Appointments and vacancies

  1. Vacancy – Chair to the Committee (NSCASE)

    Applications for this post have now closed. We are seeking to appoint an independent Chair to the newly formed ‘National Statistician’s Committee for Advice on Standards for Economic Statistics’ (NSCASE). Economic statistics are among the most fundamental indicators of the state of the UK and are some of the most closely watched official statistics. The […]

  2. The Authority seeks a new Chair

    Applications for this post have now closed. We are currently looking for a new Chair of the UK Statistics Authority for a five-year term starting in April 2022. This is a high-profile position for someone who will promote the independence, trustworthiness & impartiality of official statistics. We are looking for an effective advocate and influential […]

  3. Appointment of Professor Sir John Aston to the UK Statistics Authority Board

    Professor Sir John Aston has been appointed as a non-executive board member of the UK Statistics Authority for a period of three years beginning on 1 July 2021. Professor Aston is Harding Professor of Statistics in Public Life at the University of Cambridge, where he leads research into the use of quantitative evidence in public […]

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  4. Vacancy – Independent Member of National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee

    We are looking to appoint independent members to the UK Statistics Authority’s National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee (NSDEC) If successful in your application, you would play an important role enabling ethically appropriate research and statistics for the public good. About the National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee: Chaired by Dame Moira Gibb, the National […]

  5. Vacancy – ONS Strategic Adviser to the National Institute of Statistics Rwanda

    Applications have now closed. We are looking to appoint a Strategic Adviser as part of the ONS International Development Team (IDT). This post is based in Kigali, Rwanda. Job Description This is an exciting, unique opportunity to apply your skills in an international context, working with colleagues in Rwanda to deliver on their vision for […]

  6. Vacancy – Independent Member of Research Accreditation Panel

    Applications have now closed. We are looking to appoint independent members to the UK Statistics Authority’s Research Accreditation Panel. If successful in your application you would play an important role in improving and providing access to public authority de-identified data for the purposes of public good research, through the operationalisation of the Research strand of […]

  7. ONS appoints new Second Permanent Secretary and Director General for Data Capability

    The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced two new senior appointments to deliver its radical and ambitious 5-year strategy ‘Statistics for the Public Good’. Sam Beckett has been appointed to the role of Second Permanent Secretary and Deputy Chief Executive at ONS. Sam brings a host of experience to the role, most recently as […]

  8. Appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors to the UK Statistics Authority Board

    Richard Dobbs and Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter have have been appointed as non-executive board members of the UK Statistics Authority for a period of three years, commencing today (Wednesday 27 May 2020). Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir David Norgrove, said: “I am delighted to welcome Richard and David as non-executive members of the […]