Job at UNDP in KSA: Individual Consultant - Economic Platform Expert

UNDP is offering a Job opportunity in Saudi Arabia as an Individual Consultant - Economic Platform Expert.

Scope of Work and Deliverables:

1. The Economic Platform Expert will provide technical assistance related to reviewing the indicators and identifying the method of calculating the indicators. In addition to evaluating validating and analysing the collected data. 
2. 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

• Reviewing and enhancing the coverage of the economic platform.
• Reviewing and approving the list of economic indicators of all the targeted entities. 

Capacity Development

• In addition to delivering the above-mentioned technical support, the expert will advise the economic platform team on the best practices in relation to methodologies and frameworks.
• Delivering training to the staff in calculating indicators and maintaining and monitoring databases. 

Institutional Arrangement:

The consultant will be supervised by the Programme Manager in UNDP in close collaboration with the National Center for Meteorology and the relevant department and will be embedded within the Economic Platform at GASTAT.

Required skills and competencies:

• Full understanding of economic concepts, indicators, and frameworks.
• Econometric techniques.
• The ability to validate, analyse, and treat data.
• The ability to conduct research.
• Ability to provide statistical technical advice on different sectors.
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as a member of a team and to work under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work on any of the statistical packages to analyse data.
• Good understanding and practice of capacity development.

Desired additional skills and competencies

• Written and oral communication skills.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Detail oriented.

Required Skills and Experience:

Education: Advanced degree, preferably a master’s level in statistics, economics, or other related fields.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience.
• Full understanding of economic concepts, indicators, and frameworks.
• Demonstrated expertise in providing coaching and on-the-job-training for the staff
• Demonstrated expertise in reviewing and enhancing the coverage of the economic platform.
• Demonstrated expertise in identifying the methodology and econometric techniques.
• Demonstrated expertise in The ability to validate, analyse, and treat data.
• Demonstrated expertise in conducting research, and provide statistical technical advice on different sectors.
• Demonstrated policy expertise and experience in working on any of the statistical packages to analyze data.
• Demonstrated expertise in understanding and practice of capacity development
• Good understanding of the UN programming principles, Governmental policies and UN capacity development mandate would be an asset. 
• Language Requirements: Fluency in written and spoken English is required, proficiency in Arabic is preferred

The duration of the assignment:

The contract duration will be for an initial period of 12 months with a possibility of extension subject to continuation of mandate, availability of funding and satisfactory performance.

About UNDP:

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. Headquartered in New York City, UNDP advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life for themselves.

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