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  • FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture.
  • Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply;
  • Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
  • FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination　　
  • All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
  • All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.


Organizational Setting

The Statistics Division (ESS) develops and advocates for the implementation of methodologies and standards for data collection, validation, processing and analysis of food and agriculture statistics. In these statistical domains, it also plays a vital role in the compilation, processing and dissemination of internationally comparable data, and provides essential capacity building support to member countries. In addition, the Division disseminates many publications, working papers and statistical yearbooks, which cover statistics relevant to agricultural and food security (including prices, production, trade and agri-environmental statistical data). The Statistics Division is involved in the management of a number of large-scale projects, aimed at improving statistical methodologies and establishing best practices for the collection, collation, processing, dissemination and use of data relevant to food security, agriculture and rural areas.

The Food and Agricultural Microdata (FAM) Catalogue launched in 2019, aims to create a one-stop-shop for finding
microdata on agriculture. FAM serves as the corporate solution for disseminating microdata collected directly or supported by FAO, and disseminates micro datasets relevant to FAO’s mandate which are already disseminated on national platforms.


Reporting Lines

The incumbent will work under the general supervision of the Chief Statistician, the direct supervision of the ESS Dissemination and Outreach Team Leader and in close collaboration with the FAM Statistician. They may be called upon to collaborate with other FAO Divisions and teams.


Technical Focus

The incumbent will support the quality assurance of metadata and microdata submitted to the FAM catalogue for dissemination. They will use technical and analytical skills to conduct statistical risk assessment and apply statistical disclosure control techniques for microdata.

Tasks and responsibilities

The incumbent will contribute to and/or take responsibility for one or more of the following tasks:
• Review submitted studies and draft DDI compliant metadata
• Assess and decide levels of disclosure risk, and decide and implement appropriate methods for anonymization and organize microdata files received from external providers and datasets received from various FAO technical units and prepare these for publication in the FAM catalogue
• Provide analytical/technical support to internal/external stakeholders on metadata documentation, disclosure risk and anonymization
• Identify relevant datasets in external catalogues and harvest data and metadata and implement their integration into the FAM catalogue
• Review and respond to external users requests for licenced datasets in FAM.
• Manage the internal archive according to the FAO Statistical Standard for Microdata Dissemination
• Support work to develop new procedures to automate routines for identification of relevant citations for publication in FAM.
• Support advocacy for FAM including preparation of articles, newsletters for external audiences, with adherence to FAOSTYLE and corporate communication guidance
• Represent FAO in external webinars promoting FAM catalogue
• Lead project in coordination with relevant units to automate integration of citations to FAM catalogue
• Support ongoing external user consultations to enhance FAM data collections including analysis of results.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements
• For Consultants: Advanced university degree from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Data Science, Finance or related disciplines. Consultants with bachelor's degree need two additional years of relevant professional experience.
• For PSA.SBS: University degree (or technical degree/certificate) from an institution recognized by the International Association of Universities (IAU)/UNESCO in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Data Science, Finance or related disciplines
• At least 1 year of relevant experience in collecting, manipulating, analysing and disseminating statistical data.
• Working knowledge of English.


FAO Core Competencies.

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement


Technical/Functional Skills

• Extent of knowledge and relevant experience in statistical data management and data dissemination.
• Extent of knowledge of and relevant experience in the use of at least one of the data analysis tools such as R, Python.
• Extent of knowledge and relevant experience in statistical microdata anonymization and dissemination.
• Extent of knowledge and relevant experience in data analysis.
• Ability to work independently, with minimum supervision.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • FAO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing)
  • Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list
  • Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
  • For more information, visit the FAO employment website
  • Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

HOW TO APPLY

• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application

• Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/. These qualifications should be in alignment with the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) mappings.


• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

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