Summary
Date Posted: Friday, October 25, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Government of the Republic of Zambia through the Zambia Statistics Agency (formerly Central Statistical Office) is currently preparing to conduct the next round of the Census of Population and Housing, in August 2020.
As part of the preparations for the 2020 Census, Zambia Statistics Agency embarked on the Census Mapping exercise. The Census Mapping seeks to update the 2010 Census enumeration areas. This exercise is basically a geographic listing process where a frame of all housing units including vacant ones, all non-residential buildings, buildings under construction, schools, health facilities, municipal water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, public transit stations, warehouses and boreholes, other structures and prominent features in an area will be compiled.
The Zambia Statistics Agency is recruiting suitable candidates for temporal 2020 Census Mapping jobs across the country, except for Lusaka Province where the mapping exercise has already been conducted.
Job Title: Map Data Collector (MDC)
Job Purpose: Reporting to the Geographical Information System-Supervisor (GISS), the MDC will be responsible for listing during the Census Mapping exercise.. .

Job Responsibilities:
• Identifying boundaries for the Enumeration Areas (EAS), locating all structures and visiting every household to find out how many people usually live in that household.
• Obtaining complete and accurate answers and capturing GPS Coordinates of structures and other prominent features correctly during the Mapping exercise.
• Synchronizing the captured data to the Central Server at Zambia Statistics Agency on daily basis.
• Undertaking any other duties as may be assigned by the GISS..

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications:
• Must be a Zambian Citizen aged between 18 - 25 years old.
• Have a minimum qualification of Grade 12 with 5 credits including Mathematics and English.
• Must be a resident of the enumeration area or neighbouring enumeration area or District they will be assigned to work in.
• Must have completed Grade 12 in 2016, 2017 or 2018.
• Must be conversant with the local languages/dialect.
• Must be computer literate, or able to use a smart phone
• Must be physically fit and able to work/walk long hours.
• Ability to ride a bicycle or a motor cycle will be an added advantage.
• Must commit to completing training.
• Must be available to work flexible hours, which can include days, evenings, and/or weekends.
• Must be available for at least uninterruptible period of sixty (60) days from the deployment date.
• Must not engage in any partisan political activities while on duty..

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

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Job application procedure
  How to Apply If you meet the stated qualifications, send an SMS to 8558 on MTN, ZAMTEL and AIRTEL networks, and provide the following details:
• Year completed grade 12;
• Grade 12 Examination Number;
• Year of Birth; and
• District of Residence;
Type Year Completed Grade 12 Grade 12 Examination Number Year of Birth District of Residence
For example: 2016 160109330021 1995 SOLWEZI
You will be notified if your application has been successfully completed a few seconds after submitting.
Only Shortlisted candidates will be required to sit for an aptitude test and only selected candidates who pass the test will be appointed as MDCs.
EMAILED OR HAND WRITTEN APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
For further clarifications on the recruitment exercise, contact: The Interim Statistician-General, National Census Manager or Director Human Resource Ministry of National Development Planning on +260211251377/0976475106 or send email to info@zamststs.gov.zm
Visit our website www.Zamstats.gov.zm .
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The closing date for applications is 29th October, 2019

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