Principal Statistician/Economist at The County Government of West Pokot

Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Coordinate development, production, and dissemination of statistics emanating from the various departments and agencies of County Government.
•  Collection, collating, processing, analysis, publication and dissemination of statistics with respect to areas set out in Schedule IV of the Constitution.
•  Liaising with Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) through KNBS County
• Statistics Office on statistical matters.
•  Adopting and promoting the use of national standards as guided by KNBS or internationally accepted standards and best practices in production and dissemination of statistics within the County.
•  Establish and maintain comprehensive and quality statistical databases and registers.
•  Responding to data requests, feedback and reports to users.
•  Any other duty as may be assigned by the director Economic Planning

Requirements for Appointment

•  Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Economics, Statistics, Economics and Mathematics, Economics and Finance or Economics and Statistics from a recognized institution;
•  Served in the grade of Senior Statistician II for a minimum period of three (3) years;
•  Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution; and
•  Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
•  Professional certification in Monitoring and Evaluation will be an added advantage.
•  A Senior Management Course lasting not less than 4 weeks from a recognized institution will be added advantage.
•  Satisfy the requirements of Chapter Six of the Kenyan Constitution