work is required. Experience in the development of statistical concepts and methods and their implementation in countries is required. Experience with concepts and indicators for the measurement of sustainable development is desirable. Experience with the concepts of capacity development is desirable.
Languages
English and French are the official languages of the Secretariat. For this post, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
To learn more details and apply: https://careers.un.org/


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