Senior Statistician – Balance of Payment

ZAMBIA STATISTICS AGENCY (ZAMSTATS) The Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) was established under the Statistics Act, Chapter 127 of the Laws of Zambia, for the coordination of an integrated National Statistical System (NSS) to build a sustainable capacity for the production and use of statistical data and information for planning purposes at all levels of governance. ZamStats has embarked on a transformative agenda which responds to the current trends in the statistical eco-system. In this regard, ZamStats hereby invites applications from suitably qualified Zambian nationals who are self-driven and dynamic with an impeccable track record to fill the following vacant positions: Job Title: Senior Statistician – Balance of Payment (Salary Grade ZSA05/J) (1 Position) A. JOB PURPOSE To coordinate the compilation, analysis, quality assurance and dissemination of Balance of Payments (BoP), International Investment Position (IIP), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), External Debt Statistics and Trade in Services Statistics in accordance with BPM6 and international statistical standards. Travel Guides & Travelogues B. The job holder will perform the following functions: i. Produce official Balance of Payment (BoP) Statistics and improve BOP data quality and coverage. ii. Compile current account data and improve quality. iii. Compile financial account data and improve reporting quality. Jobs iv. Produce International Investment Position and improve utility statistics. v. Produce Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Improve asset/liability coverage. vi. Produce Foregin Direct Investment statistics and Improve enterprise participation vii. Compile external debt data and Improve debt quality viii. Improve service statistics and Improve reporting quality ix. Maintain compliance with established Balance of Payments data quality, metadata and standards across all outputs produced. x. Promote innovation Company review platform xi. Disseminate outputs and improve user engagement. x