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Organization Information

Reports to: Director OSPD
Directorate/Department/Organ: Office of Strategic Planning & Delivery (OSPD)
Division: African Union Institute for Statistics (STATAFRIC)
Number of Direct Reports: 4
Number of Indirect Reports: 30
Job Grade: P6
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Regular
Location: Tunis, Tunisia

Purpose of Job

The African Union (AU), established as a unique Pan African continental body, is charged with spearheading Africa’s rapid integration and sustainable development by promoting Unity, solidarity, cohesion and cooperation among the peoples of Africa and African States as well as developing a new partnership worldwide. Its Headquarters is located in Addis Ababa, Capital city of Ethiopia.

During the Ordinary Session in January 2013, the Assembly of Head of States and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, adopted the decision (Assembly/AU/Dec.462(XX)) for the creation of the African Union Institute for Statistics (STATAFRIC) that will be based in Tunis, Republic of Tunisia. Its main purpose is to promote the production of official statistics of the African Union mainly by collecting, harmonizing and aggregating data published by the national statistics offices/Institutes of African Union Member states in order to shed light on the decisions of African institutions and educate African citizens accordingly. The mandate of STATAFRIC was enhanced through the approval of statutes in Feb 2023, focusing the Specialized Technical Agency (STA) to cover the broader statistical needs of Agenda 2063. In addition, the mandate is to lead in the provision and promotion of statistical needs of harmonized quality statistical information and good practice in support and monitoring of the implementation of Agenda 2063 for the African Integration and Development Agenda.

Main Functions

Under the general guidance of the Director,  Office of Strategic Planning and Delivery (Cabinet of the Chairperson), Lead the formulation and implementation of policies, strategies and programmes for statistics development to capacitate Member States of the African Union and Regional Economic Communities (RECs) in their efforts to modernize their statistics systems to generate quality, harmonized and reliable data for the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of their development vision and plans with a view to achieving harmonious and integrated development of the continent as pronounced in Agenda 2063.

Specific Responsibilities

• Lead and provide Strategic Vision for the development and implementation of statistical policies, strategies and programmes to assist Member States to produce quality and harmonized statistical data that meet the needs of all users for continental integration, socio-economic development and general statistical needs of Agenda 2063 and other Regional and Global Strategies.
• Coordinate with NSOs/NSIs for the provision of reliable and harmonized statistical information/indicators on all dimensions of political, economic, social, environmental and cultural development and integration of Africa including Agenda 2063, Agenda 2030 and other Regional and National Frameworks
• Lead the development of quality assurance framework for the collection (censuses and surveys), verification and validation of data produced by Member States, AU Organs and Regional Economic Communities across all Aspirations and Moonshots of Agenda 2063 and provide advice and technical assistance to member states for implementation and reporting of Agenda 2063 and other Regional and Global Strategies.
• Lead and coordinate the implementation of the revised Strategy for the Harmonized Statistics in Africa (SHaSA2) and the African Charter on Statistics to generate quality and harmonize statistics for evidence-based decisions in support of the effective implementation of Agenda 2063
• Lead and provide strategic direction to ensure that STATAFRIC becomes a center of refence to coordinate the African Statics System for the production and dissemination of quality official statics on Africa
• Lead the consolidation of the data collected by Member States and ensure that they are comparable by using common statistical language that embraces concepts, methods, structures, classifications, norms and standards.
• Support the work of the Executive Director of PANSTAT in building the capacity of member states with regular updating of theoretical and practical knowledge in statistics.
• Mobilize technical and financial support of development partners to support Member States for the implementation of statistical strategies and programmes across the continent.

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• Act as the Secretariat for the organization of the Governing Board, Committee of Directors General (CoDGs) sessions, Executive Committee of SHaSA2 and its Specialized Technical Groups (STGs)
• Advise the AU Commission and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) on statistical issues.  
• Represent STATAFRIC at high-level meetings and other relevant events.
• Participate in the development and harmonization of indicators to enable Member States to report progress on the implementation of strategies; Global – UN SDG, Continental - Agenda 2063, Regional, National and Sub-National levels.
• Lead the alignment, harmonisation and comparability of African Statistics by collaborating with Statistical Commission for Africa (SATCOM) and other relevant external partners
• Perform any other special assignments as directed by the Director Office of Strategic Planning and Delivery (OSPD)

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

The candidate must: 

• Hold, at least a Master’s Degree in Statistics Engineering, Economic Statistics, Demography, Econometrics,
• Have a minimum of fourteen (14) years relevant working experience in the design, development and implementation of policies, strategies and projects in statistics development; 
  Of which at least seven (7) years working experience at managerial level; and five (5) years minimum of supervisory experience is required.
• Have published at least three (3) scientific articles in recognized international journals over the last ten (10) years and produced at least three (3) official technical documents on statistics over the last five (5) years is advantageous.
• Have demonstrable experience in successfully coordinating, managing complex projects programmes
• Membership of professional bodies in project management will be an added advantage

Required Skills

Project/Programme Management:
•    Professionalism: Expert knowledge of the substantive field of statistics, in general and statistics development and harmonization in particular
•    Develop and effectively manage projects to deliver within time, costs and delivering results
•    Establish project management and reporting culture and tools for STATAFRIC project
•    Professional competence and mastery in statistics
•    Proven ability to produce statistical reports and documents and to review and edit the work of theirs
•    Must be able to manage a team of experts requiring an in-depth understanding of its strategic direction and able to integrate STATAFRIC into the work programmes of AU
•    Ability to provide expertise on substantive issues and to define and explain complex issues with respect to key decisions and positions for staff, senior officials and members of intergovernmental bodies
•    Ability to produce and deliver quality results from a strategic level
Teamwork and Effective Collaboration
•    Collaborates effectively with top level stakeholders, I.e. the Commission and Senior Management Group and able to guide and advise top level stakeholders.
•    Leads discussions and negotiations on behalf of STATAFRIC
•    Able to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and partners
•    Creates a culture of knowledge sharing and effective collaboration within the team
Language
•    Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) and fluency in another AU language; and or French in particular is an added advantage

Leadership Competencies

Core Competencies

Functional Competencies

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TENURE OF APPOINTMENT:

The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.

GENDER MAINSTREAMING:

The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

LANGUAGES:

Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage

REMUNERATION:

Indicative basic salary of US$ 61,023.00 (P6 Step 1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (48% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 23,544.00 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.

Applications must be submitted no later than July 25, 2025 11h59 p.m. EAT.
-Only candidates who meet all job requirements and are selected for interviews will be contacted.
-Consideration will be given only to those candidates who have submitted a fully completed online application with a curriculum vitae (CV), an African passport, and the required academic qualifications, such as Diplomas (Bac+2), Bachelor's degrees (Bac+3), Master's degrees (Bac+5) and any relevant certificate in line with the area of expertise.
-The African Union is an equal opportunity employer, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
-Candidates from least represented countries within the African Union are strongly encouraged to apply for positions that fit their profiles. These countries include: Algeria, Angola, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Sahrawi D.R., Sao Tome and Principe., Seychelles, and Somalia.