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Research Job at United Nations, Chile

Research Job at United Nations, Chile

Country: Chile
City: Santiago
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Research Job at United Nations, Santiago, Chile

Position: Research Assistant at United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

Responsibilities

The position holder will perform the following duties

  • Assists in identifying and monitoring the substantive aspects of the work of the Unit in various regions/countries.
  • Selects and evaluates a variety of documents, summarizes pertinent material, collects and analyzes data and prepares background materials for assessment papers, studies, briefs, and reports.
  • Systematically follows through and retrieves, highlights and compiles information from a wide variety of information sources, especially from population census; prepares input for the electronic database and the internet and co-operate with research institutes and organizations in the collection of data.
  • Assembles and examines original statistical material to ensure accuracy, clarity, and validity; makes appropriate adjustments. Similarly, designs prepare and maintain a country profile for each country assigned to the Unit.
  • Prepares a variety of reports, presentations, tables, lists, charts, data sets, and/or diagrams for information in order to facilitate the in-depth analysis of the retrieved information by the supervisor and other users.
  • Participates in the substantive and policy discussions of the Unit, and in the technical assistance given to countries related to processing population census and other sources
  • Maintains and expands contacts with other departments in the Secretariat, as well as the UN agencies and programs and other organizations relevant to the region, and co-ordinate the input of other departments in the collection of data for assignments received.

Additional duties

  • Prepares, maintains and updates files (electronic and paper) and internal databases; designs and generates a variety of periodic and ad hoc reports, statistical tables, charts, graphs, and other background materials/notes to facilitate inspection and other reviews.
  • Drafts program/project summaries, co-ordinates review and clearance process. Also, co-ordinates with the editor, translation services, etc., on finalization and publication of reports in multiple languages.
    •Attends a variety of meetings to follow discussions, takes notes and prepares summary reports, notes for the file, correspondence, etc.
  • Provides guidance and training to new/junior staff and to countries in processing population data.
  • Furthermore, performs other related work as required.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following requirements

  • High School Diploma or equivalent is necessary.  However, a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science is equivalent.
  • Seven years of experience in collecting and researching data across various areas of social and economic development or related area.
  • In addition to that, at least seven years of experience related to population data and to processing censuses databases are required.
  • Advanced knowledge of Spanish along with intermediate knowledge of English is necessary for the position.
  • Furthermore, experience in the use of REDATAM is desirable.

Specifications

Type of Opportunity General Job
Deadline16 November,2019
CountryChile
Company NameUnited Nations
CitySantiago

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