KNBS Statistician Jobs in Kenya
KNBS Statistician Jobs in Kenya
National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) is an initiative of the European Commission supported by the United Kingdom Department for International Development and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Delegation of the European Union has funded a project to establish a Kenya National Information Platform for Food and Nutrition (KNIPFN) as a part of this international effort.
The initiative aims to strengthen national capacity to make better use of existing information and data to inform policies, programmes and interventions in all sectors that could contribute to better nutrition for the Kenyan population.
The project is being implemented by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in partnership with the Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), and in collaboration with all the sectors that have a role in improving nutrition in Kenya including the State Department of Planning.
KIPPRA will take the lead in policy analysis while KNBS will lead the statistical analysis of the existing data available.
The work of the KNIPFN will be supported throughout the project by a Global Support Facility (GSF) managed by the Agrinatura Consortium, which is also funded by the donors to the NIPN initiative.
The KNIPFN initiative invites application from suitably qualified individuals with excellent credentials to fill the following position:
Statistician
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Senior Data Analyst, the job holder will undertake the statistical
analysis of data to provide information to the Policy Advisory Committee.
Key Responsibilities
Collecting, aggregating and merging data sets for multisectoral
analysis;
Assessing the distribution of variables for application of the most appropriate statistical;
Analysing data using statistical software such as STATA or R by applying the most appropriate and robust statistical methods and sampling weights;
Storing and
cataloguing the syntax files, the output files and any history file of analysis to create a record of the analysis done;
Creating new data sets of summary statistics for presentation in data dashboards;
Assisting technical officers/Advisors to interpret the output of statistical analysis;
Applying best practices in data processing, management and analysis.
Requirements for appointment
Bachelors Degree in Statistics, Mathematics or equivalent qualifications from a recognised institution;
Five (5) years’ working experience in organising and analysing large data
sets, (ideally nutritional/biomedical or agricultural in origin, using
statistical software.
Experience in using Stata statistical software;
Experience in STATA and R statistical software;
Ability to produce reports will be an added advantage.
How to Apply
Applicants should fill and submit hard copies of the employment application form Ref. 93-1-6, which is available on the KNBS website accompanied by copies of academic, professional and other relevant certificates, transcripts and testimonials.
The reference number for the post applied for should be clearly marked on the envelope and addressed to:
The Director General
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
P. O. Box 30266 – 00100
Herufi House, 1st Floor, Room 103
NAIROBI
Applications must be received not later than 5th February, 2019 and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For more information and job application details, see; KNBS Statistician Jobs in Kenya
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