Appointments and vacancies

  1. Vacancy – Independent Members of National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics

    Deadline extended to 12th June 2023 We are looking to appoint two independent members to the UK Statistics Authority’s National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics (NSCASE). If successful in your application, you will play a central role in advising the National Statistician on official economic statistics, which are the most important […]

  2. Professor Sir Ian Diamond reappointed as National Statistician

    His Majesty the King, on the advice of the Prime Minister, has appointed Professor Sir Ian Diamond FBA FRSE FAcSS for a second term as National Statistician, following an open competition, for a period of five years beginning on 1 April 2023.  The National Statistician is the Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, Permanent […]

  3. UK Statistics Authority welcomes three new non-executive directors

    Dr Jacob Abboud, Professor Dame Carol Propper and Penny Young today join the Board of the UK Statistics Authority as non-executive directors (NEDs). Their expertise in statistics, economics and digital transformation will help the Authority in its efforts to ensure that the UK statistical system delivers for the public good. The new NEDs were recommended […]

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  4. National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee looking for chair

    Background Rapid changes in society and technology mean that more data, in richer and more complex forms, is available than ever before. A fundamental part of the UK Statistics Authority’s strategy, Statistic for the public good, is to use data in ethically appropriate ways to produce research and statistics for the public good to inform […]

  5. Authority seeking to appoint Office for National Statistics Fellows

    We are looking for academic, public or private sector experts to become part of our “ONS Fellowship”. The ONS Fellows provide innovative analytical and methodological skills to support the ONS to meet its publicly stated objectives around improving statistics and analysis. We are actively seeking a broad group of candidates who can bring fresh perspectives, […]

  6. Job opportunities in the International Development Team

    Our International Development Team are currently advertising for the following two positions: International Development Team The demand for internationally comparative data has been unprecedented and shows no sign of slowing down. These data inform critical decision making about the society and the economy – impacting a wide range of issues, from healthcare to taxes.  No […]

  7. Sir Robert Chote starts as new Authority Chair

    Today, Sir Robert Chote begins his five-year term as the new Chair of the UK Statistics Authority. He will step in as the Authority reflects on the first two years of its strategy, Statistics for the Public Good; and the Office for National Statistics releases the first results of Census 2021 in England and Wales. […]

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  8. Professor Martin Weale appointed as Chair of new committee seeking to strengthen official economic statistics

    Following the UK’s exit from the European statistical system, we are strengthening the governance arrangements for official economic statistics, focussing on the ways we produce, and assure our statistics. At the centre of this new governance framework will be the new National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics (NSCASE). NSCASE will ensure […]

  9. Authority seeking to appoint independent committee members

    We are seeking to appoint independent committee members to the newly formed ‘National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics’ (NSCASE). Economic statistics are among the most important indicators of the condition of the UK economy and are some of the most closely watched official statistics. The new NSCASE Committee will support the […]