Vacancy announcement: Central Bank Of Somalia seeks a Statistical Officer (1 Position) for their operations in Mogadishu. The successful candidate will bring strong Management/leadership experience spanning at least 3 - 4 years. The closing date for this vacancy is Oct, 31.
Job Description
Post Title
Statistical Officer
(1 Position)
Duty Station
CBS Headquarter
Expected starting date
January 2027
Employment Status
Permanent
Reports to
Head of Statistics Division
Supervises
None
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Role
The position is established to enhance the operational efficiency, technical capacity, and effectiveness of the Statistics Division. This role primarily works with a group of statistical professionals, providing highly technical solutions to the division's needs, managing various assignments within the Statistics Division, and assisting the division head with activities such as survey design, compilation of external sector data, real sector data, monetary data and government statistics within and, where appropriate, in coordination with institutions outside the Bank.
In pursuant to Article 5(h) of the CBS Act, the CBS “Shall compile, analyze, and publish the monetary, financial, balance of payments statistics and other statistics covering various sectors of the national economy”. In fulfilling this statutory mandate, the Statistics Division plays a critical role in ensuring the availability of timely, reliable, and high-quality economic and financial statistics. The position therefore contributes to strengthening the statistical capacity of the CBS, supporting evidence-based policymaking, informing government and stakeholder decisions, and contributing to the formulation and implementation of policies aimed at maintaining Price stability and Financial Stability.
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General Description
The Statistics Division is responsible for collecting, compiling, analyzing, and maintaining access to key economic and financial data required to support the Central Bank’s mandate. Its core responsibilities include (i) collecting price and real-sector data, including access to primary data relevant to the formulation and conduct of monetary policy; (ii) collecting, compiling, and publishing balance of payments and related external sector statistics in fulfilment of the CBS’s expertise in collecting and publishing this part of national statistics; and (iii) collecting and compiling data on the banking, monetary and financial system required for maintaining prices and financial stabilities.
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Main Duties and Responsibilities
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Participate in the design, development, review, and continuous improvement of statistical methodologies, data-collection instruments, sampling strategies, data-processing procedures, and analytical plans to enhance efficiency, reliability, and quality of statistical production.
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Support the collection, compilation, analysis, interpretation, and validation of real-sector, monetary, financial, and external-sector statistics, including CPI, inflation, GDP, Balance of Payments, and other key economic and financial indicators, in accordance with established concepts, classifications, standards, and international statistical guidelines.
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Contribute to the development, maintenance, and enhancement of statistical databases and data-management systems to support the secure storage, integration, processing, retrieval, and dissemination of statistical data throughout the data lifecycle.
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Support the development and implementation of data-governance frameworks, standards, policies, metadata practices, and data-management protocols to strengthen data integrity, consistency, security, accessibility, accountability, and responsible use.
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Apply appropriate statistical, analytical, and data-science techniques to identify trends, patterns, anomalies, and relationships in economic and financial datasets and provide insights to support evidence-based decision-making and policy formulation.
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Conduct and support data-quality assessment, validation, reconciliation, and monitoring to ensure that statistical outputs are accurate, coherent, consistent, timely, comprehensive, and fit for analytical and policy purposes.
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Collaborate with relevant departments, institutions, data providers, and stakeholders to improve data availability, quality, sharing, and integration, including the effective use of administrative, survey, and other alternative data sources.
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Support the compilation, maintenance, and dissemination of statistical data for the Annual Report, Statistical Bulletin, and other official publications, ensuring the timely production of key economic and financial indicators.
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Contribute to the documentation and continuous modernization of statistical methodologies, data sources, definitions, classifications, metadata, compilation procedures, database structures, processing workflows, and quality-assurance frameworks to promote transparency, reproducibility, institutional knowledge, and continuity.
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Perform other relevant duties related to statistical data management, database development, data analysis, data science, and statistical production in support of the objectives and priorities of the Statistics Division.
About Mogadishu
Mogadishu, known locally as Muqdisho, is the capital of Somalia and the country's largest city. It serves as the political, economic, and cultural heart of the nation. The city hosts the headquarters of numerous UN agencies, international NGOs, and government institutions, offering diverse career opportunities for development and humanitarian professionals.
Ereyada Soomaaliga (Somali Keywords): Shaqo Cusub • Shaqo Muqdisho • Shaqo Buuxda