Young Statistician, Quarterly Business Indicators Unit at Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Manager, Production,the Young Statistician will participate in the implementation of identified programmes and activities of Quarterly Business Indicators Unit in Production Directorate.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participating in data collection follow-ups;
• Participating in identification ofQBI Establishments and institutions for the purpose of distributing, completing and collecting Questionnaires every quarter;iii.Updating QBI sample frame/cleaning the frame;
• Attending all BEE/QBI technical meetings and compiling minutes/reports;
• Conducting QBI survey data entry, analysis and tabulation.
• Working closely with the Mentor, Supervisor and colleagues to implement programmes and activities of the Directorate;
• Assisting in preparing for planned events and activities by developing and assembling information and necessary materials
• Acquiring relevant skills in areas of specialization;
• Participating in Directorate, Divisional and Sectional meetings and trainings;xii.Undertaking duties at the Headquarters and in the Field, as required
• Maintaining the required records of Internship, completing and submitting the records and a report at the end of the programme;xiv.Any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.Requirements for appointmenti.Must be a Kenyan citizen;ii.Must have attained a minimum of 2nd Class Honors Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university within the last two years in Statistics/Applied Statistics,Mathematics, Economicsor related qualifications;iii.Proficiency in data analysis using any statistical packages e.g. SPSS,Stata, E-views, Fox Pro, CS Pro