Statistical Officer (1 Position) Full Time

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

1- 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.

2- 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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills and Qualifications

Academic Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Econometrics, data Science or related field from a recognized institution.
• Master’s degree will be an additional advantage.

Practical Experience

• At least 3 years of experience in the fields of Statistics, Economics/Finance, data collection, compilation and dissemination, or equivalent with a reputable organization.

Language

• Operationally fluent in Somali and English (both speaking and writing)

1- Functional and Organizational Skills

• Strong skills in statistical data collection, compilation, processing, analysis, and dissemination, with knowledge of international statistical standards.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, quality, and timely completion of assigned tasks.
• High level of integrity, honesty, professionalism, and commitment to confidentiality and data security.
• Strong commitment to the vision, mission, and values of the Central Bank of Somalia.
• Compliance with the CBS Code of Conduct and ethical standards.
• Effective oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness and capacity to undertake further technical and professional training.

Computer Skills

• Excellent computer skills including database management and proficiency in standard statistics tools (particularly STATA, E-Views, R & Python) as well as advanced Excel, with strong overall computer literacy.

How to Apply

Only qualified candidates with complete applications are invited to submit their electronic applications, including a cover letter, updated CV/resume, copies of relevant academic and professional certificates, supporting evidence of the required experience, and contact details for three referees. Applications should be submitted by email to recruitment@centralbank.gov.so and copy to Research.Stat@centralbank.gov.so no later than 31st October 2026 at midnight (Mogadishu Time). Incomplete Applications and those received after deadline will not be considered. In accordance with the newly approved Human Resources Policy, Central Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline

Deadline: 31 October 2026

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