Job Title: Statistics Consultant
Organization: UN Women
Location: Home-based
Application Deadline : 10-Oct-23 (Midnight New York,
USA)
Job Category : Management
Type of Contract : Individual Contract
Post Level : International Consultant
Languages Required : English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is
expected to start) 25-Oct-2023
Duration of Initial Contract : 3.5 Months
Expected Duration of Assignment : 3.5 Months
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms
of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups,
indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to
apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment,
including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will,
therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.
Background
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in
the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination
against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of
equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development,
human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
UN Women’s global gender data programme, “Making Every Woman
and Girl Count” (Women Count), delivered significant results in scaling up work on gender
statistics availability, accessibility, and use during Phase I of its
implementation. In the ongoing implementation of Women Count Phase
II, with gender data being elevated as one of the strategic outcomes of UN
Women’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan, UN Women is steadfastly supporting Member
States and leading efforts on mainstreaming gender perspectives in three key
interventions:
- Enabling
environment for the production and use of gender statistics: Put in
place supportive policy, legal and financial environment to ensure
gender-responsive national adaptation and effective monitoring of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)
- Increasing
the production of gender statistics: Increase availability of
quality, comparable and regular gender statistics to address national data
gaps and meet policy and reporting commitments under the SDGs, Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW),
and Beijing Declaration
- Increasing
data accessibility and use: Ensure that gender statistics are
accessible to all users (including governments, civil society, academia
and private sector) and can be analysed, communicated, and used to inform
research, advocacy, policies and programmes, and promote accountability.
Located in the Research and Data (R&D) Section of UN
Women, the Statistics Consultant works under the supervision
of the Statistics Specialist/Inter-Regional Advisor on Gender Statistics of the
Women Count Programme. Specifically, s/he will provide technical support in the
implementation of statistical activities and delivery of statistical outputs
related to the Women Count global project on Scaling Up Gender Data
Driven Action to Leave No-One Behind and Achieve the SDGs, with funding
from the Government of Italy. S/he will assist in the delivery of activities
and outputs of other Women Count global projects. For example, to achieve the
planned Phase II outcomes, there is a need to, among others: 1) produce a
flagship report on the level of maturity of countries through the publication
of the Gender Data Outlook (GDO), in partnership with OECD-PARIS21; 2)
production of a practical global guidance or framework on citizen-generated
data (CGD) for SDGs monitoring; and 3) conduct targeted advocacy towards use of
the various statistical outputs produced. More specifically, s/he will provide
technical assistance in the conduct of in-depth case studies on time use survey
(TUS) data collection to present an overall analytical picture of how Women
Count countries are monitoring SDG target 5.4.1 (unpaid care work).
Duties and Responsibilities
Based in the Data and Statistics Team of the Women Count
programme in UN Women HQ, the Statistics Consultant will work
under the supervision of the Statistics Specialist/Inter-Regional Advisor on
Gender Statistics. S/he will provide statistical support and assistance on the
implementation of the global projects on the global framework on CGD and global
guidance on TUS data collection and use for SDGs monitoring, production of the
GDO, and assist in delivery of activities and outputs of other Women Count
global projects, generally. The tasks will include, among others:
Key Responsibilities:
1. Development of a practical guidance on the
conduct of time use surveys
- Compile,
document, and synthesize field experiences of Women Count countries in the
conduct time-use surveys for monitoring SDG target 5.4.1 (unpaid care and
domestic work (UCDW))
- Establish
an internal repository of technical resources on TUS conducted by Women
Count countries
- Present
technical inputs or produce technical resources on the overall analytical
picture of how Women Count countries have planned, designed, conducted,
analysed, and used TUS for monitoring UCDW
- Prepare
draft annotated outline and provide technical inputs for the development
of a guidance for countries (NSOs, in particular) on the conduct of TUS
- Coordinate
with internal colleagues and external partners to ensure the effective and
efficient implementation of the project specifically and the overall work
on time-use of the Women Count programme, more broadly
2. Development of a flagship report, Gender Data
Outlook, on assessing the level of maturity of countries with regards to their
gender data and capacity
- Review
and provide technical inputs on the development of the Gender Data
Outlook, particularly on the technical working paper (that is, measurement
framework), assessment of countries’ level of maturity (that is,
operationalization of the framework), and development of gender data use
typology
- Provide
support on the research or data collection – whether on the assessment of
level of maturity or use cases, as needed
- Provide
technical assistance in the conduct of Technical Advisory Group meetings,
consultations, and other similar activities
- Provide
technical assistance in the production, publication, outreach and advocacy
activities to promote uptake and use of the key findings, messages, and
results of the Gender Data Outlook report
- Coordinate
with PARIS21 to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of the
project (e.g., quarterly monitoring reports, regular check-in meetings)
3. Coordination towards the development of a
global framework on citizen data
- Provide
technical support in relation with UN Women’s co-leadership with UN
Statistics Division (UNSD) in the management and operation of the
Collaborative on citizen data (CD), which in the immediate-term, will
produce the framework on CD in partnership with UNSD, CSOs and NGOs,
academic and research community, private sector, NSOs, and other
international organizations
- Produce
technical inputs in the development of the framework in a technical paper,
including for submission to the 55th Session of the UN Statistical
Commission
- Coordinate
with internal colleagues and external partners to ensure the effective and
efficient implementation of the project
4. Provide technical support
in implementing the Women Count Phase II global projects and support in
international coordination and cooperation
4.1. Technical support to Women
Count field colleagues and quality assurance of regional (and country) products
and activities
- Provide
technical assistance related to the data and statistics work of the Women
Count programme, particularly in reviewing statistical outputs and activities
of other Women Count regional (and country) projects.
4.2. Other global
projects, international coordination or cooperation
- Assist
the Data and Statistics Team of Women Count HQ in the implementation of
statistical activities and delivery of statistical outputs (e.g.,
Inter-Regional meetings, webinars, workshops, etc.)
- Provide
technical support in relation with UN Women’s interagency participation
(e.g., Inter-Agency Expert Group on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS), IAEG-UN
Data)
4.3. Perform other related duties as
required
- Assist
in conducting literature reviews and data research on gender-related
topics.
- Contribute
to the preparation of research papers, policy briefs, and data-driven
reports.
- Provide
support in data analysis and visualization for research projects.
Competencies
Core Values:
- Respect
for Diversity
- Integrity
- Professionalism
Core Competencies:
- Awareness
and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
- Accountability
- Creative
Problem Solving
- Effective
Communication
- Inclusive
Collaboration
- Stakeholder
Engagement
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Master’s
degree with additional years of relevant work experience in statistics,
demography, gender, economics, or other related development or social
science fields
Experience:
- Three
years of experience with background in gender statistics, demography,
economics, or development studies with a focus on gender equality
- Experience
working on gender statistics with national statistical offices; in the
context of national statistical systems or official statistics
- Experience
in documentation, production, and management of knowledge products on
gender statistics, particularly time-use surveys
- Experience
in conducting or contributing to the planning, design, and implementation
of data collection activities, particularly time-use surveys
- Experience
in coordination or assisting data projects
- Possess
statistical computing skills using STATA, R, or Python
- Excellent
attention to detail
- Willingness
to work as part of a team, to meet tight deadlines, and produce
high-quality work
Language:
- Fluency
in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another official
United Nations language is desirable.
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