Senior Statistician (2 Positions) at Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)

• Reference HR/7/SS/2021/34
• Job Grade KP/5
• Basic Salary Scale KES 128,994 – 181,958 per month

Position Summary

To support the Institute’s knowledge management as regards to data and statistics.

Key Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities will entail: –

• Coordinating collection, collation, compilation, and analysis and dissemination statistics;
• Providing technical support to the departments on statistical issues;
• Responding to requests from data users;
• Managing, updating the Institutes data base;
• Monitoring the quality of KIPPRA survey data;
• Advising on undertaking household and firm surveys;
• Ensuring that the activities of KIPPRA are documented by preparing monthly,
• quarterly and annual statistical reports;
• Preparing market analysis data updates;
• Computerizing and analyzing data;
• Assisting in the formulation of statistical policies;
• Writing and submitting reports on specific assignments; and
• Carrying out more specialized and complex statistical analysis.

Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics and statistics or mathematics from a recognized institution;
• Master’s degree in statistics or related field from a recognized institution;
• Three (3) years relevant experience;
• Knowledge of advanced statistical software and application of statistical methodology to complex data;
• Presentation of information in a variety of formats an added advantage;
• Supervisory skills course lasting not less than two (2) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Fulfil the requirement of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.
• Functional Skills, Behavioral Competencies and Attributes:

Functional Skills

• Communication skills;
• Problem solving skills;
• Analytical skills; and
• Presentation skills.

Behavioral Competencies/Attributes

• Adaptability;
• Innovative; and
• Critical thinking