Duties and Responsibilities

• Within delegated authority, the incumbent will be responsible of the following duties:
• Implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.
• Contribute to the identification, analysis and interpretation of trends or patterns, using statistical methods to identify relevant features and variables in structured sources of information and data.
• Implement process improvement mechanisms for data analytics tasks; acquire and clean data from primary or secondary sources and maintain databases/data systems.
•  Contribute to the development of reports, dashboards or other tools to effectively summarize findings and convey information to management.
• Track and report on progress regarding department specific data initiatives.
• Contribute to the creation of basic data visualization outputs to aid decision-making and communications of analysis outputs.
• Contribute to project tasks, assist with data collection and initial analysis, and report unresolved issues to senior staff.
• Contribute to the production of data products like reports or newsletters related to data analysis activities.
• Contribute to data collection and gathering business requirements across departments to identify pain points and support data-driven analysis.
• Compile and clarify data insights and develop supporting materials in preparation for stakeholder communications.
• Keep abreast of the current and emerging trends and developments in data analytics best practices, technologies, tools, etc.
• Contribute to data collection and preliminary analysis to support the preparation and verification of data used in model assessments.
• Contribute to activities aimed at building capacity of staff on data analytics, including trainings for staff members and other personnel.
• Contribute to the trainings and workshops on data analytics.
• Contribute to data preparation and preliminary analysis, support team members in data verification and routine reporting tasks, help in administrative aspects of the work plan.

Qualifications/special skills

• Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.