Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
AFFILIATION
RELEVANT FIELD EXPERIENCE
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SAMUEL OSEI BONSU

KUMASI,GHANA

Summary

Experienced Statistician with knack for solving complex problems through data collection, data analysis and innovative methodologies.

Professional with wide background in experimental design, probability and statistics. Expert in using SAS, R and SPSS statistical software.

Pay strong attention to details and quick to spot trends and aspire to achieve long-term success and create impactful workplace.


Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Statistician

Local Government Service/Ghana Statistical Service
Tano South Municipal, Ghana
06.2023 - Current
  • Collect and Compile administrative data on quarterly basis from decentralised departments and other stakeholders.
  • Analyze the administrative data and report to management.
  • Collect, compile and validate market prices for Consumer Price Index computation.
  • Ensure that quarterly reports, action plans are prepared and submitted.
  • Work hand in hand with the regional statistician to drive statistics in Ahafo region.
  • Facilitate and supervise most surveys like 2021PHC, CFSVA, IBES,NSU,GCA and others in the region.
  • Collect Market Prices for the computation of Consumer Price Index.


Assistant Statistician

Local Government Service/Ghana Statistical Service
Tano South Municipal Assembly, Ghana
06.2019 - 05.2023

• Assisted to collect and compile data on quarterly basis from departments by 15th of the ensuing month.

  • Assisted to analyze and report to management on the departmental data by 20th of ensuing month.
  • Assisted to collect, compile and validate market prices for Consumer Price Index computation.
  • Assisted to ensure that quarterly reports are prepared and submitted.
  • Assisted to ensure annual action plans are prepared and submitted.
  • Facilitated and supervised the 2021 Population and Housing Census and most surveys in the region and district level.

• Compiled and updated revenue items for revenue generation at the district level.

Client service representative

Universal Merchant Bank
Accra-New Industrial Area, Ghana
03.2017 - 06.2018
  • Opened new accounts for customers and also provide information to existing customers on their accounts.
  • Built positive customer rapport through friendly, professional communication.
  • Ensured that the bank's documents and services are readily available to its customers.
  • Advised clients of products and services and sold additional offerings to increase sales numbers.

Sales and Customer Service Representative

Loyalty Insurance Company Limited
Accra, Ghana
03.2016 - 03.2018


  • Established strong relationships with customers, enhancing brand loyalty.
  • Collaborated with the team to meet monthly sales targets.
  • Shared informational brochures and details about policies to help guests make decisions.
  • Advised customers on availability, pricing and location of products.

National service person

Effiduase Government Hospital
09.2009 - 08.2010
  • Completed administration tasks to maintain accurate, up-to-date records and documentation.
  • Recorded information in Word and Excel documents for reliable reference.

Education

Master of Science - Applied Statistics

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi
12.2024 - 01.2026

Bachelor of Science - Statistics

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi
09.2012 - 06.2014

Higher National Diploma - Statistics

Takoradi Polytechnic
Takoradi
05.2006 - 06.2009

Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination - Science

Asanteman Secondary School
Kumasi
/2001 - /2004

Skills

1 Data Collection

  • Ability to facilitate and supervise field officers

Personal interviewing and focus group discussions

Conduct Community, household, market and institutional entry

  • Use applications like Computer

Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI), ODK, KOBO to collect data

2 Data Analytics

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, STATA and SPSS

Check data for errors and inconsistencies

Data visualizations

3 Project Coordination

Play Supervisory and facilitation roles in surveys and censuses

Ensure logistics and administrative arrangements

4 Quality Assurance

Conduct re-interviews and data quality through spot-checks

  • Validate prices to compute CPI and administrative data points

Accomplishments

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Facilitator and Supervisor, 2021 Population and Housing Census
  • Facilitator and Supervisor, 2023 Integrated Business Establishment Survey(IBES)

• Enumerator, Non-Standard Units Survey

• Enumerator, Ghana Census of Agriculture++

• Supervisor, Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment Survey

• Worked with the Regional Statistician in Monitoring Projects in the Region

• Worked with the Regional Statistician to disseminate the 2021 Multi dimensional Poverty Index findings in the region.


WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

•  Data Management and Analysis using STATA on 17th October 2021 at Tamale.

  • ACEPA Training (Data for Accountability Project) on 30th May 2022 at Koforidua.
  • Market Readers Capacity Building on 20th October 2023 at Winneba
  • Wise Project (Plan International) on 11th-12th September 2024 at Sunyani
  • District Performance Assessment Tool Training at LGS Institute, Madina.
  • Non Standard Unit Survey Training on 16th May 2024 at Winneba,
  • GCA++ Training on 12th July 2024 at Goaso.

AFFILIATION

Association of Local Government Statisticians (ALOGS)

RELEVANT FIELD EXPERIENCE

  • Ghana Agriculture Surveys(GCAS++)

Position: Enumerator

Roles:

1. Enumerated all the selected households assigned by my supervisor 

2. Conducted Field Area Measurements of all holders' farms to know the acres of land and their GPS coordinates.

3. Cut plots for yield studies

4. Harvested crops to know wet and dry weights.

5. Administered farm gate questionnaire.


2024 Non-Standard Unit Survey (Ghana Statistical Service)

Position: Enumerator

Roles;

1. Conducted household  and market entry

2. completed all the NSU households and market questionnaire using CAPI.

3.

  • Identified required food items from the recognised market or household
  • Identified the kind of non-standard units measurement used for the food items
  • Took pictures of all food items with their units of measure.


2023 Integrated Business Establishment Survey (Phase 1)

Position: Facilitator/Supervisor

Roles;

1. Assigned Enumeration Areas to enumerators

2. Ensured field logistics were available to facilitate movement of interviewers.

3. Ensure that data collected are synced to HQ daily

4. Review and respond to all queries from the Data Quality Monitor(DQM)


2021 Population and Housing Census for Tano South Municipal.

Position: Facilitator/Supervisor 

1.Assigned enumeration areas to interviewers

2. Ensured  complete coverage of persons and housing structures in my supervisory area.

3. Assess synced data from enumerators daily.


Monthly compilation of Prices for Consumer Price Index

Computation (Ghana Statistical Service):

 Position: Price Collector Roles:

1. Collects market prices from outlets using CAPI

2. Validates price data from the markets 

3. Run data checks for inconsistencies or outliers



Timeline

Master of Science - Applied Statistics

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
12.2024 - 01.2026

Statistician

Local Government Service/Ghana Statistical Service
06.2023 - Current

Assistant Statistician

Local Government Service/Ghana Statistical Service
06.2019 - 05.2023

Client service representative

Universal Merchant Bank
03.2017 - 06.2018

Sales and Customer Service Representative

Loyalty Insurance Company Limited
03.2016 - 03.2018

Bachelor of Science - Statistics

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
09.2012 - 06.2014

National service person

Effiduase Government Hospital
09.2009 - 08.2010

Higher National Diploma - Statistics

Takoradi Polytechnic
05.2006 - 06.2009

Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination - Science

Asanteman Secondary School
/2001 - /2004
SAMUEL OSEI BONSU