Assistant Statistician, Field Services (5 Posts)

This is a permanent and pensionable position for the role of Assistant Statistician, Field Services (5 posts) at the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The role reports directly to the County Statistics Officer and is responsible for executing various operational statistical activities within the Field Office.

Terms of Employment: Permanent and Pensionable

Monthly Remuneration

• Basic Salary: Kshs. 46,500 – Kshs. 70,500
• House Allowance: Kshs. 8,000
• Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 8,000

Job Purpose

The jobholder will be responsible for undertaking statistical activities in the Field Office.

Key Responsibilities

1. Dispatching and receiving questionnaires.
2. Following-up on non-responses from data providers.
3. Collecting, collating, coding, capturing, and classifying data.
4. Capturing data into statistical applications.
5. Maintaining checklists of data providers.
6. Identifying and locating statistical units of enumeration.
7. Carrying out pre-tests and piloting of data collection instruments.
8. Printing questionnaires, archiving, and retrieving completed returns.
9. Updating county-specific sampling frames.
10. Preparing census databases for selection of sampling units.
11. Listing field sampling units.
12. Distributing sampling frame materials.
13. Capturing data for developed and updated sampling units.
14. Editing and updating records in the sampling frame database.
15. Retrieving sampling units records.
16. Undertaking any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for Appointment

Candidates must meet the following qualifications:

• Education: Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Statistics, Economics, Actuarial Science, Mathematics or any other related qualifications from a recognized institution.
• Skills: Proficiency in computer applications.