Economic Statistician
2025-06-18T08:57:27+00:00
COMESA
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FULL_TIME
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Nonprofit, and NGO
Management
2025-07-01T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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To provide technical support in the development and implementation of economic statistical programs pertaining to (national accounts, trade in services statistics and other balance of payments statistics, price statistics and the International Comparison Programs, industrial and business statistics, monetary and financial statistics and labour migration statistics) that supports the current and future needs of COMESA Treaty and MTSP objectives.
B. MAIN DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Statistics and Research and the overall supervision of the Assistant Secretary General (Programmes), the incumbent of the post will perform the following duties:
i. Provide and coordinate technical support in Member States on the implementation of economic statistics programs to ensure they are implemented within the context of the COMESA Statistics Strategy and related MTSP Strategic Objectives;
ii. Provide statistical technical advice to COMESA operations Divisions and COMESA Institutions in order to support economic policy related work and in designing monitoring and evaluation systems;
iii. Undertake statistical capacity building work in Member states to generate quality, reliable and timely national accounts, trade in services statistics and other balance of payments statistics, price statistics and the International Comparison Program,
industrial and business statistics, monetary and financial statistics and labour migration statistics and infrastructure and ICT statistics;
iv. Ensure that datasets on national accounts, trade in services statistics and other balance of payments statistics, price statistics and the International Comparison Program, industrial and business statistics, monetary and financial statistics, labour
migration statistics and infrastructure and ICT statistics are useable and consistent and continually updated on COMSTAT
v. Prepare and contribute to the publication of statistical knowledge products to support COMESA’s MTSP particularly related to economic statistics. This includes COMESA’s annual International Trade Statistics Bulletin, the COMESA Investment Report, the
COMESA monthly Harmonized Consumer Price Index etc;
vi. Contribute to the work of relevant Statistical Technical Groups (STGs) on national accounts, trade in services statistics and other balance of payments statistics, price statistics and the International Comparison Program, industrial and business
statistics, monetary and financial statistics and labour migration and infrastructure and ICT statistics at AUC level;
vii. Develop and embed statistical sub programs for COMESA Divisions and COMESA Institutions that are formulating larger regional integration programs;
viii. Submit work plans and budget inputs for Statistics component of the Unit’s annual work plans in order to secure approval for resources required to implement Statistical programs in line with the unit mandate; and
ix. Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor from time to time.
C. MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
i. Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Statistics, Economics, Demography, Data Science or Mathematics or related field with a strong background in quantitative methods.
ii. A Postgraduate qualification in any of the above fields will be an added advantage.
D. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Minimum eight (8) years working experience in an economic statistics environment generally and on national accounts or price statistics in particular.
E. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS/QUALIFICATIONS
Certification/training in the areas of national accounts or price statistics is desirable.
F. SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE
Core competence in national accounts and price statistics. Experience in the use of statistical analysis tools such as STATA, R, Python, SPSS, SAS, NADABAS, ERETRES etc. is essential; and use of standard desktop operational software applications (Word,
Excel, Access and PowerPoint) is desirable.
B. MAIN DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES Under the direct supervision of Director Human Capital Management and Administration, the incumbent of the post will perform the following duties: i. Provide input into long-range strategic and policy priorities/ issues relating to COMESA’s role in supporting development in Member states in order to realize the regional integration agenda ii. Consolidate annual Unit work plans and budget inputs in order to gain Management’s approval and funding of work plans required to execute Unit mandate iii. Monitor the implementation of Unit work programs and budgets to ensure that the Unit mandate is executed in line with COMESA strategy and within approved budget limits iv. Systematically coordinate acquisition, technical processing of all COMESA Secretariat Knowledge and Information Resources in terms of classification, cataloguing, barcoding and indexing, including custody of intellectual capital metadata to facilitate access and retrieval of these resources; v. Provide strategic leadership in managing COMESA Secretariat Intellectual Capital by drafting relevant policy and procedures documents to guide in managing of these resources; vi. Build partnerships, collaborations and exchange programs with national, regional and international stakeholders for knowledge and information sharing and dissemination; vii. Establish relevant information systems and coordinates functioning of COMESA digital repository of flagship publications, COMESA Official Gazette, journals, magazines and Newsletters; viii. Coordinate strategic management of COMESA Secretariat intellectual reserves, including safety and control on use of these resources, regular data backups, controlled scanning and long-term preservation and data format migration to neo technologies to avoid technology obsolescence; ix. Maintain an active Master file index of all Secretariat Records, databases and knowledge resources, including critical policy documents for proper management and administration of COMESA Secretariat intellectual Capital; x. Establish COMESA Archives and explores relevant technologies to orchestrate access and retrieval to preserve historical memory of the Secretariat; xi. Conduct education and training on COMESA Intellectual capital – management procedures, care, storage, access and retrieval; xii. Promote and coordinate utilization of knowledge resources for continuous learning, harness knowledge sharing and capture within the Secretariat; xiii. Coordinate acquisition of Information Resources from Member States, Knowledge capture, (both tacit and explicit), Records Management life cycle procedures (retention schedules), storage, access and retrieval for preservation of the Secretariat historical memory; xiv. Manage and coordinate the recruitment, training and development of Unit staff to achieve key mandates; Manage the performance management process in the Unit to ensure achievement of Unit objectives supports COMESA strategy; xvi. Motivate, engage and build staff into a high performing team through coaching, effective communication and providing frequent feedback on work; and xvii. Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time
i. Strong background in Information processing: cataloguing and knowledge descriptive standards such as AACRII/RDA, MARC authorities and tools such as OCLC and expertise in organizing and manipulating data using spreadsheet applications, skills in database management, information technology networking. ii. Strong background in Records Management 15489 I & II and Archives description using internationally accepted standards, Records classification and indexing; Records and Archives management systems.
i. Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Information Science, Library Science, Records Management, Archives Administration and Information Technology ii. A Postgraduate qualification in any of the above fields will be an added advantage. D. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Minimum six (6) years of professional work experience on similar area in national, regional or international institutions, of which at least three (3) years in a managerial role. E. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS/QUALIFICATIONS Certification in Information Technology, Database Management; Networking; or IT diploma is desirable.
JOB-68527f7765111
Vacancy title:
Economic Statistician
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
COMESA
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, July 1 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
To provide technical support in the development and implementation of economic statistical programs pertaining to (national accounts, trade in services statistics and other balance of payments statistics, price statistics and the International Comparison Programs, industrial and business statistics, monetary and financial statistics and labour migration statistics) that supports the current and future needs of COMESA Treaty and MTSP objectives.
B. MAIN DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Under the direct supervision of the Head of Statistics and Research and the overall supervision of the Assistant Secretary General (Programmes), the incumbent of the post will perform the following duties:
i. Provide and coordinate technical support in Member States on the implementation of economic statistics programs to ensure they are implemented within the context of the COMESA Statistics Strategy and related MTSP Strategic Objectives;
ii. Provide statistical technical advice to COMESA operations Divisions and COMESA Institutions in order to support economic policy related work and in designing monitoring and evaluation systems;
iii. Undertake statistical capacity building work in Member states to generate quality, reliable and timely national accounts, trade in services statistics and other balance of payments statistics, price statistics and the International Comparison Program,
industrial and business statistics, monetary and financial statistics and labour migration statistics and infrastructure and ICT statistics;
iv. Ensure that datasets on national accounts, trade in services statistics and other balance of payments statistics, price statistics and the International Comparison Program, industrial and business statistics, monetary and financial statistics, labour
migration statistics and infrastructure and ICT statistics are useable and consistent and continually updated on COMSTAT
v. Prepare and contribute to the publication of statistical knowledge products to support COMESA’s MTSP particularly related to economic statistics. This includes COMESA’s annual International Trade Statistics Bulletin, the COMESA Investment Report, the
COMESA monthly Harmonized Consumer Price Index etc;
vi. Contribute to the work of relevant Statistical Technical Groups (STGs) on national accounts, trade in services statistics and other balance of payments statistics, price statistics and the International Comparison Program, industrial and business
statistics, monetary and financial statistics and labour migration and infrastructure and ICT statistics at AUC level;
vii. Develop and embed statistical sub programs for COMESA Divisions and COMESA Institutions that are formulating larger regional integration programs;
viii. Submit work plans and budget inputs for Statistics component of the Unit’s annual work plans in order to secure approval for resources required to implement Statistical programs in line with the unit mandate; and
ix. Perform any other duties assigned by the Supervisor from time to time.
C. MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
i. Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Statistics, Economics, Demography, Data Science or Mathematics or related field with a strong background in quantitative methods.
ii. A Postgraduate qualification in any of the above fields will be an added advantage.
D. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Minimum eight (8) years working experience in an economic statistics environment generally and on national accounts or price statistics in particular.
E. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS/QUALIFICATIONS
Certification/training in the areas of national accounts or price statistics is desirable.
F. SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE
Core competence in national accounts and price statistics. Experience in the use of statistical analysis tools such as STATA, R, Python, SPSS, SAS, NADABAS, ERETRES etc. is essential; and use of standard desktop operational software applications (Word,
Excel, Access and PowerPoint) is desirable.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 72
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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