About Us:
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) is a statutory body established in accordance with the Electricity Act, 1999 (Chapter 145, Laws of Uganda). The Act empowers ERA to regulate the Generation, Transmission, Sale, Export, Import-and Distribution of electrical energy in Uganda.

Job Summary: The Statistician will setup and manage a robust centralized database of the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) statistics. The incumbent will analyze ESI statistics and other relevant information and prepare timely and quality industry statistics and performance reports.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Design and manage a robust centralized data gathering/management system (databases) for all ESI data.
Design/revise existing data collection tools for collecting ESI and administrative data.
Establish and use robust data checking and cleansing tools to assure data integrity/quality.
Prepare and submit weekly, monthly and quarterly statistical datasets, bulletins, and management papers.
Produce quality and timely industry performance reports on a quarterly and annual basis.
Package and disseminate statistical datasets, bulletins and reports to internal and external customers through online and off-line in soft and/or hardcopy formats.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The ideal applicant for the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) Statistician career placement must hold an honours degree in either Statistics, Quantitative Economics or Science with Economics and Statistics from a recognized university.
Possession of a Master’s degree in Statistics or Economics from a recognized university.
At least five (5) years relevant working experience in data collection and management; and regular report writing.
Demonstrable knowledge of use of SQL or oracle databases is desirable.
Excellent data collection and database management skills
Good knowledge and experience in multivariate techniques such as analysis of variance, hypothesis testing, generalized linear models, and time-series analysis.
Very good data presentation and report writing skills
Ability to achieve deadlines to meet the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
Age: less than 35 years old.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application letters and enclose copies of: Detailed Curriculum Vitae (indicating daytime telephone number (s), fax or email address of the applicant and daytime telephone numbers, fax or email addresses of three Referees) and relevant transcripts and certificates. The applications should be delivered preferably by recorded delivery, addressed to:

The Manager, Human Resources & Administration,
Electricity Regulatory Authority,
Plot 15, Shimoni Road,
P. O. Box 10332, Kampala – Uganda

Deadline: 20th January, 2017 by 5:00 PM