Programme Officer Agriculture, Industry, Energy, Environment and Poverty Statistics at ECOWAS Commission

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is recruiting for the position of:

Job Title: Programme Officer Agriculture, Industry, Energy, Environment and Poverty Statistics
Reference: ECW-COMM/REC/RST-P/001/2012


Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Department: Macro-Economic Policy
Directorate: Research & Statistics
Grade: P3
Annual Salary: USD 36,901 - USD 44,469
Supervisor: Head of Division, Data Management

Job Description
The incumbent leads the activities of the Section, Agriculture, Energy and Environment Statistics. She/he Performs data analysis and reporting, using sound statistical tools.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in the development of regional harmonized statistical methodology documents and guides;
• Collects, processing and disseminating statistics, and responding to user requirements;
• Performs data quality and consistency and control on statistics, and responding to user requirements;
• Advises Member States on data quality issues;
• Leads databases creation, Facilitates access to relevant databases, and updates statistics databases;
• Performs data analysis and reporting, using sounds statistical tools;
• Any other responsibility that may be assigned to Him/her by the President of ECOWAS Commission.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Statistics or related fields.
• A higher degree in the relevant field may substitute for two years of professional experience.
• Minimum of five years professional experience in research and statistics related roles.
• Must be fluent in one of the official languages of the Commission; English, French and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.
• Candidates should not be 50 years old or over at the point of recruitment and must be a citizen of one of the ECOWAS member states.

Application Closing Date
31st October 2012

Method of Application
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