Statistician

Reporting Lines The Statistician reports to the Senior Statistician and team leader of the Food Security and Nutrition Statistics team under the overall guidance of the Director of ESS. Technical Focus The Statistician will provide technical guidance and effective contributions in the development and improvement of CoAHD methodologies, supporting data analysis and validation, and coordinating capacity development activities with national counterparts and international partners. The role will contribute directly to the institutionalization of CoAHD monitoring within national statistical systems and to the global production and dissemination of related indicators. Key Results Research and analysis of information, data and statistics, statistical methods, statistical and econometric modelling. Development and maintenance of specialized tools, methodologies, systems and/or databases and the technical assistance services to support the implementation/delivery and monitoring of the programme of work and related products, projects, publications and services. Key Functions Collects, reviews, processes and/or analyses key social/economic/environmental/indicators, based on both traditional statistical methods/sources or on unstructured sources and data science methods, to support the delivery of economic and social development programmes of work, which can be focused on products, projects, publications or services. Develops improved/updated technical, statistical and/or analytical tools, systems, databases. Conducts research, data collection, validation, analysis and/or reporting in support of the development of technical standards, international instruments, innovative tools and methodologies to be used within the Organization or by external stakeholders. Produces a variety of technical reports and provides input in technical documents, divisional publications and/or web pages. Provides response to requests and provides technical and/or policy advice, assistance and solutions to Regional, Subregional and Country Offices, including technical backstopping to field projects. Participates in multidisciplinary teams, collaborates with other Divisions/Offices/Centres on work groups and committees and promotes best practices. Provides capacity development services, including the planning and organization of training workshops and seminars and preparation of related information, materials, on-line tools and information kits. Participates in divisional teams, Organization-wide committees, project teams and working groups and provides specialized expertise on international technical networks and/or technical policy and standard setting bodies. Supports the organization, conduct and follow-up of meetings, consultations and conferences, the development/production of required materials and the provision of information and assistance to partners. Participates in resource mobilization activities in accordance with the Strategic Framework and divisional plans. Promotes international cooperation and collaboration, advocates best practices, knowledge sharing, increased policy dialogue and provides technical expertise at international meetings and conferences. Specific Functions Provides methodological guidance for the compilation, validation, and analysis of the Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD) indicators at global and national levels and effectively contributes with improvements in estimation methods (e.g. affordability measures, price spatial deflators, price indices for healthy diets, non-food costs). Coordinates the implementation of CoAHD monitoring systems at national level. Engages with national counterparts and supports the development of country workplans and Letters of Agreements (LoAs). Supports partner countries in the implementation of CoAHD monitoring systems by providing analytical strategies, trainings, technical assistance, and quality assurance of data collection and processing. Supports partner countries in disseminating results. Develops and maintains analytical tools, manuals and reproducible scripts for processing food price, expenditure, and income data, ensuring alignment with FAO statistical standards, and prepares technical materials (e.g. papers, bulletins) for research advancement and global dissemination. Contributes to inter-agency collaboration and methodological harmonization with key partners, including the World