Economist II/Statistician II - 4 Posts

Job Description

• Salary Scale: Ksh.41,420 x 1,470- 42,890 x 1,520 - 44,410 x 1,710- 46, 120 x 1,920 - 48,040x 2,000 -50,040 x 2,290 - 52,330 x 2,350 - 54,680 x 2,550 -57,230 p.m.

Duties and Responsibilities: -

• Providing economic planning data; economic analysis; formulation of development strategies; identification, preparation and evaluation of development projects and programmes and monitoring of their implementation; conducting feasibility studies, determining project viability and setting project priorities; collection, collation and analysis of data relating to production and marketing of agricultural/industrial products, computerization and analysis of data; writing and submitting reports on specific assignments; control and supervision of technical and other supporting staff; drawing up survey questionnaires and setting up control procedures for receiving returns and taking the necessary action; collection, collation, computerization and analysis of data; writing and submitting reports on specific assignments.

Requirements & Qualifications
For appointment to this grade, an applicant MUST have: -

•  A minimum of Upper Second-Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in Economics, or Economics and Mathematics or Economics and Statistics from a recognized university.
•  A minimum of Upper Second-Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in any of the subjects enumerated at (i) above with a bias towards Computer science, Operations Research, Survey Techniques and Demographic techniques from a recognized university/ institution; or
•  A minimum of Upper Second-Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in Statistics with appropriate specialization from a recognized university/institution; or
• A postgraduate Bachelors of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Nairobi or equivalent institution or post graduate diploma or Master’s degree in subjects enumerated at (i)-(iii)above