Food Security Statistician – FIES & Nutrition Analytics

FAO; Roma; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension fund entitlements

Education grant for children

Job summary

FAO in Rome, Italy seeks a Statistician to advance food security statistics, data collection, validation and analysis, and to support dissemination of metrics across FAOSTAT and related publications.

The incumbent will work in the Statistics Division (ESS) and contribute to cross‑departmental teams, building capacity and ensuring methodological rigor in international statistical reporting.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, agricultural economics, or related field.
• Five years of relevant experience in the compilation and analysis of food and agricultural statistics.
• Working knowledge of English and intermediate proficiency in another FAO official language.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and refines methodologies for computing FAO food insecurity indicators.
• Develops analytic models and software tools to support data analysis and reporting.
• Provides technical assistance and capacity development for national offices and partners.
• Disseminates results via FAOSTAT, SOFI reports, and related platforms.
• Collaborates with divisions and external organizations on statistical policy and standard setting.

Skills

Statistical methods

Data analysis

R

STATA

SAS

Item Response Theory

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent in statistics/related field

Tools

R

STATA

SPSS

SAS

Job description

FAO in Rome, Italy seeks a Statistician to advance food security statistics, data collection, validation and analysis, and to support dissemination of metrics across FAOSTAT and related publications.

The incumbent will work in the Statistics Division (ESS) and contribute to cross‑departmental teams, building capacity and ensuring methodological rigor in international statistical reporting.