Statistics Consultant - Homebased at UN Women

Duties And Responsibilities

Based in the Women Count Team in the Research and Data (R&D) Section of UN Women HQ, the Statistics Consultant will work under the supervision of the Statistics Specialist/Inter-Regional Advisor to provide statistical support and technical assistance in the delivery of activities and outputs of other Women Count global projects. Specifically,

The Tasks Will Include, Among Others

• Rapid gender assessments on the impact of COVID-19
• Support the development of a methodological note, including conduct of statistical analysis, on list randomization used in VAW RGAs
• Undertake food insecurity (FIES) analysis vis-à-vis denial of basic goods (one of the VAW forms), drawing from the data produced in VAW RGAs
• Support other statistical activities needed to ensure the effective and efficient monitoring on the use of the VAW RGAs results
• Provide support in the development of a guidance as well as survey tools on the conduct of the RGAs 2022, based on the learnings of the RGAs 2020-2021 and VAW RGAs
• Assist in providing technical support to select regions/countries undertaking RGAs
• Provide technical support in implementing the Women Count Phase II global project and participation in interagency meetings
• In the development of the State of Gender Data, in partnership with PARIS21:
  • Provide support on the desk review/research or data collection
  • Provide technical support and inputs in the development of the annotated outline as well as coordination of the review mechanism
• Provide support on the finalization of a technical resource on statistical computing towards generating disaggregated gender statistics Counted and Visible Toolkit
• In the advocacy and use of the Counted and Visible Toolkit ,
  • Coordinate targeted advocacy on the use of the Toolkit
  • Coordinate and support the training on small area estimation in select countries
• Provide technical support in relation with UN Women’s interagency participation thru the TWG on Gender and Environment Statistics (with UN Women as co-Chair)
• Produce gender data stories/web articles using non-traditional data sources (such as big data)
• Assist the Data and Statistics Team of Women Count in the implementation of statistical activities and delivery of statistical outputs (e.g., UN Women partnership with FAO, webinars)
• Provide support in other Women Count projects and statistical capacity development 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
• Provide technical support in the development of a concept note on the production of training resources for capacitating UN Women colleagues on gender statistics
• Perform other related duties as required

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

Education

Required Skills and Experience

• 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 in documentation and production knowledge products on gender statistics,
• Experience in rapid gender assessments in times of crisis, preferably in the context of COVID-19
• Experience in conducting or contributing to the planning, design, and implementation of household surveys
• Experience in co-ordination and assisting/ managing data projects
• Experience with STATA/ R
• Knowledge of handling big data
• 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.