Associate Statistics and Data Analysis Officer

March 9 2026

H (no hardship)

FamilyFamily

PR2

Professional

Reason

Regular > Regular Assignment

Associate Statistics and Data Analysis Officer

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
The UNHCR Data Transformation Strategy 2020-2025 envisions that by 2025 UNHCR becomes a trusted leader on data and information related to refugees and other forcibly displaced and stateless persons thereby enabling actions to protect and to empower forcibly displaced and stateless persons. The Strategy stipulates investing in four complementary priority areas: data management and governance; information systems; capacities and skill development; and culture for evidence-informed decision-making. The strategy envisages data and information management functions in UNHCR carried out in a complementary and inter-linked manner between Headquarters Divisions and Services Regional Bureaux Country Operations and key external partners including forcibly displaced and stateless persons.
Under the supervision of the DIMA Coordinator Information Management Officer Statistics and Data Analysis Officer or other designated manager the Associate Statistics and Data Analysis Officer is responsible for supporting statistical and data analysis activities in the relevant offices or service for evidence-informed planning advocacy and coordination.
As a member of the data and information management team within an Office or a Service the incumbent assists in coordination and supporting of statistical and data analysis activities liaising with other UNHCR Offices technical sectors and partners on related statistical and data issues. This includes programme and protection colleagues technical units (e.g. health livelihoods shelter energy and education) as well as key external stakeholders and other agencies including Government partners in the national statistical system.
The Associate Statistics and Data Analysis Officer will provide technical support for the design data collection processing analysis and dissemination stages of the statistical coordination with others in the DIMA S/he will provide technical inputs to facilitate the necessary quality assurance and technical support for statistical and data analysis activities to Headquarters the Regional Bureau and operations; help ensure these processes are in accordance with technical and ethical statistical standards; and undertake regional or country-specific statistical and data analysis activities.
Relevant activities include coordination of or support to: the production of official statistics; statistical support for assessment targeting and monitoring activities; indicator development and reporting; application and evaluation of statistical and analytical methodologies and tools; statistical analysis and dissemination; sampling and survey design; statistical estimation and triangulation; data anonymisation; and promotion and monitoring of ethical standards for statistics in UNHCR and partner activities.
Together with others in the DIMA s/He will provide support on statistical matters to the technical services country and regional offices depending on location; support liaison with relevant global regional and national bodies on statistical matters; monitor the quality of statistics and application of statistical methods in country/regional offices or Headquarters; support the implementation of global regional or country-based data and information management strategies and systems; and support capacity building of staff partners and national authorities on statistics and data analysis; and communication of the status value and importance of statistics and analysis.
S/he will support multi-stakeholder multi-sector and multi-country activities in relation to planning funding and advocacy efforts as well as internal and external assessments regional and country-based planning and monitoring activities.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter UN Staff Regulations and Rules UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability addition staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core functional cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCRs core values of professionalism integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties

Strategy/Standards/Policy
- Contribute to data information management and registration strategies with statistical and data analysis elements with a vision on the use of statistics and analytical data products particularly in planning programming and advocacy at the country regional and HQ levels as appropriate.
- Input into the processes establishing or implementing UNHCRs policies and procedures on planning and reporting on UNHCRs operational activities (results-based management and planning figures).
- Support quality assurance and provide technical advice on statistical analyses and indicators; take part in regional planning processes (regional RRP regional migration response plans etc.) and in those at the country level as appropriate and where support is needed.
- Contribute to the development or revision of statistical concepts definition standards and classifications used in UNHCR for research and decision-making.
- Contribute to the development of new or improved statistical methods and quantitative models for analyses and projections on forced displacement and statelessness.
- Support implementation of coherence and compliance with organisational standards methodologies and support for data analysis activities such as surveys secondary data reviews targeting and vulnerability assessments indicator definition population estimation statistical analysis predictive analytics big data international recommendations data visualisation official statistics and other statistical and data analysis activities.
- For all data collection or statistical analysis activities contribute to developing plans and monitor implementation to ensure statistics and analysis are of highest standards.
- Ensure statistical and analytical products produced by UNHCR or with partners meet required standards and are compliant with relevant policies to uphold integrity veracity reliability and credibility.

Implementation/Delivery/Support
- Compile consolidate validate and disseminate official statistics on populations of concern to UNHCR at country region or global level including annual statistics.
- Support the development or revision of methodological approaches and standards for statistical surveys conducted by UNHCR or partner organizations in support of monitoring assessment targeting evaluation operational plans and results reporting.
- Support the design and implementation of relevant statistical analytical products and input into their production including quality assurance.
- Undertake data analysis activities including on forcibly displaced and stateless persons derived from UNHCRs data systems such as registration and identity management results-based management back office or other sectoral data systems.
- In coordination with sectoral and other data staff apply statistical scenarios and models based on historical recent and seasonal information to support comparative country regional and global analysis including political and sociodemographic trends.
- Advise on the appropriate methods and tools to be used in statistical and data analysis activities to be undertaken in region or country or by other Headquarters units.
- In coordination with sectoral and other data staff review indicators to be used to report on UNHCRs populations of concern and develop new ones in line with international standards (SMART).
- In close collaboration with relevant experts analyse technical and sectoral reports and recommend required follow-up actions with regard to the strengthening of statistics and data analysis.
- Draft statistical reports for UNHCR and/or with partners.
- Contribute to the preparation of analytical reports manuals and web sites in the area of forced displacement and statelessness in the region notably with regard to statistical methods.
- With information management staff support consistency in the analytical approach at global regional and/or country level including for the purpose of cross-border analysis and response.

