Job Title: Senior Statistician – Balance of Payment (Salary Grade ZSA05/J)
(1 Position)
A. JOB PURPOSE
To coordinate the compilation, analysis, quality assurance and dissemination of Balance of Payments (BoP), International Investment Position (IIP), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), External Debt Statistics and Trade in Services Statistics in accordance with BPM6 and international statistical standards.
B. The job holder will perform the following functions:
i. Produce official Balance of Payment (BoP) Statistics and improve BOP data quality and coverage.
ii. Compile current account data and improve quality.
iii. Compile financial account data and improve reporting quality.
iv. Produce International Investment Position and improve utility statistics.
v. Produce Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Improve asset/liability coverage.
vi. Produce Foregin Direct Investment statistics and Improve enterprise participation
vii. Compile external debt data and Improve debt quality
viii. Improve service statistics and Improve reporting quality
ix. Maintain compliance with established Balance of Payments data quality, metadata and standards across all outputs produced.
x. Promote innovation
xi. Disseminate outputs and improve user engagement.
xii. Strengthen partnerhips and ensure that objectives of MOU’s with stakeholders are operationalised.
xiii. Improve institutional cooperation
xiv. Strengthen technical skills and improve staff competencies of junior staff.
xv. Support the Implement the annual workplan through effective resource management and staff supervision.
C. Required Academic and Professional Qualifications:
i. Full Grade 12 / Form V Certificate
ii. Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Economics, Econometrics, Mathematics, Economics and Finance or equivalent relevant field.
iii. Master’s Degree in Statistics, Economics, Industrial Economics or related field will be an added advantage.
D. Required Minimum Job Experience
At least five (5) years relevant experience including three(3) years at Supervisory Level.
E. Desired Competences and Personal Attributes
i. BPM6; Balance of Payments Compilation;
ii. International Investment Position;
iii. Foreign Direct Investment Statistics;
iv. External Debt Statistics;
v. Trade in Services Statistics;
vi. Administrative Data Integration;
vii. Proficiency in statistical software such as Stata; SPSS; SAS; R; Advanced Excel;
viii. Attention to detail and commitment to data quality and accuracy.
ix. Ability to train and mentor junior staff and field personnel.
x. Good organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple fieldrelated deadlines, particularly during census/survey periods.
xi. Effective communication and coordination skills for liaising with field and regional teams.
F. Desired Competences and Personal Attributes
i. Result oriented
ii. Integrity and confidentiality;
iii. Problem-Solving Skills
iv. Stakeholder engagement & diplomacy
v. Leadership and people development;
vi. Strong Analytical skills
vii. Project and risk management
viii. Results based management.
ix. Project Management
x. Communicaation skills
