Statisticians Economists

Sectoral Expert Economist

Responsibility & Requirement:

Liaising with departments to obtain data including production figures and costs sales figures as well as product supply and demand data.

Requesting departments on data submission requirements including frequency and format.

Creating and maintaining databases using statistical software programs such as MSExcel Power Query Tableau SPSS/SAS/STATA/R.

Ensuring data integrity by performing rigorous cleaning error checking and validation.

Analyzing data using statistical techniques formulas and calculations.

Performing statistical tests to determine the reliability and soundness of results.

Contributing to strategic planning by identifying industry trends and preparing forecasts.

Describing interpreting and summarizing conclusions.

Presenting statistical findings to DES in reports that include executive summaries charts tables and graphs.

Documenting processes and keeping informed of technological advancements in the field of statistical analysis.

Creating dashboard for statistical facts and finding of data.

Education Qualification

Masters degree in economics/ Applied Economics. PhD in Economics will be an added advantage

Sectoral Expert Statistician

Responsibility & Requirement:

Liaising with departments to obtain data including production figures and costs sales figures as well as product supply and demand data.

Requesting departments on data submission requirements including frequency and format.

Creating and maintaining databases using various statistical softwares.

Ensuring data integrity by performing rigorous cleaning error checking and validation.

Analyzing data using statistical techniques formulas and calculations.

Performing statistical tests to determine the reliability and soundness of results.

Contributing to strategic planning by identifying industry trends and preparing forecasts.

Describing interpreting and summarizing conclusions.

Presenting statistical findings to DES in reports that include executive summaries charts tables and graphs.

Documenting processes and keeping informed of technological advancements in the field of statistical analysis.

Creating dashboard for statistical facts and finding of data.

Identify challenges and potential bottlenecks.

Expose DES to national and international best practices in statistics. Identify opportunities for growth and modernization.

Ability to liaise with other departments to coordinate data gathering.

Identifying key data gaps to be filled development of new data products.

Conduct data need assessment.

Review extensively data eco system from the prospective of comprehensiveness Quality Relevance and Representation.

Classify data by sources such as geospatial data survey data administrative data etc.

Reviewing good practices.

Designing and conducting analytical studies relevant for policy making.

Report writing and data dissemination.

Education Qualification

Masters degree in statistics/Applied Statistics. PhD in Statistics will be an added advantage.