IC- Support to SDG Data Strategy

Result of Service The UN and Government will have a cleared understanding of SDG data challenges and defined priorities for ensuring SDG data is available.

Work Location Riyadh

Expected duration 3 months

Duties and Responsibilities Under the direct supervision of the Head of the Resident Coordinator Office (RCO), the SDG Data Expert supports the efforts of the RCO and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) to improve SDG data availability for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The SDG Data Expert (IC) will work with the RCO and Ministry of Economy and Planning teams to organize a webinar with key Government stakeholders, UN entities, and SDG-related organizations. The webinar will focus on three primary issues of data availability: data that has yet to be made publicly available, data not being updated frequently enough, and data that has been made publicly available but is not being reflected in global data repositories. This will include several consultative meetings prior to and several post-webinar technical meetings. In addition, the IC will update the Data Availability Tool.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Head of RCO, the IC will: - Conduct pre-webinar consultive meetings with the MEP, GASTAT, UNCT, SDSN, UNSTATS, UNDCO, and UNDESA - Update the Data Availability Tool with the latest SDR and UNSTATS data for webinar materials - Prepare a list of all Government entities that have been determined as custodians of SDGs - Prepare webinar packets specific for each Governmental and UNCT member SDG custodian. The packets will identify which SDG and SDR indicators are relevant to the given entity and the status of the given indicator. The packets will use information from the Data Availability Tool to identify which indicators are the highest priority - Create an outline and points of discussion for the panelist of the data availability webinar - Coordinate with MEP, GASTAT, UNCT, SDSN, UNSTATS, UNDCO, and UNDESA to identify who will be the panelist during the webinar - Prepare a webinar presentation - Conduct post-webinar technical meetings with various Government SDG custodians and UNCT members to facilitate and accelerate the release and update of SDG data for the KSA - The IC will need to be available to travel to the KSA for the webinar

Qualifications/special skills Skills: Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and Stata and/or statistics software is required. Academic Qualifications: A Master's degree in a field such as Economics, Data Science, Mathematics, or related is required. Experience: A minimum of work experience in economics, data science, mathematics or related field is required. Language: Fluency in English is required.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.