PRINCIPAL RESEARCH OFFICER – Ministry of Trade and Industry

PRINCIPAL RESEARCH OFFICER I, D2 SALARY SCALE POSITION

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) seeks the services of a highly motivated, experienced and self-driven Botswana citizen to fill the position below tenable in Gaborone, Department of Research and Policy Development.

VACANCY:                    Principal    Research Officer I, D2 salary scale

SALARY SCALE:         D2  (P337     008-P371 628

per annum)

LEAVE:                         30 working days per annum

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics/ Statistics/ Public Policy and related fields. A post graduate qualification in these areas will be an added advantage. Experience using common BI tools including Microsoft Power BI, will be an added advantage.

EXPERIENCE:

Ten (10) years’ experience in any of the above fields and two (2) years should have been served satisfactorily at D3 salary scale or equivalent.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To support management and administration of the Research and Policy Development Unit and to provide statistical information on Trade and Industry as well as to ensure effective and efficient operation of the Business Intelligence Unit.

RE- ADVERTISEMENT

1. Develop new enterprise Business Intelligence (BI) service and product offerings, content creation, and value propositions to support and improve Government business processes.

 

2. Conduct evidence based analysis and guidance on internal and external trade as well as industry development
3. Collaborate with Departments, Ministry Parastatals and other relevant stakeholders to identify needs and opportunities for improved data management and delivery of priority sectors and products.
4. Provide ongoing development and maintenance of an operational data management Framework using BI best practices, relational structures, dimensional data modeling, structured query language skills, data warehouse and reporting techniques.
5. Provide technical advice on both domestic and international trade and industry trends and developments.
6. Improve and streamline processes regarding data flow and data quality to improve data accuracy, viability and value.
7. Provide ongoing development and maintenance of a BI architecture that enables fact based decision making and ad-hoc analysis and insight generation.
8. Provide interactive real-time dashboards and key performance indicators using Microsoft Power BI, and newly identified BI tools.

COMPETENCIES

• Adhering to Principles and Values
• Relating and Networking
• Writing and Reporting
• Applying Expertise and Technology
• Analysing
• Learning and Researching
• Planning and Organising
• Delivery Results and Meeting Customer Expectations

 

COMPETENCIES

• Optional Contributory Medical Aid Scheme (Government pays 50% and Employee pays 50%).
• Compulsory Contribution Pension Fund (Government pays 15% and Employee pays 5% for Permanent and Pensionable appointment).
• Housing and upkeep allowance of 309.00/month.

APPLICATIONS:

1. Detailed curriculum vitae.
2. Certified copies of Certificates and National Identity Card (Omang)

• References from at least two (2) referees which must not be more than six (6) months old.

1. Candidates should include the following information:

• Date of first
• Date of    present position,    salary          scale and date of

appointment thereto.

• Full names, address, date           and place of birth.

IMPORTANT:

Applications from serving public Officers should be routed through their Heads of Departments and Permanent Secretaries. Applications not so routed will not be considered. Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirement will not be responded to. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.