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Vacancy Notice
Manager - PARIS21 Secretariat

PARIS21 is recruiting a Manager for its Secretariat, to be stationed in the OECD offices in Paris. The Manager will be responsible for implementing the PARIS21 work programme and will report to the PARIS21 Bureau and Steering Committee. This position requires strong leadership and communication skills, and extensive knowledge of development issues and of the statistical capacity building area. The selected candidate will be required to foster close relationships with several institutions and networks while ensuring an effective and smooth management of the Secretariat.

The detailed vacancy notice for the post (reference#: 2806) can be viewed at: http://www.oecd.org/hrm/vacancies/. Information on how to apply for this post is available at: http://www.oecd.org/hrm/. The closing date for applications is 7 September 2008.

This position is open to nationals of OECD member countries (http://www.oecd.org/membercountries) and nationals of countries eligible to receive Official Development Assistance (ODA), as set out by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC List of ODA recipients - http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/daclist).


 
 
Consultancy Opportunities
Call for Expressions of Interest

PARIS21, in collaboration with its partners in UNESCAP, is launching a programme of support to Asian countries developing and implementing their National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS). To carry forward this work, the PARIS21 Secretariat seeks a consultant with experience in Asia and interested in working approximately 120 days per year to carry out PARIS21 work related to NSDS (primarily in South and South-East Asia). Specific responsibilities would include providing advice on strategic planning, assistance in developing advocacy materials, and reporting on progress in strategic planning.

The successful candidate will have the following profile:

  • Excellent knowledge of strategic planning in statistics
  • Extensive experience in statistical capacity building in Asia
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
  • Being based in Asia would be a clear advantage

Interested candidates are invited to submit CVs and letters of interest to contact@paris21.org by 31 July 2008.

 
 
Statistical Development News - 21 July 2008
The Latest Developments in Statistical Development

AVIS DE RECRUTEMENT : SÉNÉGAL  || Plus d'infos ||
- The National Higher Institute of Statistics and Economic Analysis (ENSAE) in Senegal seeks three teachers in statistics and econometrics. Applications due by 31 July 2008.
- L'Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Analyse Economique (ENSAE) au Sénégal cherche trois enseignants en statistique et économétrie. Candidatures à déposer avant le 31 juillet 2008.
- El Instituto Nacional de la Estadística y del Analisis Económica (ENSAE) en el Senegal busca tres profesores en estadistica y econometria. Solicitudes antes el 31 julio 2008.

UNESCO  || Plus d'infos ||
- Standardization of the processes of comparison of the educational statistics at the international level
- Standardisation des processus de comparaison des statistiques éducatives au niveau international
- Normalización de los procesos de comparación de las estadísticas educativas al nivel internacional

BHUTAN  || More || 
- Bhutan National Statistics Bureau reports on its NSDS design progress.
- L'Office National de la Statistique du Bhutan rend compte des progrès en matière d'élaboration de sa SNDS.
- El Oficio Nacional de la Estadistica del Bhutan informa sobre los avances de la elaboracion de su ENDE.

VACANCY NOTICE: WTO  || More ||
- World Trade Organization seeks a Statistical Officer. Applications by 4 August 2008.
- L'Organisation mondiale du commerce cherche un Statisticien. Candidatures à déposer avant le 4 août 2008.
- El Organización mundial del comercio busca un Estadístico. Solicitudes antes el 4 agosto 2008.

LIBERIA  || More ||
- Liberia presents poverty reduction strategy to donors
- Le Libéria présente sa stratégie de réduction de la pauvreté aux donneurs
- La Liberia presenta su estrategia de reduccion de la pobreza a los donantes

SENEGAL  || Plus d'infos ||
- Seminar for the presentation of the National Strategy for the Development of Statistics
- Séminaire de présentation de la Stratégie Nationale de Développement de la Statistique
- Seminario de presentacion de la Estrategia Nacional de Desarrollo de la Estadistica

AFRICAN UNION  || Plus d'infos ||
- Preliminary report on the MDGs on the agenda of the Executive Committee of the AU
- Rapport intérimaire sur les OMD à l'ordre du jour du Comité executif  de l'UA
- Informe preliminar sobre los ODM al orden del dia del Comite ejecutivo de la UA


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