Methods & Standards Officer Jobs Kenya

Senior Officer, Methods and Standards at Amisol

Our client is a corporate body established under the Statistics Act (2006) and is the principal Government agency responsible for the collection, compilation, analysis, publication and dissemination of official statistical information and its custody. The client also oversees the coordination, supervision and development of programmes
within the National Statistical System.

The client is seeking highly experienced and self-driven individuals with strong business acumen and strategic minds to competitively fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Officer, Methods and Standards (Level 6)

No. of Posts: 1

Job Purpose: Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Methods and Standards, the job holder will be responsible for the sampling frames.

Senior Officer, Methods and Standards Responsibilities

• Extracting data on indicators of interest from relevant reports;
• Compiling available international recommendations and best practices for data quality;
• Updating the existing National Data Quality Assessment Frameworks for Kenya;
• Reviewing indicators, data collection instruments and procedures used across National Statistical System;
• Producing regular statistical products and services quality reports;
• Reviewing different statistics across the National Statistical System;
• Updating compendium in accordance with international standards; and Creating metadata dictionary.
• Reviewing methodologies used in surveys
• Updating indicators and data collection instruments;
• Documenting the data collection procedures used in national statistical system;
• Updating databases on official statistics;

Qualifications for the Senior Officer, Methods and Standards Job

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Applied Statistics, Mathematics, Economics or equivalent qualifications from a recognized Institution;
• Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution;
• Proficiency in statistical packages such as SPSS, STATA. SAS, R, E-views, CSpro ;
• Must be able to work in a collaborative team environment;
• Must meet the requirements of chapter six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010.
• Applicants should fill and submit hard copies of the employment application form below:

How to Apply

Qualified candidates should apply here http://www.amsol.co.ke/job/senior-officer-methods-and-standards-2/