The position is located in the Statistics Division (SD), a division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). Under the overall guidance of the Under-Secretary-General (USG) and in cooperation with the Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Policy Coordination, and within delegated authority, the Director of SD is responsible for the planning and implementation of the work programme of the Division. SD plays a central leadership role in the international statistical and data community in promoting norms and standards. It supports strengthening of the capacity of Member States with regards to the production and use of high-quality, timely, disaggregated, open data and national statistics and geospatial information to inform policy and decision-making at the national and international levels, for national policy agendas, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other United Nations policy agendas. More information on the Division is available at https://unstats.un.org/UNSDwebsite.