Agriculture & Sectoral Statistician

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE POST
JOB TITLE : Agriculture & Sectoral Statistician
GRADE : Professional Level (P3)
SALARY : EURO 61,200 p.a- all inclusive
PROGRAMME : 11 EDF COMESA Institutional Capacity Building Programme
DUTY STATION : Statistics unit, COMESA Secretariat, Lusaka, Zambia
CONTRACT DURATION: From date of signature of the contract up to the end of the programme duration, which is expected to end in December
2027.
REPORTING TO : Head of Statistics unit
3.1 SCOPE OF WORK
The overall responsibility of this position is to provide technical support in the development and implementation of agriculture and sectoral statistical programmes relating to (agriculture,
environment, climate change, infrastructure, industry, energy, and ICT statistics) that supports the current and future needs of COMESA Treaty and Medium-Term Strategic Plan objectives.

3.2 SPECIFIC TASKS/KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The specific responsibilities include:
I. Undertake and coordinate statistical capacity building work in Member states to generating quality, reliable and timely agriculture and food security statistics, climate change and environment statistics, gender statistics, infrastructure, industry, and energy statistics.
II. Provide and coordinate technical support in Member states related to agricultural, environment and climate change statistics, gender statistics, industrial, infrastructure, energy, and ICT
statistics in the context of related MTSP strategic objectives.
III. Provide and coordinate statistical technical support to COMESA operations Divisions and Institutions to support agricultural and sectoral policy related work.
IV. Prepare regional datasets on agriculture and food security, environment and climate change,
gender statistics, infrastructure, industry, energy, and ICT statistics are validated, useable and consistent and continually updated on COMSTAT.

V. As part of the SHASA II COMESA team, contribute to the work of relevant Statistical Technical Groups(STGs) on agriculture, infrastructure, energy, industry, environment & climate change at AUC level.

VI. Develop knowledge products to support COMESA’s MTSP particularly related to agriculture and food security, environment and climate change statistics, gender statistics, energy, infrastructure, and industry. This includes COMESA’s annual statistical bulletins.

VII. Provide technical input in the use of existing databases on COMESA (COMSTAT) and other public data portals for research studies conducted on agriculture, environment, gender and climate change, infrastructure, and industry research activities.
VIII. Prepare work plans and budget inputs for Agriculture/ Sectoral statistics component of the Unit’s annual work plans to secure approval for resources required to implement statistical
programmes in line with unit mandate.
IX. Develop statistical sub programs for COMESA Divisions and COMESA Institutions that are developing larger regional integration programs.
X. Develop project/ research proposals on agriculture and sectoral statistics topics relevant to the COMESA integration program.
XI. Perform any other duties as assigned by Head of Unit to achieve COMEA statistics mandate.
3.3 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
I. Minimum Master’s Degree in Statistics, Economics, or a related field with a strong background in Quantitative Methods.

Any other postgraduate qualification in Statistics/Economics or related field is an added advantage.

3.4 PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
i. Core experience in agriculture statistics and a minimum of 7 years’ experience developing agriculture statistics at national, regional or international level.
ii. Demonstrated experience in working with government partners and other stakeholders in public sector development programs, especially in Agriculture and Sectoral statistical development.
iii. Short term specialized training in Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change or Infrastructure, Industry and Energy Statistics desirable.
iv. Specialized Knowledge in Information and Communications Technology in applying Statistical Methods, including Multivariate Analysis, Survey Analysis, Econometric Modelling through use of Statistical Computer Programs (STATA, R, SPSS, SAS etc.) is essential.
v. Standard desktop operational software applications (Word, Excel, Access, and
PowerPoint) desirable.
vi. Strong team working, communication (including data analysis, statistical report writing) and interpersonal skills.
vii. Strong facilitation, training, and presentation skills as well as experience in organizing seminars and workshops.
viii. Strong report writing skills
1. WORKING LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITIONS
Must be fluent in English and/or French and/or Arabic (speaking and writing). A combination of any two or all these languages will be an added advantage.
2. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPLICATION
Applicants must be nationals of EU, ACP, and COMESA Member States and not more than 55 years of age at the time of submitting the application.

3. FINAL DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS
Applications MUST be submitted electronically through email on the prescribed COMESA APPLICATION FORM which can be accessed at the following COMESA website:
http://www.comesa.int/, Opportunities, COMESA Job Application Format.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Application should reach the address below not later than 20 April 2022 at 18:00 hours Lusaka,
Zambia time.
The Director of Human Resources and Administration
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
COMESA Centre,
Ben Bella Road,
P.O Box 30051,
Lusaka
Zambia
Email: recruitment@comesa.int