Project Coordinator
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:29 Jul 2026Job ID:279852Posted on:21 Jul 2026
Overview
The consultant coordinates national exercises for sustainable demographic and health statistics, guiding country teams through common tools and workplans, tracking consultations and deliverables, and preparing briefings that help the ISWGHS compare implementation experience across participating statistical systems.
Department: United Nations Statistics Division / Inter-Secretariat Working Group on Household Surveys
Languages
Required: English
Job Areas
- Programme & Project Management
- Data Science & Analytics
Minimum Experience
10 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Engage participating countries and coordinate national exercise schedules
- Guide country teams in using common assessment tools and templates
- Track workplans, consultations, milestones and deliverables
- Maintain organized records of country engagement and progress
- Prepare presentations, briefings and implementation updates
- Coordinate input across national statistical offices and international partners
Requirements
- At least ten years of experience with statistical systems, demographic or health data, and intergovernmental coordination
- Experience with national statistical systems in low- and middle-income countries, national statistical offices and household surveys
- Experience managing stakeholder relationships and drafting materials to United Nations standards
- Advanced university degree in statistics, demography, social sciences, international development or a related field
- Fluency in English
Skills
Statistical programme coordinationDemographic and health statisticsCountry engagementWorkplan trackingTechnical briefingInformation management
Tools
Household survey frameworks
Additional info
- Assignment supports national exercises under the ISWGHS Task Force