Vacancies at Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)

Job Purpose:

• Reporting to the Director, Statistical Coordination and Methods, the jobholder will be responsible for planning and implementing activities in the Statistical Coordination and Methods Directorate.

Key responsibilities

• Designing a guide/template for the development of Analysis and Tabulation
• Plans of censuses and surveys;
• Designing and developing data capture systems;
• Designing, developing and reviewing data collection instruments for various statistics;
• Analysing data and generating tables for various analytical reports;
• Developing and maintaining databases for various censuses and surveys;
• Archiving data from various censuses and surveys;
• Participating in the development of data cleaning and edit specification guide;
• Formatting the Economic Survey, Statistical abstract and other statistical publications;
• Appraising staff in the Data Processing Section;
• Developing and implementing budget, work plans and procurement plans for the section;
• Implementing contract management activities within the section;
• Identifying and reporting on staff training needs in the data processing section;
• Implementing and updating the enterprise risk management register.
• Undertaking any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for appointment

• Must have served in the grade of Assistant Manager, Data Processing or equivalent position for a minimum period of three (3) years.
• Bachelor Degree in any of the following disciplines; Statistics and Information Technology /Computer Science or any other related qualification from a recognized institution;
• Must have a Master Degree in any of the following disciplines:- Statistics and Information Technology /Computer Science or any other related qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Must have a Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Program (SLDP) lasting not less than six (6) weeks or related qualification from a recognized institution;
• Must have a Certificate in data processing packages such as CSPro, SPSS, STATA, SAS, R;
• Must have analytical, financial and Human Resource Management skills;
• Must be able to work in a collaborative team environment; 

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Job Purpose: Reporting to the Assistant Manager, Library Services, the jobholder will be responsible for undertaking activities in the Library Services Section.

Key responsibilities

• Charging and discharging library materials;
• Verifying newly acquired library materials;
• Accessioning library information materials;
• Shelving and shelf arrangement;
• Providing user education and information literacy services;
• Preparing subscriptions for different information resources;
• Conducting information searches and retrievals;
• Preserving and conserving information resources;
• Cataloguing and classifying information resources;
• Compiling user profiles;
• Ensuring Library Information Services are in conformity with international standards;
• Digitizing information resources;
• Requisitioning library information resources;
• Indexing, cataloguing and classifying library resources; and
• Preparing and submitting library reports.
• Undertaking any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for appointment

• Must have a Bachelor Degree in Library and information Studies;
• Information Sciences; Technology in Information Science or any other related qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Must have Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution. 

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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 questionnaires;
• Following-up on non-responses from data providers;
• Collecting, collating, coding, capturing and classifying data;
• Capturing data into statistical applications;
• Maintaining checklists of data providers;
• Identifying and locating statistical units of enumeration;
• Carrying out pre-tests 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;
• Undertaking 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