Statistics Consultant

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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.