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 Policy, Programme and Intergovernmental Division (PPID) provides global support to UN Women offices at Headquarters and in all field locations to deliver results in support of UN Women’s Strategic Plan 2022-2025 and internationally agreed goals on gender equality and women’s empowerment, including the Beijing Platform for Action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Division provides intellectual and strategic leadership on normative support and the delivery of integrated policy and program advice, including through research, gender data production and dissemination, policy analysis and gender mainstreaming. The Division leverages innovation, knowledge management and cutting-edge technical expertise to support UN Women programmes and to build the capacity of partners to deliver results on gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The Research and Data (R&D) Section in PPID is responsible for leading UN Women’s research and data agenda and for positioning UN Women as a global knowledge hub on gender equality and women’s empowerment. It produces knowledge products including UN Women flagship publications such as Progress of the world’s women,  Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot annual series, World survey on the role of women in development and other mandated reports such as Beijing Reviews. The section also leads the implementation of UN Women’s Women Count flagship programme on gender statistics.

Under the guidance and direct supervision of the Research and Data Specialist -Flagship Reports,  the Statistics Specialist is responsible for conducting data analysis for UN Women’s flagship reports and other publications, providing substantive inputs, research and analysis for the production of UN Women’s flagship reports, providing substantive support to the Section’s statistical work and providing substantive inputs to communication and outreach activities. The incumbent will be primarily contributing to the research, statistical analysis and production of the Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot annual series and to forthcoming editions of Progress of the World’s Women, but will also input into other data and statistics work that the R&D section is responsible for. The incumbent will also contribute to enhancement of UN Women’s data science and foresight capacity and contributing to the implementation of UN Women’s broader research and data agenda.

The Statistics Specialist supervises and leads several affiliate personnel such as consultants and interns. 

Key Functions and Accountabilities:

1.    Conduct data analysis for UN Women’s flagship reports and other publications:

  • Lead on the collection and assessment of relevant data sources for Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot annual series, Progress of the World’s Women and other flagship reports produced by the section
  • Conduct research and statistical analysis for all flagship reports produced by the section, including using statistical modeling and other quantitative techniques
  • Lead on the preparation of statistical materials for the flagship reports including annexes, technical notes, statistical references, definitions and so on
  • In close collaboration with colleagues, work on a data visualization plan for the reports with the aim that data are presented in ways that are accessible and attractive to non-technical audiences in all publications

2.   Provide substantive inputs, research and analysis for the production of UN Women’s flagship reports:

  • Participate in brainstorming meetings and in-house discussions on various aspects of the reports’ production, including honing of the theme and structure of the reports, with particular reference to research and data
  • Carry out background cross-national and country specific research and write background notes and papers related to the reports’ themes;
  • Draft inputs, including those related to statistical analysis undertaken, for inclusion in chapters of the reports and co-author data chapters as needed;
  • Identify potential authors of background papers and other research materials for the analytical parts of the reports; take the lead on commissioning and coordinating their work where requested and comment on their draft papers;
  • Participate in providing comments on draft chapters and sections of the reports as required, including factchecking of all data elements in the reports.

3.    Provide substantive support to the Section and Division’s other statistical work

  • Keep abreast of emerging development issues including in data science to galvanize UN Women’s analytical capacity to respond, particularly in the area of gender statistics;
  • Contribute to annual reporting and write briefing notes as requested. 
  • Maintain and develop new partnerships with UN agencies and other data collecting organizations enhance the production and dissemination of sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics
  • Represent UN Women in inter-agency working groups and fora on research and data as requested.

4.    Provide substantive inputs to communication and outreach activities:

  • Input into the design and preparation of data related materials for the launch of the flagship reports and ongoing advocacy efforts, including country fact sheets and other presentation materials, especially related to data and statistics;
  • Present statistics and data analyses at flagship report launches and other events;
  • Prepare background documents and other information to be used for media interviews and briefings, Member States, UN, UN Women country offices and other external requests as requested.

5.    The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities: The Statistics Specialist leads a team which includes several affiliate personnel including consultants and interns.

Competencies :

Core Values:

  • Integrity;
  • Professionalism;
  • Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

  • Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
  • Accountability;
  • Creative Problem Solving;
  • Effective Communication;
  • Inclusive Collaboration;
  • Stakeholder Engagement;
  • Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Values and Competencies Framework: 

Functional Competencies:

  • Strong research and analytical skills;
  • Excellent skills in statistical analysis, using large data sets;
  • Good understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment and its policy implications;
  • Creativity in performing quantitative analysis in areas where such quantitative data is limited and scarce;
  • Strong research and excellent writing skills. Ability to conduct literature reviews, compile analytical bibliographies, and write cogent summaries of reports or analytical documents;
  • Capacity to self-organize research work and to plan, prioritize and deliver tasks on time. Ability to set priorities; work under pressure with colleagues at all levels;
  • Working knowledge and familiarity with data science and foresight techniques
  • Ample knowledge and use of computer office tools (word, spreadsheets) as well as of statistical data packages such as R, Stata and Python.

Recruitment Qualifications:

Education and Certification:

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in gender/women's studies, economics, social sciences, human rights, international development or a related field with a strong quantitative focus is required.
  • A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience:

  • At least 5 years of relevant progressively responsible work experience, with a demonstrable ability to conduct high quality statistical research is required.
  • Experience working with international data and actual knowledge of quantitative analysis and related software (i.e. Excel, Stata and Python) is required. 
  • Mastery of Excel is a strong asset. 
  • Experience in gathering and presenting gender data and statistics is required.
  • Experience in statistical analysis, econometrics and/or data science is required.
  • Experience leading and managing personnel in international settings is required.
  • Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods, particularly in relation to gender equality is desirable
  • Experience in the use of a modern web-based ERP System, preferably Oracle Cloud, is desirable.
  • Previous experience working on gender issues and/or major institutional reports is desirable.

Languages:

  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Knowledge of another official UN language is desirable (French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish).

Statements :

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.)

Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.

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