The UK Statistics Authority is seeking to appoint three new non-executive directors to the Board. The Authority Board has a vital role to work with colleagues across the Office for National Statistics, Office for Statistics Regulation and the Government Statistical Service to deliver and build upon the transformative strategy underway and to stand up for […]
The closing date for applications is 11:55 pm on Friday 12 January 2024. To support him in his role, the National Statistician has created a set of advisory committees and panels to provide advice on a range of topics. In March 2022, the National Statistician’s Expert User Advisory Committee (NSEUAC) was established to provide the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]