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Organization: UNDP Saudi Arabia, through Stars Orbit Consultants and Management Development (SOC).
VA No. VA24-86
Position Title: Business Statistics Expert
Consultancy Type: International Expert
Duty Station: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Duration: 3 months
Vacancy Date of Issue: 6 June 2024
Vacancy Closure Date: 12 June 2024
Expected Starting Date: As soon as possible
This vacancy is announced by UNDP Saudi Arabia through Stars Orbit Consultants and Management Development (SOC). SOC is a sub-contractor for UNDP Saudi Arabia, assisting the programme in implementing their activities through HR and contract management of consultants working in their support.
Office/Unit/Project Description
Saudi Arabia has realised and sustained, for the last four decades, remarkable progress along the socio- economic development path. As a result of this, the Kingdom has been able to move to a high-income country.
The ongoing transformation of Saudi Arabia beneath the Vision 2030 plan is unlocking new possibilities at an extraordinary pace.
The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) is the statistical reference for Saudi Arabia's socio- economic development. GASTAT provide comprehensive, reliable, up-to-date statistics and value-added services in line with international standards and take the lead in developing a modern statistical sector in order to support decision making.
Business statistics department is currently working on building the Statistical Business Register, and that’s through using multiple sources of administrative data and statistical products which are conducted by GASTAT. The SBR aims to provide the frame of most of the business statistics surveys and it is the source of business demography statistics and other statistics which directly derived their indicators from the SBR. In addition to the SBR business statistics department is also working on developing and enhancing business statistics surveys.
Scope of Work
The business statistics expert will provide technical assistance on SBR and the Bussniess demography statctics methodology, and indicators. In addition to evaluating validating and analyzing the collected data.
The Expert will also implement capacity strengthening activities, including training and mentoring the staff. Specifically, the responsibilities under this assignment include the following:
Technical support:
Capacity Development
Institutional Arrangement
Duration of the Work
Duty Station
Working Arrangements:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Advanced degree, preferably a master’s level in statistics, economics, or other related fields
Relevant professional experience
Competencies
Required Language:
Excellent Arabic or English
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