Senior Data Analyst

4 weeks ago

Rosebank, South Africa SPARK Schools Full time

About SPARK Schools

SPARK Schools is a network of independent schools that provides affordable, globally competitive education through Africa’s first blended learning model. This innovative model elevates student achievement and provides the tools teachers need to serve their students effectively.

This blended learning model, which combines classroom teaching and online instruction, allows teachers to anticipate student needs and equips schools to provide personalized education at an affordable cost. SPARK Schools is pioneering this transformative education model to ensure the accessibility of university and careers for all.

SPARK Schools has a culture of collaboration, because getting South Africa to lead global education takes a team effort. We are innovators who strive for excellence through persistence and a sense of urgency to achieve SPARK Schools’ vision, mission and social transformational objectives. Our work environment is vibrant/cheerful, fast-paced/dynamic, engaging/stimulating, tech-enabled and data driven.

SPARK Schools is a high growth, mission and values-driven, entrepreneurial organisation, operating 20 primary schools and 4 high schools and serving over 15,000 families in 2023. We are looking for dynamic people to join our team.

**Requirements**:
Reports To: Business Intelligence Manager

**Responsibilities**:

- Solve new and challenging data problems in the SPARK Schools ecosystem including but not limited to establishing a single source of truth, master and reference data management, defining the data landscape and organisational data processes.
- Serve as an analytics domain expert: help the business intelligence team scope and and prioritize projects, identify required infrastructure, maintain existing infrastructure
- Be a thought partner to other departments and drive data-driven decision-making across SPARK Schools
- Build reports and dashboards that empower stakeholders to self-service data consumption, enabling them to access data and insights as needed
- Deeply understand users within the SPARK ecosystem and their actions (end to end) and champion features to enhance user experience - reducing pain points for all stakeholders
- Help develop data-driven products and services, such as client-facing analytics insights and personalized experiences
- Be able to simplify and communicate complex topics to non-technical audiences
- Elevate the entire business (Particularly Product Design, Sales, Marketing, Systems, Accounts and Customer Service teams) by analyzing and leveraging data to make recommendations and improvements
- Work with other analysts and data scientists to support business intelligence work from SQL pipelines and Power BI
- Ad-hoc data analysis.
- Mentor and support other analysts

**Qualifications and Criteria**:

- Completed relevant bachelor’s degree in mathematics, engineering, computer science or another relevant field
- Masters degree preferable
- 5 to 7 years of experience as a Data Analyst - 2 of which must be in in a Senior Data Analyst role
- Expert knowledge of SQL
- Expert level usage of BI tools (Power BI & Excel/Google Sheets)
- Analytics experience across multiple company domains such as Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, and Finance
- Experience with web analytics and optimization tools (Mixpanel, Google Analytics, etc.)
- Experience in designing and setting up experiments to analyze the impact of new products and features a plus (hypothesis testing, multivariate analysis, or Bayesian)
- Experience working with developers
- Experience with databases
- Familiarity with version-control systems
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required
- Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken
- Experience with a BI transformation tool is a plus

**Competencies**:

- SQL Server
- T-SQL
- SSIS
- SSAS
- SSRS
- Azure
- Power BI

**Qualities**:

- Grit: Persistence through challenges.
- Excellence: A track record of high expectations personally and professionally.
- Mission and Vision Alignment: Understanding of and passion for the SPARK Schools mission to provide excellent education at an affordable cost.
- Self Reflection: Finding the capacity to bring your best self to challenges and opportunities.

**Values**: Service, Persistence, Achievement, Responsibility, Kindness

**Benefits**

**SPARK offers**:

- fair market linked remuneration
- performance-based annual bonuses and increases
- above average/good annual leave
- life, disability and funeral cover
- employee wellness support
- educational support & study leave
- individualised professional development, support and mentorship
- employee discount on school fees
- opportunities for career growth

**Compensation: Commensurate with experience.**

**Position Type: Permanent**

**Location: Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa**

**SPARK schools encourages persons with disabilities to apply.**

**SPARK Schools may expire the posting of this advertisement at t

  • Collections Officer

    3 weeks ago

    Rosebank, South Africa 3Sixty Life Limited Full time

    3Sixty Life Limited has been underwriting life and assistance policies for groups and individuals since 1993. We are a registered life insurance business that offers a wide range of life and related products to groups and individuals**.** Under Management of HOD, the Premium Collections Officer (Data Analyst), Main Functions will be to: Produce accurate...

  • Master Data Finance Analyst

    2 weeks ago

    Rosebank, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    Company Description - Global Shared Services (GSS) is a critical asset for Anglo American and De Beers enabling the delivery of functional service work for Finance & People Services to all Business Unit and Group Functions. The vision for Global Shared Services (GSS) is to be an exceptional Shared Services organisation, with inspired people, delivering...

  • Master Data Finance Analyst

    1 week ago

    Rosebank, Western Cape, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    Company Description Global Shared Services (GSS) is a critical asset for Anglo American and De Beers enabling the delivery of functional service work for Finance & People Services to all Business Unit and Group Functions.The vision for Global Shared Services (GSS) is to be an exceptional Shared Services organisation, with inspired people, delivering flawless...

  • Master Data Remediation Analyst

    2 months ago

    Rosebank, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    Company Description - Global Shared Services (GSS) is a critical asset for Anglo American and De Beers enabling the delivery of functional service work for Finance & People Services to all Business Unit and Group Functions. The vision for Global Shared Services (GSS) is to be an exceptional Shared Services organisation, with inspired people, delivering...

  • Senior Data Scientist

    3 weeks ago

    Rosebank, South Africa Total IT Recruitment Full time

    **Purpose** The Data Science Specialist drives the companies network’s success through enabling sense-making and decision-making informed by communicating prioritised data-driven analyses, modelling, and algorithms (for example: child-by-venue-modality figures present and future, disaggregated and segmented by socio-economic tapestry). The incumbent...

