Assistant Statistician, Field Services, Job in Kenya

Job Purpose: Reporting to the County Statistics Officer, the jobholder will be responsible for undertaking activities in the Field Office.

Key responsibilities

Dispatching and receiving questionnaires;

Following-up on non-responses from data providers;

Collecting, collating, coding, capturing and classifying data;

Capturing data into statistical applications;

Maintaining checklists of data providers;

Identifying and locating statistical units of enumeration;

Carrying out pre-tests and piloting of data collection instruments;

Printing questionnaires, archiving and retrieving completed returns;

Updating county specific sampling frames;

Preparing census databases for selection of sampling units;

Listing field sampling units;


Distributing sampling frame materials;

Capturing data for developed and updated sampling units;

Editing and updating records in the sampling frame database;

Retrieving sampling units records;

Undertaking any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements for appointment

Must have a Diploma in any of the following disciplines:- Statistics; Economics; Actuarial Science; Mathematics or any other related qualifications from a recognized institution;

Must have a Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution

How To Apply

Interested and qualified persons are requested to complete the online employment application form Ref. KNBS/F/93/29.

Applications must be received not later than 5.00p.m on 21st June, 2024

Interested and qualified? Go to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on docs.google.com to apply