About Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Department of Economic and Social Affairsis part of the United Nations system, working to promote international cooperation and address global challenges. As a UN entity, it contributes to the organization’s mission of maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations, and promoting international cooperation in solving international problems and encouraging respect for human rights.

Job Summary

This consultancy provides an opportunity to contribute specialized expertise to Department of Economic and Social Affairs’s mission in international cooperation and sustainable development. Working in United States, you will apply your professional skills to address complex challenges in international cooperation and sustainable development 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.

Key Details

• Job Title:Consultancy – Corruption Data and Statistics
• Grade:CON
• Location:New York (Remote work possible)
• Department:Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• Contract Type:Consultancy
• Salary Range:$50,000.0 – $120,000.0 USD annually

Qualifications

• Academic Qualifications: Advanced university degree (Masters degree or equivalent) in statistics, economics, development studies, international relations, public administration, or a related field.
• Academic Qualifications: A Bachelors degree in combination with additional 2 years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced degree.
• Academic Qualifications: A minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in social sciences, including statistics or economics.
• Academic Qualifications: Experience working with national governments, preferably with National Statistical Offices and/or anti-corruption bodies, providing capacity development, including guidance and training Experience in working with drugs and crime statistics, preferably with corruption statistics is desired.
• Academic Qualifications: Knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals and national efforts to implement them is desirable..
• Language: Full command of spoken and written English is required, knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage..

Skills

• The Data for Now initiative (https://unstats.un.org/capacity-development/data-for-now/), co-led by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD), the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), aims to develop countries capacities to deliver the information needed by local and national policy and decision makers to achieve the 2030 Agenda.
• Supporting areas where information needs are not met because statistics is not readily available is a substantial part of the Data for Now initiative.
• An area many statistical systems are still grappling with is how to provide timely, relevant and transparent information on corruption.
• The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has in this context, to support both the statistics community and the anti-corruption bodies, led the development of a Statistical Framework to Measure Corruption.
• The Framework has been adopted both by the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) and the Conference of State Parties (CoSP) of the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).
• The Framework is comprehensive with 145 different indicators covering different dimensions of corruption and elements that can describe it.
• As is clearly stated, it is not expected that a country measures all these indicators, instead they are encouraged to select those that are most relevant in their context.
• The Framework is an excellent starting point for improved statistics on corruption but is also complex and countries have asked for support on how to operationalize the work.
• This guide proposes mechanisms for identifying thematic priorities within the framework according to country contexts, as well as provide input on which data sources can be used, either individually or through data integration.
• The guide is currently open for global consultation.
• In this context, the consultant is expected to support the practical implementation of the UNODC Statistical Framework for Measuring Corruption and to engage with a selected number of countries that have already implemented, or are in the process of implementing, the framework, in order to gather experiences to be included in the guidance.
• The consultant will, jointly with UNODC and UNSD, work closely with 3 countries that have requested support in the implementation of the framework through the identification of priorities, available data sources, analysis and validation strategies, and, based on this, improve their production and dissemination of corruption statistics.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Professional development opportunities
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Inclusive and collaborative work environment

How to Apply