Consultant to Support Household Survey Data Processing and SDG Educational Indicators at Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean – Chile
Recruiter: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
About Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL) is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations, founded in 1948. ECLAC promotes the economic and social development of the Latin American and Caribbean region through research, analysis, and knowledge generation, providing technical assistance and training to member states on issues including economic development, trade, production, and social equity.
Job Summary
This consultancy provides an opportunity to contribute specialized expertise to Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean’s mission in statistics and data management. Working in Chile, you will apply your professional skills to address complex challenges in statistics and data management and support the organization’s programmatic objectives. This role offers the flexibility of consultancy work while contributing to meaningful international development outcomes with global impact.
Full Job Description
Result of Service
A documented, reproducible and qualityassured set of harmonized household survey databases, processing scripts and statistical outputs that enable the calculation of selected educationrelated SDG indicators derived from household surveys, accompanied by concise methodological documentation and tabulated analytical results for internal use.
Work Location
Home-based
Expected duration
20.04.26-19.07.26
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Social Statistics Officer, the consultant will support the processing, harmonization and analytical use of household survey microdata for the production of education-related SDG indicators, with particular emphasis on SDG 4 indicators derived from household surveys.
- Compile, organize and document household survey databases, questionnaires, manuals and metadata required for the estimation of educational indicators.
- Clean, recode and harmonize variables across survey files, including identifiers, weights, age, sex, schooling attainment, school attendance, participation informal and non-formal education and training, and other education-related variables.
- Prepare reproducible processing scripts in statistical software (preferably R, Stata or Python) for data cleaning, consistency checks, indicator estimation and generation of outputs.
- Apply survey design parameters and estimation procedures required to calculate indicators with appropriate use of weights, strata and primary sampling units, when available.
- Produce structured databases and intermediate analytical files suitable for cross-country comparison and time-series analysis.
- Support the preparation of methodological notes describing definitions, assumptions, treatment of missing values, harmonization decisions and limitations affecting comparability.
- Contribute to the validation of results through internal consistency checks, comparison with published sources and documentation of discrepancies.
- Prepare tables, graphs and concise technical summaries for internal analytical use and reporting.
- Maintain orderly version control of scripts, input files, outputs and metadata, ensuring traceability and reproducibility of the work.
Qualifications/special skills
Bachelors degree in economics, statistics, data science, mathematics, sociology, public policy or a related quantitative field is required. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply. Additional coursework in survey statistics, econometrics, official statistics or data management is desirable. Academic experience in quantitative data analysis; handling microdata in R, Stata or Python; cleaning and organizing databases; and preparing tables or statistical outputs is required. Experience working with household surveys, survey weights, education statistics, SDG indicators, metadata preparation, or official statistics processes is desirable. No minimum years of professional experience are required. Relevant university research assistance, internships, thesis work or comparable practical experience may be considered.
Languages
Excellent command of Spanish (Level IV) is required. Working knowledge of English (Level II) is required.
Additional Information
Not available.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS BANK ACCOUNTS.
Key Details
- Job Title: Consultant to Support Household Survey Data Processing and Sdg Educational Indicators
- Grade: CON
- Location: Santiago, Chile
- Department: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Contract Type: Consultancy
- Salary Range:$50,000.0 – $120,000.0 USD annually
Qualifications
- Excellent command of Spanish (Level IV) is required. Working knowledge of English (Level II) is required.
Skills
- Not specified in the official posting
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Professional development opportunities
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
- Inclusive and collaborative work environment
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through the official UN careers portal. It is encouraged that applications be updated in the case where new skills or experience are obtained from the time of the initial application so that programme managers will have the most up-to-date information to aid them in their recruiting.