About Me

PERSONAL DATA Full Name:
Date of Birth: Nationality: Marital Status:
Contact Information: Office:
Lamin L. Dibba January 1st, 1977
Gambian Married
GAMBIA BUREAU OF STATISTICS
KANIFING INSTITUTIONAL LAYOUT
P O BOX 3504
SEREKUNDA
THE GAMBIA
Cell phone: (220) 7981811, 3984571, 9984571
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education:
• Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science, Swansea University (UK) 2018
• Postgraduate Diploma in Sector Analysis and Management of Education Systems (SAMES), University of the
Gambia, 2013
• BSc (Mathematics & Physics), University of the Gambia, 2005

Career:
• Principal Statistician, Gambia Bureau of Statistics, The Gambia, November 2015 – Date o Responsiblefor:
§ Planning
§ Monitoring
§ User-needs analysis
§ Quality assurance
§ Survey design and implementation § Data analysis
§ Report writing
• Statistician, Gambia Bureau of Statistics, The Gambia, January 2009 – October 2015 o Responsiblefor:
§ User-needs analysis
§ Quality assurance
§ Survey design and implementation § Data analysis
§ Report writing
• Operations Head, Guaranty Trust Bank, Gambia, April 2007- December 2008 o Responsiblefor:
§ Overseeing the day-to-day banking operations
• Senior Teacher and Supervisor, Gambia Senior Secondary School, January 2005- March 2007
o Responsiblefor:
§ Teaching of mathematics and physics
§ Overseeing the administration of the afternoon shift of the school
Major surveys managed
1. High Frequency Monitoring (Telephone) Survey (2020) Funding agency: World Bank
Contact person: Moritz Meyer
World Bank, Washington DC
Email: [email protected]
Key responsibilities:
ü Survey design
ü Development of the questionnaires
ü Training of field staff
ü Coordination of the field data collection
ü Management of the quality assurance team ü Data auditing
ü Cleaning and pre-processing of the data
2. International Migration Study (2019) Funding agency: World Bank Contact person: Moritz Meyer World Bank, Washington DC
Email: [email protected]
Key responsibilities:
ü Survey design
ü Development of the questionnaires ü Training of field staff

ü Coordination of the field data collection
ü Management of the quality assurance team ü Data auditing
ü Cleaning and pre-processing of the data
3. Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS6, 2017) Funding agency: UNICEF
Contact person: Achraf Mohamed Mrabet UNICEF, Dakar
Email: [email protected]
Key responsibilities:
ü Customization of the questionnaires
ü Training of field staff
ü Coordination of the field data collection
4. Integrated Household Survey (HIS 2015/2016)
Funding agency: World Bank, Government of The Gambia Contact Person: Rose Mungai
World Bank, Washington DC
Email: [email protected]
Key responsibilities:
ü Development of the questionnaires
ü Training of field staff
ü Coordination of the field data collection
ü Management of the quality assurance team
5. Gambia Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS 2013) Funding agency: UNFPA
Contact person: Mr Alieu Sarr
UNFPA, Gambia Office
Email: [email protected]
Key responsibilities:
ü Customization of the questionnaires
ü Training of field staff
ü Coordination of the field data collection

Trainings and Workshops Conducted:
• Training of field staff for the 2019 International Migration survey
• Training of field staff for the Integrated Household Survey, 2020
• Training on interpretation of statistical results for (in 2019):
o Themedia
o Parliamentarians
o Civilsocietiesandprivatesectors o SeniorGovernmentofficials
• M&E training for Ministry of Agriculture-GNAIP-2014
• M&E training for Ministry of Health-National Malaria Control Programme (2011-2014)
• National strategy for the development of Statistics, Paradise Suites Hotel, Gambia- 2012
• General Data Dissemination Systems workshop, Paradise Suites Hotel, Gambia, 2010
• Step-down training for Government, NGOs, CSO National Assembly Members and UN agencies on the use of
the GAMINFO (DEVINFO) tool (Sept., Oct., Nov., and December 2011) and (June, July, August 2012).
• Training of fieldworkers on survey data collection
ü Community Driven Development Project (CDDP) July 2012
ü Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) May-June 2012 ü Education Impact Evaluation, May 2011
ü Poverty and social Impact Analysis (PSIA) Survey, Oct-Nov 2009
• Training of health staff on data collection, management and data entry, 2011 and 2012
Special Assignments
• Project Manager: International Trade Center Monitoring data collection, 2021
• Statistical analyst/advisor: Climate Change Feasibility Studies, University of The Gambia, 2020
• Field Coordinator, Baseline of the Results-Based Finance on Maternal and Child health Nutrition and rapid
response program, 2014
• Field Coordinator, Midline of the Results-Based Finance on Maternal and Child health Nutrition and rapid
response program, 2016
• Field Coordinator, Community Driven Development Project (CDDP) July 2012
• Field Coordinator, Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) May-June 2012
• Participated in the Mid-term review for National Malaria Control Program, 2012
• Field Coordinator, Education Impact Evaluation, May 2011.
• Participated in the World Bank funded Country Status Report study on education
• Supervisor, Poverty and social Impact Analysis (PSIA) Survey, Oct-Nov 2009
• Participated in the UNICEF Mid-Term review on social protection in the Gambia with special focus on
orphans and other vulnerable children, June 2009
Languages:
• English: Excellent in both written and spoken
• Mandingo: Mother tongue
• Wolof: Excellent
Software skills
• Stata (Very good)
• SPSS (Very good)
• Python (Working knowledge)
• R (Working knowledge)
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Project development
EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS
1. Data Analysis
2. Excellent writing and communication skills

3. Very good decision-making abilities
4. Excellent leadership qualities
5. Very strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
6. Ability to perform numerous functions with ease
7. Ability to work independently and under pressure with little or no supervision
8. A very good team player and the ability to lead and administer large group of people
9. Steady, focus and easily adapt to any prevailing environment
10. Innovative and can initiate very fruitful ideas and concepts

References:
1. Moritz Meyer Economist
World Bank, Washington Dc Email: [email protected]
2. Harriet Mugera Economist
World Bank, Rome
Email: [email protected]
3. Alieu Sarr UNFPA, Banjul
Email: [email protected]
4. Rose Mugai
Economist
World Bank, Washington Dc Email: [email protected]
5. Achraf Mohamed Mrabet UNICEF, Dakar
Email: [email protected]
6. Mr. Abu Camara, Statistician
Data Resources and Statistics Department Islamic Development Bank
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Email: [email protected]