Data Jobs – Statistician at Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA)

Job Title:        Statistician
Organisation: Electricity
Regulatory Authority (ERA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Manager Planning
and Research
About Us:
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) is a statutory body
established in accordance with the Electricity Act, 1999 (Chapter 145, Laws of
Uganda). The Act empowers ERA to regulate the Generation, Transmission, Sale,
Export, Import-and Distribution of electrical energy in Uganda.
Job Summary: The
Statistician will setup and manage a robust centralized database of the
Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) statistics. The incumbent will analyze ESI
statistics and other relevant information and prepare timely and quality
industry statistics and performance reports.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Design and manage a robust centralized
    data gathering/management system (databases) for all ESI data.
  • Design/revise existing data collection
    tools for collecting ESI and administrative data.
  • Establish and use robust data checking and
    cleansing tools to assure data integrity/quality.
  • Prepare and submit weekly, monthly and
    quarterly statistical datasets, bulletins, and management papers.
  • Produce quality and timely industry
    performance reports on a quarterly and annual basis.
  • Package and disseminate statistical
    datasets, bulletins and reports to internal and external customers through
    online and off-line in soft and/or hardcopy formats.
     
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal applicant for the Electricity
    Regulatory Authority (ERA) Statistician career placement must hold an
    honours degree in either Statistics, Quantitative Economics or Science
    with Economics and Statistics from a recognized university.
  • Possession of a Master’s degree in
    Statistics or Economics from a recognized university.
  • At least five (5) years relevant working
    experience in data collection and management; and regular report writing.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of use of SQL or
    oracle databases is desirable.
  • Excellent data collection and database
    management skills
  • Good knowledge and experience in
    multivariate techniques such as analysis of variance, hypothesis testing,
    generalized linear models, and time-series analysis.
  • Very good data presentation and report
    writing skills
  • Ability to achieve deadlines to meet the
    needs of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Age: less than 35 years old.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
application letters and enclose copies of: Detailed Curriculum Vitae
(indicating daytime telephone number (s), fax or email address of the applicant
and daytime telephone numbers, fax or email addresses of three Referees) and
relevant transcripts and certificates. The applications should be delivered
preferably by recorded delivery, addressed to:
The Manager, Human Resources & Administration,
Electricity Regulatory Authority,
Plot 15, Shimoni Road,
P. O. Box 10332, Kampala – Uganda
Deadline: 20th
January, 2017 by 5:00 PM
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