Teacher of Computer Science

The Data Analyst will beresponsible to analyse and interpret data to assist functionalareas with decision making. The Data Analyst will be key in thedelivery of the Data & Analytics vision throughout thebusiness.

KEYRESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist in the interpretation of functional data analytics acrossfunctional areas to identify insightful trends and information tosupport decision making.

Obtainthe analytics needs of the functional areas and to assist in thedelivery of reporting and dashboard solution within agreed timeframes.

Identify new or improvedreporting methods and techniques on an ongoing basis as required bythe business.

Work closely withsystem managers and subject matter experts to ensure alignment tocompany systems strategy and delivery in accordance with the Datastrategy.

Support the overallData strategy for the business by assisting with key deliverablesas per the strategic intent and within agreedtimeframes.

Requirements

EXPERIENCE:

Experiencerequired:

o 2-3 yearsreport writing experience, as well as experience in prepratingstatistics and data visualisations relevant to the businessfunction

o 2-3 years dataanalysis experience, interpreting trends in the business andidentifying opportunities or risks

o 2-3 years experience inworking on PowerBI o 2-3 years experience working within a retailenvironment

o 2-3 yearsexperience in working with BI tools (Qlik and PowerBI)

QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualifications required:

o BSc in Computer Science orsimilar

REQUIRED:

Coordinating and persuasion skills

Managing multiple tasks andprojects simultaneously

Fluentin MS Office products

BusinessIntelligence visualisations practices

Strong analytical skills

Interpretation of businessanalytics needs into specification documents

The ability to identify trendsusing data

The ability tocompile visualisations and reports that can reflect relevantbusiness KPIs

The ability toincorporate external data with internal data to arrive atconclusions

Excellent writtenand verbal skills

Customer andservice orientation

Excellentpresentation skills to all levels of the business

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

An understanding ofSQL or similar coding/scripting techniques

An understanding of retailmetrics and KPIs

Understandingof economics within SA

Anunderstanding of retail businesssystems

RequirementsKnowledge required: o An understanding of retail metrics and KPI so An understanding of retail business systems. o Full proficiencyin Microsoft products (Office 365) o Knowledge of BusinessIntelligence visualisation practices. o Experience in creatingvisualisations in PowerBI. Skills required: o Managing multipletasks/projects o Managing external parties and stakeholders o Timemanagement skills o Problem solving o Analytical skills o Detailorientated o Work independently and in a team environment oInterpretation of business analytical needs into specificationdocuments o Ability to interpret business data and propose actions.o To be able to identify trends in data o To be able to compilevisualizations and reports that can reflect relevant business KPIs. o To be able to incorporate external data/events with internaldata to arrive at conclusions o To be able to communicate acrossall functional areas and hierarchical layers. o Customer andservice orientation. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: o Bachelors degree inInformation Systems or similar Preferred: o Post-graduatequalification in Data & Analytics, Information Systems orsimilar o Certification in PowerBI EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Essential o2-3 years experience in, reporting, data extraction (Google CloudPlatform) and data analysis o 2-3 years report writing experience,as well as experience in preparing statistics and datavisualisations relevant to the business function o 2-3 yearsexperience in a similar role, with PowerBI Preferred: o Have ageneral understanding of data architectures and Google Cloudtechnology o Have a general understanding of SQL or similarcoding/scripting techniques. o Retail environment businessenvironment