Overview
The Deputy Director (Data Generation and Capacity Building) will assist the Director in the day-to-day management of the Division, providing strategic, managerial, and technical leadership for data generation and capacity development activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Director in the day-to-day management of the data generation and capacity development Stream, including strategic vision, planning, implementation and monitoring of outputs, as well as the cost-effective use of financial and human resources.
- Support the Director in providing overall strategic and technical guidance to the data generation teams in all data processes required for the preparation and the regular publication of datasets.
- Provide technical guidance on the development or revision of methodologies and standards applied to statistical operations.
- Support the Director in providing overall strategic and technical guidance in activities that aims to ensure the timely and effectively delivery of statistical capacity development to Member countries.
- Handle day to day matters of the Division in the absence of the Director.
- Represent the Division on the Data Coordination Group at technical level.
- Support the Director in the preparation of flagship publications and the preparation of technical notes, briefs or reports.
- Maintain a motivated and effective workforce.
- Ensure high visibility to FAO’s work on statistics, further develop strategic partnerships.
- Strengthen relationships with potential donors for the mobilisation of extra-budgetary resources.
- Represent the Division in international and other external and internal meetings.
- Performs other duties as required.
Required Experience
- Minimum twelve years of relevant experience in the production of official statistics, the development of statistical methods and data based analytical products and the provision of technical assistance and statistical capacity development activities, in national and/or international organizations.
- A minimum of four years of experience in leadership positions, supervising large teams in the production of official statistics in national and/or international organizations.
- Relevant experience in the coordination of statistical systems and in the development and implementation of quality assurance frameworks.
- Relevant experience in providing advice on policy, strategy or programmes for development of statistics at global, regional and country levels.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in managing for results, in providing budgetary oversight for programme delivery, in managing staff and in working effectively with diverse teams of people of different national and cultural backgrounds in an international setting.
- Analytical skills and ability to express and synthesize ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, and demonstrated communication skills; experience in managing, preparing and editing publications and reports.
- Experience in resource mobilization, including coordinating project proposals for funding and interacting with donors and funding agencies.
- A relevant publication record.
Qualifications
• Advanced university degree (Ph.D. or equivalent is preferred but not required) in statistics or economics or closely related fields.
