Description
Job Summary
Reporting to Manager, Balance of Payments Statistics, the Statistician, Balance of Payments Statistics is responsible for collection of data directly from government agencies, banks, and other private entities, compilation and analysis of all information related to external sector statistics.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the implementation of the department’s operational and activity plans;
- Collect statistics on external sector statistics, external trade in goods statistics, international trade in services statistics, transfers to households and non-profit institutions serving households (diaspora remittances, churches & associations as well as NGOs)
- Compilation of Formal and Informal cross border trade data;
- Carry out the annual Foreign Private Capital Survey and other surveys on external sector statistics
- Provide preliminary analysis on statistics collected;
- Ensure all data collected is prepared in the required format and inputted to the economic and financial database in a timely and efficient manner;
- Provide support in the management of the economic and financial database;
- Ensure all data collected and compiled is prepared in the required format and in line with international best practice;
- Preparation of quarterly bulletin tables, annexes to BNR annual report
- Ensure data collected is accessible to both internal and external users; and
Participate in the formulation of statistical tools, surveys, questionnaires and data collection
Qualifications, Experience and Skill
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Data Science, Economics or a related field
- Experience in macro-economic analyses is an added advantage
- Female Candidates are encouraged to apply
