Responsibilities

- Provide expertise in the design and implementation of the department policies and procedures covering all areas of activity ensuring results achievement effectively and efficiently
- Provide guidance in the identification and implementation of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes, and practices
- Remain abreast of the department leading practice and new trends, and identify recommendations for corrective measures, updates and improvements where required
- Establish working relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders
- Provide expertise and guidance in identifying stakeholder engagement barriers and recommend best courses of action
- Actively gain exposure and insights to local market development, business opportunities and the existing regulatory landscape
- Manage, guide, and assist team to perform operations in accordance with set policies and procedures
- Collaborate with Human Resources function to identify and recruit talent for the department
- Set performance objectives, provide necessary support, evaluate / appraise incumbents and provide regular feedback on performance
- Promote a high-performance working environment embracing the organization values
- Manage the department projects
- Share progress, lessons learned, and achievements with the the department Director
- Promote an innovative culture across the organization
- Organize seminars and workshops around innovation topics to inspire the organization employees
- Work with the Innovation team members to add any additional analytical or statistical or data science capabilities to the statistical product/project
- Create close relationships with stakeholders to anticipate & answer questions that might be asked by executives
- Oversee the development of statistical guidelines and methodologies, and provide expert opinion as needed
- Assess and prioritize business needs, propose relevant solutions and support in the development of business cases for relevant initiatives / projects
- Review and assess technical proposals to provide expert opinion and recommendations as required, and engage with concerned stakeholders as needed for presentations
- Ensure alignment of all concerned internal / external stakeholders on statistical needs and expectations, and oversee plan development to provide recommendations as needed
- Evaluate the design of variables to be collected, variables to be derived and / or collection methods, and provide recommendations as needed for areas of modification
- Direct data gathering, classification and coding while ensuring compliance with overall guidelines and plans, and provide expert consultations as needed
- Ensure completion of all needed data files in a timely and accurate manner while adhering to guidelines and quality standards
- Ensure completion of all required statistical analyses in a timely manner, assess drafted outputs and validate against expectations and domain intelligence
- Review final statistical reports and conduct pre-release discussions with subject matter experts to guide modifications as needed
- Assess evaluation outcomes and guide the development of action plans for continuous improvement and innovation