Job title: Statistical Analyst

Organizations’ Background:
AAN Associates, a Pakistan/Norway based 'Development and Communications Consultant' entity
which operates as a ‘Social Enterprise’ committed to facilitate & contribute to the work of
development and humanitarian stakeholders to achieve sustainable development. The
organization specializes in research, resource development & management IT and Media
consultant. We work primarily with development partners that include public sector entities,
non-profit, international public organizations (UN bodies, Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies)
and bi/multilateral donors.

The work at AAN Associates is driven by the motivation & commitment to enable the
development and humanitarian partners to explore experiment and deliver by leveraging
knowledge innovation, deeper contextual understanding and principles of sustainability. Our
slogan is to find ‘Local Solutions to Local Challenges’.

Scope of Work: Statistical Analyst

We are looking for an experienced survey research statistician who has strong knowledge of
sampling design, weighting, variance estimation, regression analysis, non-response bias
analysis, imputation and data analysis.

The Statistical Analyst will be primarily responsible for information management through
management of data collection, scrubbing, analysis, and reporting; and database administration.
He/she will work closely with the Manager Project Management/Implementation to support
data-driven programme decision-making. The Statistical Analyst will contribute to the
implementation of M&E plans by designing and deploying data collection tools, managing and
analysing data, and reporting results in a useful and visually engaging manner.

The Quantitative Analyst/Survey Research Statistician is expected to

• Conducting custom statistical analyses for social research studies including Household
Surveys on multiple thematic areas like health, education, Water Sanitation and Hygiene,
Disaster Risk Reduction and others
• Using standard statistical and data management software’s (STATA, SPSS, R or SAS) to
execute data processing and analysis
• Developing optimal sample design for specific study requirements based on sound
knowledge of sample design, sample selection and sampling frame development issues
• Demonstrating familiarity with innovative sample designs for different modes of survey
data collection
• Development of data collection and analysis plan
• Fully participation in data rehearsal with AAN Associates staff prior to field work
• Guiding and participating in fieldwork and putting in place necessary mechanisms for
data quality assurance. Training data collection teams. Leading quantitative data
analysis.
• Specifying weighting plans and imputation methods to compensate for missing data
• Using appropriate software to carry out variance estimation under complex sample
designs
• Reviewing different methodology/sampling documents, effectively summarizing the
findings and assessing the implications for proposals
• Working with development project teams to write proposals and technical reports

Qualifications:
• A master’s degree in statistics/ Economics, survey methodology or a related area is
preferred.
• Candidates with a master’s degree must have at least one year of professional three
years of statistical analysis experience with a strong command of a broad range of
sampling, data management & processing, and data analysis techniques.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in statistical analysis methods covering both
descriptive and inferential statistics.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating projects with a quantitative focus
• Fluency and excellent communication skills in English.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office (i.e., MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and various
statistical software such as SPSS, STATA, MaxQDA etc.