Statistical Assistant (Montreal, Canada)

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Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Create Alert Apply now » Statistical Assistant OVERVIEW Position Number : 1CAUIS0111PA Grade : G-5 Parent Sector : Institute for Statistics (UIS) Duty Station : Montreal Job Family : Education Contract Type : Project Appointment Duration of contract : 1 year Recruitment open to : Internal and external candidates Application deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 22/10/2026 UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism Duration of contract: 1 year with possibility of extension subject to availability of funds and satisfactory performance. ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT Established in 1999, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is the statistical arm of UNESCO and serves the Organization's 193 Member States and 12 Associate Members. The UIS produces cross-nationally comparable data for the global, regional and development agendas in education, science, technology and innovation, culture, and communication and information. The Institute's 2022–2029 Medium-Term Strategy is built on three pillars — standards and methodologies, data production, and brokering and outreach — and aims to ensure that countries' policies and decision-making are informed by sound statistical evidence and that countries can benchmark progress against national and international goals. The UIS plays a leading role in SDG 4 monitoring, including the SDG 4 benchmarking process jointly led with the Global Education Monitoring Report (GEMR), and contributes data to platforms including the UN Transforming Education Summit, the Global Cooperation Mechanism on Education, the G7 and G20, and the GPE results framework. The Administrative Data Unit (ADU) supports the UIS's statistical programme through the standard, recurring processing of the data and metadata reported by Member States. The Unit compiles, validates and consolidates statistical data across the Institute's data collection instruments and databases, and prepares the standard tables, extracts and metadata that underpin UIS publications, the UIS website and its data dissemination services. OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST Under the overall authority of the Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) and the direct supervision of the responsible manager, the Statistical Assistant carries out the standard, recurring technical and procedural tasks that support the collection, processing, validation and dissemination of UIS statistics. The post supports the specialised and professional staff of the Section in delivering the Institute’s statistical programme. The incumbent processes data for an assigned set of countries, datasets or questionnaires, applies established procedures, checklists and validation routines, and produces standard statistical outputs. Cases that fall outside established procedures — classification questions, methodological choices and unresolved data problems — are referred, with the supporting documentation, to the Senior Statistical Assistant or the supervisor. Core results of the post include: Complete, accurate and timely processing of the data and metadata assigned to the post. Consistent application of UIS procedures, classifications, checklists and validation routines. Accurate standard statistical outputs (tables, charts, extracts) prepared to schedule for UIS publications, the UIS website and internal and external users. Reliable and courteous service to data providers and data users, and prompt escalation of substantive issues. KEY ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Data Compilation and Processing Compile, enter, sort and update statistical data received from Member States through UIS questionnaires and from designated external sources, following established procedures. Monitor the reporting status of the assigned countries or datasets, issue standard reminders and follow-up communications, and keep respondent contact records up to date in the Institute’s contact management system. Apply international classifications, in particular ISCED and the corresponding mappings, as instructed when organising and coding data. Run prepared scripts, queries and validation routines over the assigned portfolio and record the results. Refer classification issues, methodological questions and unresolved data problems to the Senior Statistical Assistant or the supervisor, with the relevant documentation. 2. Data Validation and Quality Assurance Carry out consistency, completeness and credibility checks using established checklists and automated exception reports, and correct errors within delegated authority. Calculate indicators for the assigned portfolio using existing programmes and standard statistical software (Python, R, SQL or Stata as applicable), following documented methodology. Apply predefined estimation and imputation rules to missing or inconsistent values and document the treatment applied. Follow up with data providers on straightforward queries in order to c

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