Partnerships/Coordination
- Contribute to partnerships and activities relevant to statistics and data analysis in the country region or globally and engage with country operations partners and Governments as appropriate.
- Participate on behalf of UNHCR in meetings or conferences.
- Where relevant represent UNHCRs position in regard to refugee statistics and statistical methods with external bodies or provide technical inputs to this representation.

Capacity Building
- Contribute to the implementation of capacity strengthening activities for UNHCR and other stakeholders including national statistical partners on statistics.
- Organize and participate in missions workshops seminars working groups and expert meetings as a regional technical resource person providing technical documents and drafting relevant reports.

- Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).

- Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience
Years of Experience / Degree Level
For P2/NOB - 3 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 2 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 1 year relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education
Social Sciences; Statistics; Demography; Geography/GIS
Epidemiology Economics Physical Sciences Data Science
or related field

Certificates and/or Licenses
Operational Data Management Learning Program
(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience
Essential
- 2 years in data or statistical field.
- Experience with national and/or international statistical systems.
- Experience with data analysis in developmental or humanitarian contexts.
- Understanding of the principles and concepts of international protection and UNHCR.
- Experience in data collection and analysis in field situations.
- Ability to translate planning-specifications into technical briefs for data collection and analysis and vice versa.
- Understanding of different data collection methodologies.
- Familiarity with planning programming strategic planning project development budgeting and resource mobilization.
- Experience working with partners including host and donor Governments humanitarian and development partners.

Desirable
- Experience in international context and/or in humanitarian or development situation.
- Field experience preferably in the context of UNHCR.
- Knowledge of international protection human rights and international humanitarian law.
- Knowledge of UNHCR and interagency policies standards programmes and operations.
- Knowledge of GIS and geospatial systems and techniques.
- Understanding of civil registration and other national population registration systems.
- Experience working with or in national statistical offices.

Functional Skills
DM-Data collection methodologies
DM-Data Management
DM-Database Design & Development
DM-Data Collection and Analysis
DM-Metadata Creation & Management
IM-Statistics Analysis
DM-Open Source Software & Data
DM-Population census and econometrics
DM-Protection Data Management Systems
CL-Cluster Information Management Tools Resources and Approaches
PG-Needs Assessment and Response Analysis
DM-Data governance quality assurance and preservation
DM-Data Interoperability
DM-Data science methodologies
DM-Development of and revision of data standards
DM-Qualitative data analysis
DM-Quantitative data analysis
(Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements
For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Fluency in English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.


All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse harassment including sexual harassment sexism gender inequality discrimination and abuse of power.

As individuals and as managers all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise.

This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening shortlisting and selection of candidates.

Essential Attributes
The ideal candidate will have experience in data analysis data management and insights generation preferably within a fundraising or private sector partnership context.
They should demonstrate an understanding of the data needs and operational challenges in a fundraising context as well as familiarity with donor segmentation campaign analysis and performance measurement.
The role requires strong analytical thinking attention to detail and the ability to communicate technical information clearly to non-specialist audiences.
The incumbent is expected to work collaboratively within a diverse team demonstrate professionalism accountability respect and integrity and contribute to a positive and inclusive working environment. Fluency in English is essential.
Proven experience of business intelligence tools like PowerBI

Desirable Attributes
Experience in a multicultural setting and knowledge of UNHCRs fundraising operations are advantageous.
Knowledge of another UN language is an asset.
Knowledge of SQL is a plus.

Operational context

Occupational Safety and Health Considerations:

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of Position:

The Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Service operates a network of 5 regional offices 25 country operations and 11 National Partners across five regions. PSPs primary goal is to maximize long-term net income for UNHCR with a focus on revenue growth. With an expansive annual budget of approximately USD 180 million PSP requires robust data and analytics to guide decision-making monitor performance and identify opportunities for growth.

The PSP Associate Statistics and Data Analysis Officer plays an essential role in supporting PSPs data-driven approach. Based within the Operations and Investments Management Section the incumbent contributes to the collection validation and analysis of fundraising market data and benchmarking ensuring accuracy and consistency across PSPs decentralized operations. The role supports the development of dashboards reports and performance indicators that inform strategic planning investment decisions and operational improvements.

Working closely with regional PSP offices National Partners and HQ teams the incumbent assists in harmonizing data systems and applying statistical methods to monitor trends donor behavior and return on investment. The position also contributes to different HQ-led decision-making processes by preparing data summaries and insights that help leadership assess progress and identify areas for fundraising opportunities and addition the role supports the implementation of data governance standards and promotes best practices in data management and reporting.

Through these responsibilities the PSP Associate Statistics and Data Analysis Officer supports ensuring that PSPs strategies and operations are informed by reliable evidence enabling agile responses to market dynamics and maximizing revenue to support UNHCRs humanitarian objectives.

Living and Working Conditions:

Additional Qualifications

Skills

Bachelor of Arts: Data Science Bachelor of Arts: Demography Bachelor of Arts: Economics Bachelor of Arts: Epidemiology Bachelor of Arts: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Bachelor of Arts: Geography Bachelor of Arts: Physical Sciences Bachelor of Arts: Social Science Bachelor of Arts: Statistics

Certifications

HCR Operational Data Management Learning Program - UNHCR

Competencies

Accountability Analytical thinking Client & results orientation Commitment to continuous learning Communication Empowering & building trust Innovation & creativity Organizational awareness Teamwork & collaboration Technological awareness

Bi-Annual 2026 Compendium - Part B

Additional Information

This position doesnt require a functional clearance