Why SunCulture?
SunCulture recently closed a round of funding with EDF, one of the world’s largest electric utility companies and a global leader in low-carbon energy. This exciting deal demonstrates that major power players view the off-grid sector as a future cornerstone of their business.
The person fit for this role will support Business development, Sales, Credit, After-Sales and Research business units to make data driven decisions. The candidate should therefore have experience in data cleaning, data transformation and metrics optimization. S/he will be responsible for understanding company operations and provide accurate and timely data reporting and analysis using statistical techniques to internal teams and relevant stakeholders. This, the candidate will do through gathering data and information from various sources and performing data checks to ensure data accuracy and completeness and evaluate risks.
Does this sound interesting? If so, are you looking to do;
Business Analysis
Work with management team to prioritize business and information needs;
Understanding business questions and hypotheses and determining output metrics to answer them;
Business data review and validation;
Transform raw data to final output metrics and present the findings to business stakeholders;
Locate and define new process improvement opportunities.
Data Management
Data entry management, Data cleaning and database design.
Diagnosing and solving data entry, storage and quality problems that may arise.
Collate, query and clean data coming in from internal platforms, including flagging out inconsistencies and/or errors arising from collated data as part of routine data checks.
Create new processes for data extraction and suggest automation tools for day-to-day analyses.
Designing and maintaining data flow patterns for ongoing projects and advising projects on optimal systems to minimize data errors.
Data backup management
Reporting
Analyze and interpret large amounts of data to identify trends, gaps, and inconsistencies.
Produce data for assigned clients and prepare information for client presentation
Provide support to teams by responding to ad-hoc data requests, answering questions, and providing basic technical support and analysis
Turn data into insight and communicate findings effectively
Share different daily/weekly/monthly reports with relevant teams for decision making.
REQUIREMENTS
Good, so you are interested in the organization and what the role entails. But, do you have what we are looking for?
Bachelor of Science in mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics, social sciences or related fields.
Experience developing and implementing data collection systems and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and data quality
2 to 3 years proven working experience as a data analyst or business data analyst
Experience developing and implementing data collection systems and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and data quality
Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
Proficiency with statistical languages (R, SAS, STATA SPSS)
Strong working experience with MS Excel, MS Access, MySQL and other databases
Knowledge of Programming languages, such as, Oracle, and Python
Data visualization and reporting techniques
And these other signature skills?
Fluency and excellent communication skills in English with ability to present and explain data.
Interest and experience working in a fast-paced working environment.
Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, a team player
Independent thinker, able to thrive in a fast paced dynamic environment.
In-depth knowledge of the industry and current trends adaptable for SunCulture
Have the ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines
Comfortable with ambiguity and experience working in a dynamic environment.
Have discretion in using budgetary allocations
Ability to handle multiple projects at the same time
Willingness and must have the ability to handle any job assigned under your scope of work
