Statistics Programme Officer At National Aids Control Council

Responsibilities
The holder will be expected to undertake the following broad roles and responsibilities:
Develop Annual Country and County HIV Estimates (and Sub-County as appropriate).
Provide technical guidance and support on priority data collection and surveys in fulfilment of M&E Framework requirements; and develop Surveillance System Methodologies as appropriate.
Provide data analytical support to the National Monitoring and Evaluation and the NACC in review of all relevant studies and surveys.
Regularly analyze data from various data sets, studies and surveys and develop reports to inform decision making and planning at various levels.
Build and strengthen capacity within NACC and the Country (both National and County level) to conduct data modeling in addressing the information requirements of KASF and the country’s M&E Framework.
To provide costed plans, and the associated funding proposals, on priority data modeling needs to facilitate resource mobilization.

Education
Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in mathematical/statistical modelling Econometrics, biostatistics, medical statistics or any other closely related fields
In addition, the candidate will be expected to have studied/been trained in one or more of the common computing analytical tools such as SAS, STATA and R.

Experience
The holder of this position will be expected to have experience of at least five (5) years in statistical modeling, using common computing analytical tools such as SAS, STATA and R; and writing the related technical analytical reports to support decision making.
Specific experience in modeling HIV and Health related data and writing the related technical analytical reports is required.

Key Competencies
High level understanding of HIV policy and strategy issues in Kenya
Understanding of rights-based approaches in strategy development.
Fluency in written and verbal communication including in cross-cultural contexts.
Ability to coordinate multi-sectoral engagements

How to Apply
The individuals recruited shall be of high integrity and able to work within a team.
In addition to the indicated requirements all candidates will be required to meet the expectations of Chapter 6 on Leadership and Integrity.
This will include but is not limited to getting the following clearances:
Certificate of Good Conduct
Clearance from the Ethics and Anti – Corruption Commission on Integrity for Public Servants
Certificate of Compliance from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Tax Compliance Clearance
Certificate of Clearance from the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)