  • Vendor Master Data Analyst

    3 weeks ago

    Rosebank, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    **Company Description - Company Description** Anglo American has set its Burning Ambition to be the most valued mining company by all its stakeholders by 2023. A high-performing Global Shared Services (GSS) function, able to assist in driving the functional transformation agenda, as well as provide a broad range of critical support services to the business,...

  • Master Data Remediation Analyst

    1 week ago

    Rosebank, Western Cape, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    Company Description Global Shared Services (GSS) is a critical asset for Anglo American and De Beers enabling the delivery of functional service work for Finance & People Services to all Business Unit and Group Functions.The vision for Global Shared Services (GSS) is to be an exceptional Shared Services organisation, with inspired people, delivering flawless...

  • Vendor Master Data Analyst

    1 week ago

    Rosebank, Western Cape, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    **Company Description Company Description**Anglo American has set its Burning Ambition to be the most valued mining company by all its stakeholders by 2023. A highperforming Global Shared Services (GSS) function, able to assist in driving the functional transformation agenda, as well as provide a broad range of critical support services to the business, is a...

  • HR Reporting Analyst

    3 weeks ago

    Rosebank, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    Company Description - Join us as a HR Reporting Analyst where you will be responsible for the extraction of HR and Payroll data for our various business units. **You are data and numbers driven. That’s why we want you.** As Global Shared Services (GSS), our commitment to partnership is at the core of our values. As a global business partner, we deliver...

  • Senior Social Media Data Analyst

    2 weeks ago

    Rosebank, South Africa Meltwater Group Full time

    **Description** **Your responsibilities will include**: - Building and updating complex social media listening and analytics services - Define the methodology, set up and ensure data consistency - Project management, coordination, and production of any kind of reports and ad-hoc social media research on various topics and for a wide array of clients, using...

  • Payroll Analyst

    2 months ago

    Rosebank, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    Company Description - Global Shared Services (GSS) is a critical asset for Anglo American and De Beers enabling the delivery of functional service work for Finance & People Services to all Business Unit and Group Functions. The vision for Global Shared Services (GSS) is to be an exceptional Shared Services organisation, with inspired people, delivering...

  • HR Reporting Analyst

    1 week ago

    Rosebank, Western Cape, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    Company Description Join us as a HR Reporting Analyst where you will be responsible for the extraction of HR and Payroll data for our various business units.You are data and numbers driven. That's why we want you.As Global Shared Services (GSS), our commitment to partnership is at the core of our values. As a global business partner, we deliver flawless...

  • Data Analysis

    1 week ago

    Rosebank, Western Cape, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    Company Description Global Shared Services (GSS) adds value to its clients and the Anglo American Group by focusing relentlessly on service quality, reduction in unit cost and developing its own organisational capability in the delivery of HR and finance transactional services. This enables our clients to focus on core activities at a functional and business...

  • Senior Actuarial Analyst: Life Valuations

    2 weeks ago

    Rosebank, South Africa Believe Resourcing Full time

    **About our Client**: Join the ranks of the world's leading reinsurance company! With over 40,000 employees across numerous global locations, our client has been a pillar of the insurance industry in South Africa for over 50 years. They are at the forefront of transforming how insurance is perceived, converting uncertainty into manageable risk and driving...

  • Internal Controls Analyst

    3 weeks ago

    Rosebank, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    Company Description - Global Shared Services, at Anglo American, has an exciting opportunity for an Internal Controls Analyst. Here you will play a critical role in ensuring the adequacy of and improving the GSS internal control landscape, through reviews of its internal controls and implementing remediation actions. **Finances are vital** As Global Shared...

  • Senior Digital Account Manager

    5 days ago

    Rosebank, South Africa Havas Johannesburg Full time

    As a senior digital account manager at Havas, your role involves overseeing the relationship between the agency and its clients, ensuring that their needs are met and their expectations exceeded, overseeing the quality of media plans and project managing output from the team overall to ensure timely delivery and quality assurance. **Job description**: You...

  • Junior Accounting and Procurement Analyst

    3 weeks ago

    Rosebank, South Africa Catalisto.com Full time

    **WHY CATALISTO** At Catalisto, we specialize in providing innovative cybersecurity solutions to address complex security challenges for organizations worldwide. With extensive experience in the field, we offer cybersecurity services ranging from sourcing and security testing to systems integration and capacity development. Our team is dedicated to...

  • Senior Digital Account Manager

    3 weeks ago

    Rosebank, South Africa Havas Johannesburg Full time

    **Job Summary**: As a Senior Digital Account Manager at Havas, your role involves overseeing the relationship between the agency and its clients, ensuring that their needs are met and their expectations exceeded, overseeing the quality of media plans and project managing output from the team overall to ensure timely delivery and quality assurance. You will...

  • Internal Controls Analyst

    1 week ago

    Rosebank, Western Cape, South Africa De Beers Group of Companies Full time

    Company Description Global Shared Services, at Anglo American, has an exciting opportunity for an Internal Controls Analyst. Here you will play a critical role in ensuring the adequacy of and improving the GSS internal control landscape, through reviews of its internal controls and implementing remediation actions.Finances are vitalAs Global Shared Services...

  • Mid-Level System Analyst/Software Engineer

    2 months ago

    Rosebank, Western Cape, South Africa Andile Full time

    QualificationsThe following educational requirements were found to be relevant to this role:B.Sc. Financial Mathematics or B.Sc. Actuarial Science, orB.Sc. Computer Science or B.Eng. Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering or similar degrees.Post-graduate degrees are advantageous.KnowledgeThe following knowledge requirements were found to be relevant to...