STATISTICIAN AND EQUIVALENT POSITIONS

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Gambians to fill the following vacant positions at the Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBoS)

Post 1: Statistician: National Accounts (1 position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Statistics or Economics (at Masters level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience with at least one year’s work experience in the field of statistics

Personal competences

Good organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 2: Statistician: Producer Price Indices (PPI) (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Statistics or Economics (at Masters level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience with at least one year’s proven responsibility in the field of statistics

Personal Competences

Good organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation in the production of business statistics

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 3: Statistician (Government Finance and Monetary Statistics) (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Statistics or Economics (at Masters level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience with at least one year’s proven responsibility in the field of monetary statistics

Personal Competences

Good organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation in the production of business statistics

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 4: Statistician: Agricultural Statistics  (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Statistics, Economics or Agriculture (at Masters Level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience with at least one year’s plus proven responsibility in the fields of statistics and surveys

Personal Competences

Good organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation in the production of agricultural statistics

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 5: Statistician Household Surveys (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Statistics or Social Sciences (at Masters level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience with at least one year’s proven experience in public statistics

Personal Competences

Good analytic skills with proven ability to manage information effectively

Sound organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 6: Statistician Education Statistics (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Statistics and/or Social Sciences (at Masters level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience with at least one year’s proven experience in the field of statistics

Personal Competences

Good organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 7: Statistician Health Statistics (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Statistics and/or Social Sciences (at Masters level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience with at least two years proven responsibility in the fields of health statistics

Personal Competences

Sound management and leadership skills

Good problem solving and negotiation skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation in the production of demographic and social statistics

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 8: Statistician Vital Statistics (Future appointment)  (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Statistics and/or Demography (at Masters level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience of at least one year in the field of Statistics with proven competence in data processing and analysis

Personal Competences

Good analytic skills with proven ability to manage information effectively

Sound organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 9: Statistician Environment Statistics (Future appointment)  (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Statistics and/or Demography (at Masters level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience of at least one year in the field of Statistics with proven competence in data processing and analytic capacity

Personal Competences

Good analytic skills with proven ability to manage information effectively

Sound organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 10: Librarian (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

Relevant university degree for example General Studies, Information Management and Library studies (at Masters level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience of at least one year in the field of Information management, library or archiving work with proven ability in data management and analysis

Personal Competences

Good analytic skills with proven ability to manage information effectively

Sound organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 11: IT Programmmer/Analyst  (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Statistics and/or Information Technology (at Masters level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience of at least one year’s proven ability in the fields of data processing with sound enquiry/investigation skills and experience

Personal Competences

Sound organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation to the delivery of IT services

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 12: Geographic Information System (GIS)/Cartography Specialist (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Statistics and/or Geography and/or Demography (at Masters level or a first degree with at least one year’s post qualification work experience)

Work Experience

Professional experience of at least two years with proven responsibility in the fields of GIS

Personal Competences

Sound organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation to the development of GIS

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 13: IT Technician (Hardware and Maintenance)    (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree/diploma in Information/Computer Science or equivalent

Work Experience

Professional experience of at least one year with proven experience of providing support to IT hardware and users

Personal Competences

Good organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 14: Website Manager  (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in Computer Science

Work Experience

Professional experience of at least one year with proven experience of IT networks and website development and management

Personal Competences

Sound organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation to the development of Information Technology

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 15: Information Technician (Helpdesk)  (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree/diploma in Information/Computer Science or equivalent

Work Experience

Professional experience of at least one year with proven experience of providing support to IT software and users

Personal Competences

Sound organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation to the development of Information Technology

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 16: Archivist (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University degree in ICT or equivalent (or a higher diploma with one year’s work experience)

Work Experience
Professional experience of at least one year’s proven experience in the fields of Archiving/e-information storage and access

Personal Competences

Sound organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Strong user/client orientation

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 17: Human Resource Officer (Performance Management)  (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

University qualifications in Human Resource Management or equivalent relevant qualification

Work Experience

At least two years human resource management work experience

Personal Competences

Good organisational, management, problem solving and negotiation skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 18: Accountant (1 Position)  (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

Academic qualifications in Professional Accounting and/or Public Finance

Work Experience

At least one year’s public accounting work experience

Personal Competences

Good organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Post 19: Procurement and Logistic Officer  (1 Position)

Educational Qualifications

Professional qualifications in administration and/or transport management

Work Experience

Professional experience of at least two years with proven responsibility in the fields of logistics/transport management 

Personal Competences

Sound organisational and problem solving skills

Team player who can work effectively and constructively with different people and institutions and deliver results

Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills

Good IT and computer literacy skills

Detail job description for the above positions can be collected from the Gambia Bureau of Statistics at

GBoS Building
 
Kanifing Institutional Layout

 Kanifing

Applications should be made in writing and all applications including copies of certificates, transcripts and C.V. should be sent to:
                                            
Statistician General 

Gambia Bureau of Statistics

GBoS Building

Kanifing Institutional Layout
 
Kanifing

and should reach him not later than Friday 8th February 2008.

Only applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be short listed for interview.