Result of Service

The consultant’s services will ultimately result in improved information dissemination and the development of key indicators for Trade and Biodiversity sustainability, enhancing online availability of cross-country comparable indicators on trade in biodiversity-based products. In addition, this contract assignment will help CARICOM countries to achieve the project outcomes, including the development of gender-disaggregated trade in services data and promoting gender-responsive trade policies. The contract will enhance the availability of quality data for evidence-based policymaking, fostering economic diversification and resilience in the CARICOM region.

Work Location

home-based

Expected duration

23.09.24 – 22.11.24

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Chief of statistical Methodology unit of the UNCTAD Statistics service the consultant will: o Ensure the TraBio is updated and operational, including the online database and visualization tool o Support the updating, operation and dissemination of TraBio as well as drafting and publishing of reports, pager, news items or others as required o Support the implementation of relevant recommendations related to TraBio under the framework of the informal working group (iWG) on trade and biodiversity statistics o Support UN Trade and Development Statistics and BioTrade initiative teams in the organisation and the preparation of materials and documents for the Informal Working Group on Trade and Biodiversity statistics. o Analyze project activities, outputs, and outcomes related to gender and trade indicators, including findings from CARICOM countries and other pilot studies. o Help contribute to a section of the Handbook of Statistics linking gender and trade data.

Qualifications/special skills

Advanced university degree, Master, in statistics, mathematics, economics, sociology or related field, is required. At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience at a national and international levels in the collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of statistical data and development of gender and/or trade policy tools is required. Experience and/or training in project management is required. Expertise in statistical production software, such as SAS or R is desirable.

Languages

Fluency spoken and written in English is required. Knowledge of French is desirable

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.