Assistant Statistician, Field Services - 14 Positions at Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)

Ref: KNBS/ASFS/17/2022

Job Purpose: 

Reporting to the County Statistics Officer, the jobholder will be responsible for undertaking activities in the Field Office.

Key responsibilities

• Dispatching and receiving of questionnaires;
• Following-up on non-response from data providers;
• Entering data into statistical applications;
• Maintaining checklists of data providers;
• Identifying and locating statistical units of enumeration;
• Carrying out pre-test and piloting of data collection instruments;
• Printing questionnaires, archiving and retrieving completed returns;
• Updating county specific sampling frames;
• Preparing census databases for selection of sampling units;
• Listing field sampling units;
• Distributing sampling frame materials;
• Capturing data for developed and updated sampling units;
• Editing and updating records in the sampling frame database;
• Retrieving sampling units records;
• Any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for appointment

• Must have a Diploma in any of the following disciplines:- Statistics, Economics, Actuarial Science, Mathematics or any other related qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Must have a Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution.

Monthly Remuneration:

• Basic Salary: Kshs. 46,500 - Kshs. 70,500
• House Allowance: Kshs. 8,000
• Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 8,000