Our International Development Team are currently advertising for the following two positions:
Summary
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UK’s largest producer of official statistics, covering a range of key economic, social and demographic topics. These include measuring changes in the value of the UK economy, estimating the size, geographic distribution and characteristics of the population, and providing indicators of price inflation, employment, earnings, crime and migration.
As a Project Manager you will lead / manage a small project or a workstream of a larger project on a day-to-day basis. You will drive and oversee the delivery of the workstream / project to ensure that the objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints. You will have a key role in project governance and working with stakeholders, to ensure the agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised.
Salary
Location
We operate a hybrid working model and fully support flexibility with colleagues already based across the UK working from home and linked to one of our core locations in Newport or Titchfield (Fareham).
For this role you will be linked to one of the core locations, the frequency of attendance at our offices is agreed with you as relevant to your role.
For more details about this role, including information on how to apply, please visit the posting on the Civil Service Jobs website.
Summary
This job provides the unique opportunity to work within the International Development Team. As the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Lead, you will play a vital role in helping the Office for National Statistics to measure the impact of our international development work.
You will provide expertise and leadership to our team, building upon existing systems and working across all projects to ensure we deliver on our strategic objectives and make impact through our work. You will develop a good understanding of the challenges to strengthening capability in developing countries.
Salary
£36,838
Location
Newport, Fareham, Edinburgh, Darlington – This role will require some international travel.
Flexible hybrid working options are available.
For more details about this role, including information on how to apply, please visit the posting on the Civil Service Jobs website.
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 country or statistical system can address all the challenges alone. As we increasingly deal with global challenges, it is imperative that we work together in partnership, sharing expertise and resources and leading the way in shaping statistics for the global good.
The UK Statistics Authority, Government Statistical Service and Office for National Statistics does this by:
- working with national statistical organisations around the world to share best practice, striving towards harmonisation and modernisation of international statistics
- participating actively in international statistical organisations develop standards and methodologies, and to drive innovation in fringe statistical areas
- supporting the UK and others to respond to global challenges including climate change, COVID-19 and creating more equal societies
We develop and maintain effective bilateral relationships with other national statistical organisations and build the capacity of statistical systems in developing countries as part of the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA). Find out more about this work on our FCDO Development Tracker page.
Our international work is carried out by our dedicated international relations and international development teams with support from the ONS Data Science Campus, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) team and other colleagues from across the UKSA, ONS and Government Statistical Service.
Based in Central Policy Secretariat (CPS), the International Development Team (IDT) was created in ONS in September 2016 to support statistical modernisation in countries in the developing world. The team prioritises, plans and leads the provision of high-quality technical assistance by ONS to build the capacity of statistical systems in developing countries. Technical assistance is drawn from within IDT, across ONS and the wider GSS where appropriate.
The team based in the UK work with strategic advisors, who are based in our partner organisations in Africa and Jordan. They will also work with country-based staff hired through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in some countries, as well as a range of technical experts based full or part time with the IDT team, or in business areas across ONS.