Country: Thailand
Closing date: 26 Jun 2018
Responsibilities
Under the overall guidance and direct supervision of the Director, Statistics Division, the incumbent is responsible for the following functions:
• Provides policy guidance to the Senior management, on conceptual strategy development and management of the implementation of overall strategies and intra and inter-divisional/departmental policies and procedures regarding the development of official statistics, especially population and social statistics, in alignment with requirements of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Plans and oversees the management of activities undertaken by the Section; ensures that substantive work programmes, including the regional coordination for the Regional Action Framework on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, data disaggregation and gender statistics are carried out in a timely fashion, well-coordinated in the organization, and, in liaison with other organizations of the United Nations System, donors and agencies and through relevant regional expert mechanisms.
• Manages, supervises and carries out the work programme of the Section under his/her responsibility related population and social statistics, including technical cooperation, statistical analysis, and methodological development. Co-ordinates the work carried out by the Section; provides programmatic and substantive reviews of drafts prepared by others.
• Provides substantive input in the preparation of position papers and reports for presentation to intergovernmental bodies such as the ESCAP Commission and Committee on Statistics. Initiates, plans, and directs preparation of publications, working papers, statistics briefs, websites and manuals .
• Contributes to the reporting to intergovernmental bodies on budget/programme performance or on programmatic/ substantive issues, as appropriate, particularly those presented in biannual and/or annual reports.
• Ensures that the outputs produced by the Unit/Section maintain high-quality standards; that reports are clear, objective and based on comprehensive data. Ensures that all outputs produced by the Section under his/her supervision meet required standards before completion to ensure they comply with the relevant mandates.
• Prepares inputs for the work programme of the Division and Section, determining priorities, and allocating resources for the completion of outputs and their timely delivery.
• Carries out programmatic/administrative tasks necessary for the functioning of the Unit/Section, including preparation of budgets, assigning and monitoring of performance parameters and critical indicators, reporting on budget/programme performance, preparation of inputs for results-based budgeting, evaluation of staff performance (PAS), interviews of candidates for job openings and evaluation of candidates.
• Recruits staff for Section taking due account geographical and gender balance and other institutional values.
• Manages, guides, develops and trains staff under his/her supervision.
• Fosters teamwork and communication among staff in the Section and across organizational boundaries.
• Represents the Organization at and participates in international, regional or national meetings and provides programmatic/substantive expertise on an issue, or hold programmatic/substantive and organizational discussions with representatives of other institutions.
• Coordinates systematically with, and provides analytical support to the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific in achieving the relevant expected accomplishments of ESCAP’s statistics subprogramme.
• Provides in-country support through United Nations Resident Coordinators (UNRCs)/ United Nations country team (UNCT) for national follow-up and review of SDG implementation including Voluntary National Review (VNR).
Education
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in statistics, economics demography or other related social science. Ph.D. degree in any of the above fields is desirable.
A relevant first-level university degree in the above fields combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in statistics, economics demography or related social science field is required.
Experience in the collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of statistical data from population and housing censuses, sample surveys, statistical registers and other administrative sources is required.
Working experience in a national statistical system or the international statistical system is required.
Experience in supervising a team of five or more individuals is required.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
How to apply:
Application can only be submitted through the UN Inspira (system) on ESCAP's official jobs page. To apply, please follow this link: http://www.unescap.org/jobs