Survey Statistician at The Center for International Health, Education and Biosecurity (CIHEB)

Job Summary:

Ciheb is seeking to recruit a sampling survey statistician to lead and provide coordination in the planned KENPHIA II. The Survey Statistician for Kenya’s second Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (KENPHIA II) will collect and review data and create reports based on the findings of survey. In addition to collecting and analyzing survey data, they will be expected to develop techniques or statistical models that interpret the data in a clear and accurate manner. The Survey Statistician will have a dual reporting to the Data and Systems HI Advisor as well as to the Director KENPHIA II

Responsibilities

Key functions:

• Work closely with representatives from the Ministry of Health (MoH), Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), CDC and other key stakeholders and members of the relevant sub TWG to review the project’s statistical aspects and address any challenges or issues that arise during the implementation of the project
• Through survey methodology, demography and geostatistical modeling techniques yield estimates of national and subnational population estimates in line with the protocol objectives
• Implement sampling and weighting strategies for household and other data collection strategies including the use of geostatistical and geospatial modeling techniques
• Technically support with identifying capacity gaps and training the data management teams on relevant aspects.
• Providing technical assistance and training in sampling frame construction, sample design, sample size calculations, stratification, sample selection and weighting for the KENPHIA II team
• Prepare Descriptions of sampling procedures for KENPHIA II reports as well as provide techncial assiatnce or statistical advice to KENPHIA II project team
• Working closely with the Data Systems and HI Advisor, support the mapping and listing processes, ensuring effective geographic data management and the production of key control dta files, such as Enumeration Area (EA) and household selectons and locations
• Communicate findings in written documentation and presentations and assists in country report writing and writing peer-reviewed papers
• Perform Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in Mathematics, Statistics or Statistical Demography
• Proven experience in conducting large and complex population-based surveys and data analysis using either Python, R, STATA or SPSS.
• 5 years’ experience supporting large surveys for sampling, collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data and applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance including demonstrated experience in survey sample design in local and international settings

Requirements

• Demonstrated skills in designing samples for household and/or facility surveys, calculating weights for survey data, and calculating sampling errors
• Experience in developing sampling capacity of a core team and familiarity with a wide range of advanced statistical techniques
• Demonstrated experience in international health, Demography, statistical analysis and development
• Solid experience in publications using statistical techniques in survey research as well as knowledge of and experience with HIV/AIDS related studies