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    UN Women: Statistics Specialist

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    Location :

    New York, Istanbul or Nairobi

    Type of Contract :

    FTA International

    Starting Date :

    Application Deadline :

    19-Feb-24 (Midnight New York, USA)

    Post Level :

    P-3

    Duration of Initial Contract :

    1 year

    Time left :

    11d 8h 7m

    Languages Required :

    English  

    Expected Duration of Assignment : Apply Now Refer a Friend

    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. Presently in Phase II, with gender data being elevated as one strategic outcome of UN Women’s 2022-2025 Strategic Plan, Women Count 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 analyzed, 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 Specialist works under the supervision of the Inter-Regional Advisor on Gender Statistics/Statistics Specialist to contribute to the effective implementation of the statistical global project of Women Count Phase II (hereinafter referred to as, “Programme”). Specifically, the Statistics Specialist will provide technical support in understanding gender data gaps, proposing methodologies and instruments needed to fill these gaps, and identifying and engaging with active stakeholders working in the gender data ecosystem. As Women Count Phase II is significantly and progressively supporting the conduct of time-use surveys and increasing the utility of non-traditional data, s/he will provide technical support in designing, planning, and implementing surveys or other data collection activities. S/he will also provide quality assurance and develop guidance on select areas of gender data work to support the implementation of Women Count regional and country projects. The Statistics Specialist must also deliver in ensuring coordinated efforts within relevant actors/units within UN Women, across UN System, and inter-agency or inter-governmental mechanisms to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of the global project.

      Duties and Responsibilities

      The Statistics Specialist of the Women Count Phase II, under the supervision of the Inter-Regional Advisor on Gender Statistics/Statistics Specialist, will perform the following tasks:

      1.     Develop global tools or formulate mechanisms towards improving gender data management, coordination, collection and analysis under the Women Count Phase II programme

    • Prepare or provide support in the development of guidance and technical notes to guide Women Count regions and countries in the planning, design, and implementation of gender data collection activities (including, among others, global guidance on citizen-generated data (CGD) for SDGs monitoring, how Women Count countries have monitored or been monitoring SDG 5.4.1 using time-use surveys (TUS))
  • Review concepts, definitions, standards, and classifications towards development of operational statistical frameworks and estimation approaches (e.g., CGD statistical framework, citizen’s engagement in the gender data value chain, SDG gender data availability)
  • Keep abreast of emerging statistical techniques to contribute to the programme’s work on gender statistics production and use, with an intersectionality lens
• Aside from official gender statistics, explore production and use of other non-traditional data sources such as administrative data, CGD or big data (including, among others, validation and calibration of non-traditional data sources to ensure data quality)

2.     Contribute to the delivery of high-quality statistical activities/outputs of the Women Count Phase II global projects

3.     Provide technical support to Women Count Phase II regional projects towards ensuring quality and adherence to standards

4.     Contribute to capacity development and overall implementation of Women Count Phase II

Competencies

Core Values

Core Competencies

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

Required Skills and Experience

Education and certification:

Experience:

Language Requirements:

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc. Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

At UN Women, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect. UN Women recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, national origin, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, integrity and organizational need.

If you need any reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please include this information in your application.

UN Women has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UN Women, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to UN Women’s policies and procedures and the standards of conduct expected of UN Women personnel and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)

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