Oceans Data Scientist

Builds statistical production systems for Barbados and Belize covering maritime trade, marine fishing and related carbon emissions. The consultant guides national teams, develops disaggregated indicators and integrates implementation lessons into regional compilation guidelines.

• Guide Barbados and Belize teams in establishing regular maritime-trade and fishing statistics
• Develop annual indicators for seaborne imports, exports, transport activity, costs, fuel use and carbon emissions
• Develop fishing-output, fleet and emissions indicators disaggregated by operational characteristics
• Advise national taskforces remotely on greenhouse-gas statistics and statistical production methods
• Process and analyse environmental, trade, vessel-voyage and emissions data
• Incorporate pilot-country insights and implementation tools into the Compilation Guidelines

• Advanced university degree in statistics, data science or a related field
• At least three years of experience processing and conducting geospatial analysis of environmental data
• Experience processing and analysing high-volume international trade, vessel-voyage and emissions data
• Written and spoken English fluency

• Home-based assignment
• Participation in pilot-country taskforce meetings is remote