Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, May 08, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Statistician (GAIINS) – SERVIR ESA

Reporting to the Technical Lead - Agricultural Insurance & Gender, the Statistician will be responsible for statistical data analysis and modeling for the Gender Inclusive Agriculture Insurance (GAIINS) project.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Inform the design of the sampling frame and questionnaires for collection of sex disaggregated geo-located agricultural data.
• Test to validate data management tools.
• Provide input and advice in the data collection process.
• Develop measures for data quality control.
• Develop a data analysis and management plan.
• Develop data analysis structures, algorithms and procedures.
• Conduct data analysis and produce reports.
• Model statistical projections for agricultural data in relation to insurance frameworks.


Qualifications and Experience

• A MSc Degree in Statistics or Applied Mathematics and Two (2) years of experience in the design, implementation and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. Or
• A Bachelor's Degree in Statistics or Applied Mathematics and Five (5) years of experience in the design, implementation and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Three (3) years’ experience in working with statistical panel survey data.
• Experience in economic data mining.
• Experience in handling and manipulating large amounts of data.
• Demonstrable excellent experience in spatial data manipulation in R.
• Experience in using Stata/ SPSS.
• Preference will be given to those who submit sample statistical analysis portfolios using R, stata do files or other relevant statistical software.
• Experience in using GIS and Earth Observation tools will be an added advantage.

Contract Duration: Two (2) years with possibility for renewal subject to performance and the continued availability of funds.

The expected renumeration package for this position shall be Ksh.150,000 per month with other benefits such as Medical Insurance.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
Qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications, along with a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as copies of relevant certificates and testimonials to:

Director General,
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development,
P.O Box 632, 00618, NAIROBI.

Via e-mail: jobs@rcmrd.org  so as to be received not later than 20th May, 2022.

RCRMD is an equal opportunity employer. Applications from suitably qualified female candidates and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged.
RCMRD DOES NOT charge any fees during the recruitment process.

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