Appointment – Statistician for the Dept. of Statistics and Risk Assessment

November 16, 2020 - The Royal Mount Vema Department of Statistics and Risk Assessment, seeks to appoint people who are keen on numbers, skilled in IT and like compiling information, to work as Statisticians to deal with data, to help find practical solutions to problems.
 
Mount Vema citizenship is not a requirement to apply for this vacancy.
 
The successful candidates will collect, analyse, and work on interpretation and presentation of quantitative information. You will design and manage experiments and surveys and deal with the initial collection of data. You will process and analyse the data in context, looking for patterns to help make decisions. You will then advise on findings and recommend strategy.
 
You will work as part of a team, which may include professionals from other disciplines. Strong analytical and IT skills are essential, as are interpersonal and communication skills in order to share findings with your colleagues and the employer.
 
Responsibilities
As a Statistician for the Royal Mount Vema Department of Statistics and Risk Assessment you will    interpret data and communicate results to the Department, often with the aid of mathematical techniques and software. In this role you will ensure that complex statistical concepts are explained in a way the Department can understand and advise on strategy. Some studies may take only a few months to complete, while others may require years of work.

Your general tasks will include:

• consulting with Department officials and agreeing what data to collect and how it should be gathered - taking into account any ethical and legislative considerations
• designing experiments, trials or surveys to produce the required data
• collecting and analysing the data
• interpreting the data and making sure that the right decisions are made based on the results
• monitoring data collected throughout its shelf life
• presenting results to others, such as senior managers, and regulatory authorities
• advising policymakers on key decisions based on results
• carrying out research, often as part of a team
• writing reports and articles for publication
• presenting findings at conferences both within the Mount Vema Society and abroad.

Depending on your assigned area of work you may also be involved in:

• providing projections of future student numbers, allowing for changes in the birth rate, and assessing how many teachers will be needed in the sector
• designing experiments to assess the associated side effects of drugs
• designing, implementing and analysing clinical studies
• monitoring, reporting and modelling disease outbreaks
• collecting data to monitor levels of air pollution
• collecting data to measure the toxicity of food additives
• recommending whether certain items should be included in food production, such as folic acid in bread making
• checking quality control standards in industry
• designing experiments to improve the quality of new products
• predicting demand for products and services
• analysing data to forecast trends for pension providers
• teaching statistical methods and the theory of statistics.

 
Salary and Benefits
The salary is:

• $25,000 for statistical officer
• $30,000 for assistant statistician
• $45,000 for experienced statisticians

 Paid monthly in arrears.
The benefits include paid medical coverage, paid vacation, sick days, holidays, and a pension plan. Benefits are only applicable after you complete three months on the job.
 
Working hours
You will work normal business hours (Mount Vema Time Zone = UTC+1) Monday to Friday however, you may be expected to work additional hours to meet deadlines.
 
Work Conditions
You will be provided with a private Office at a later stage however, initially you will be expected to work from home. Travel is almost always involved in this role, and therefore the work environment may vary quite dramatically day to day.
 
 Requirements
If your application is accepted, you will be required to open a bank account with a Mount Vema bank, if you do not already have a Mount Vema bank account.
 
Qualifications
This vacancy is opened to those without a degree, but you'll need significant experience in a statistics-related field and continuing professional development (CPD) that leads to professional qualifications, or to  graduates with a degree that has a statistical or quantitative component that includes:

• economics
• geography
• mathematics
• psychology
• statistics.

 
Skills
You will need to have:

• mathematical ability and computer literacy
• a clear understanding of statistical terms and concepts
• analytical skills
• written and oral communication skills
• problem-solving skills
• the ability to communicate results and findings to non-statisticians
• the ability to influence others
• a practical and strategic approach to work
• a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• the capability to plan your work and meet deadlines
• the capacity to work alone and within teams.

 
Training
Training is not provided. Except for the use of the software in use by the department. You will be expected to develop your own ways of work, proving that you follow the protocol and the expected codes of conduct.
 
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