Standards Developer: Statistical Standards at Statistics South Africa

key Performance Areas

• Align standards development initiatives with organisational and national priorities
• Develop, review and update the statistical standards related policies, technical documentation, guidelines, and metadata templates
• Conduct and support environmental scanning activities to inform the development of national, regional, and international standards.

Prerequisites

• A National Diploma (NQF 6) in Statistics / Demography / Data Science/ Economics / Econometrics
• Training in Official Statistics, MS Office Suite Survey Methodology, Quality Management, Policy Development,Suite of standards development courses,Training Skills Course
• 0-12 months’ experience in the statistical production process or related field
• Various statistical standards and classification systems
• Knowledge of statistical processes and statistical value chain
• Knowledge of Fundamental principles of official statistics
• Statistics Act and other legislations
• Knowledge of the development, maintenance and implementation of standards
• Knowledge of various frameworks governing production of population and social statistics and economic statistics