Statistician At FAO

Priscilla Fuachie

3 years ago

There is an exciting job vacancy the position of Statistician At FAO.

Key Functions:

Plans and leads components of multidisciplinary teams and short-term work groups, leads and/or participates on Divisional teams, participates in Organization-wide committees, project teams and working groups and provides specialized expertise on international technical networks and or technical policy and standard setting bodies.
Coordinates the development, collection, review, processing and/or analysis of key social/economic/environmental indicators, based on either traditional statistical methods/sources or on unstructured sources and data science methods to support the delivery of economic and social development programmes of work whether focused on products, projects, publications or services.

Designs and develops improved/updated technical, statistical and/or analytical tools, systems and databases.
Designs and conducts research, data collection, validation, analysis and/or reporting in support of the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovative tools and methodologies to be used within the Organization or by external stakeholders.
Coordinates the production of a variety of technical reports and provides input in flagship publications, technical documents, divisional publications and/or web pages
Coordinates and provides response to requests and provides technical and/or policy advice, assistance and solutions to Regional, Subregional and Country Offices including technical backstopping of field projects.
Coordinates and provides capacity development services, including the planning and organization of training workshops and seminars and the preparation of related information, materials, on-line tools and information kits.
Coordinates the organization, conduct and follow up of meetings, consultations and conferences, the development/production of required materials and the provision of information and assistance to partners.
Participates in resource mobilization activities in accordance with Corporate Strategies and Divisional Plans.
Promotes international cooperation and collaboration, advocates best practices, knowledge sharing, increased policy dialogue, and provides technical expertise at international meetings and conferences.

Advanced university degree in statistics, economics, or a related field with training in statistics.
Seven years of relevant experience in the production and analysis of food and agricultural statistics in national or international organizations, including field experience in statistical surveys and censuses.
Working knowledge (proficient – level C) of English and limited knowledge (intermediate – level B) of French.

Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions.
Extent and relevance of experience in the compilation, validation and analysis of food and agricultural statistics.
Extent and relevance of experience in the compilation of food and agriculture Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) indicators.
Extent and relevance of knowledge and experience in census and survey methodology.
Extent and relevance of experience in designing, planning and managing large scale surveys and/or censuses.
Extent and relevance of knowledge and experience in software used for processing and analysing census/survey data.
Extent of experience in formulation and/or implementation of field projects and in providing support to countries for technical assistance in statistics.
Ability to mobilize financial resources to support the implementation of field projects.
Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
Quality of writing and reporting skills

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Closing Date: 7th February, 2023