Statistical Assistant

European Union - EU

Consultant Closes 10 Apr 2026 8 days left

Overview

The role involves routine production and dissemination of EU-SILC data, including poverty and social exclusion statistics, and supporting the EU-SILC production chains.


Key Responsibilities
  • Routine production of EU-SILC data in the area of poverty, social exclusion, and their dissemination in Eurobase.
  • Production of additional data for Statistics Explained, quality reports and variance estimation.
  • Inclusion in the EU-SILC production chains of outcomes of the methodological development of (new) indicators on specific topics of political importance.
  • Dissemination to researchers and continuous improvement of EU-SILC microdata (User Data base UDB).
  • Drafting and maintenance of metadata describing EU-SILC.
  • Processing of data requests from external users.
  • Continuous improvement of the production and dissemination chains.
  • Maintaining contacts with policy DGs and in particular DG EMPL on EU SILC indicators development.
  • Documentation of all processes and code developed.
  • Validate the production of EU-SILC data for a group of about 10-12 countries.
  • Apply anonymisation rules and prepare the microdata file for researchers (UDB).
  • Validate Research Project Proposals (RPP).
  • Provide support to other activities of the team like indicators prototyping and production, ad hoc extractions from EU-SILC database, EUROMOD files preparation.
Required Experience

Appropriate professional experience of at least three years if secondary education diploma is held.

Qualifications
  • A level of post-secondary education attested by a diploma OR
  • A level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education.
Other Details
Languages Required
• Thorough knowledge (minimum level C1) of one of the 24 official languages of the EU • Satisfactory knowledge (minimum level B2) of a second official language of the EU, to the extent necessary for the performance of the duties.
Languages Preferred
Knowledge of other Community languages would be valuable.
Contract Duration
The duration of the first contract will be 1 year. Subject to the interest of the service, the contract may be renewed one or more times up to a maximum duration of 6 years.
Work Modality
The place of employment will be in Luxembourg.
Remuneration
The grade or proposed grade range, as well as the step in that grade, will be defined on the basis of the candidates’ previous professional experience. The pay of staff members consists of a basic salary supplemented with specific allowances, including, where applicable, expatriation and family allowances.
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