DATA SPECIALIST

GloJobs; Washington; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The United Nations in Washington, United States seeks a Data Specialist (NO-C) to support data systems and analytics. This role contributes to data collection, analysis, and reporting to improve efficiency and quality in a global context.

The position involves developing databases, identifying trends through statistical methods, and implementing quality control capabilities. Application deadline: 15 September 2026.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.
• Identify, analyse, and interpret trends or patterns, using statistical methods to identify relevant features and variables in structured and unstructured sources of information and data.
• Develop and implement various analysis, reporting and quality control capabilities; identify appropriate data sources for analytics projects; locate and define new data analysis process improvement opportunities.

Job description

DATA SPECIALIST at UN. Grade: NO-C. Location: Washington, United States. Application deadline: 15 September 2026. Within delegated authority, the Data Specialist will perform the following duties:

• Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.
• Identify, analyse, and interpret trends or patterns, using statistical methods to identify relevant features and variables in structured and unstructured sources of information and data.
• Develop and implement various analysis, reporting and quality control capabilities; identify appropriate data sources for analytics projects; locate and define new data analysis process improvement opportunities.

Salary figures shown on this page are estimates derived from published UN salary scales, post-adjustment data, and duty-station comparisons.