Job DescriptionOne Acre Fund plans to serve 10 million farmers by 2030. To reach this goal, leaders across all of our countries of operation need access to data. As a member of the Business Intelligence (BI) team, you’ll report directly to the BI team lead and partner with leaders across the organization to identify opportunities for data to create value for our farmers. You’ll work with members of the tech division and data engineers to build our data warehouse, create datasets, and design dashboard and reporting solutions. Through your work, you’ll become an expert on our data and it’s source systems. At the root of it, you will identify the most effective ways to get data into the hands of decision makers with the highest possible value addition; and then you’ll do it from start to finish.As a successful candidate, you’ll be comfortable building relationships in a multi-country, cross-cultural environment and enjoy the challenge of designing global solutions that work in unique and complex local country contexts. You’ll work with technical and nontechnical peers. We’re looking for someone who will love working with data and seeing the results improve the lives of millions of farmers.Example Projects Include
Coordinate between field teams in multiple countries to identify the most pressing global data needs
Create an ETL package to pull impact data into our warehouse; perform transformations to create a multi-country panel data set; and design a portal to share with external researchers
Strategically expand self service BI, empowering analysts across all teams to access data directly – we believe in getting data in the hands of those who know it best
Present an idea with a high return on investment; then develop a repayment dashboard to track farmer repayment across all countries of operation
Optimize SQL queries to improve report performance
Create a UAT strategy with our partners; create testing requirements for a new dataset in the data warehouse; and build confidence in the accuracy of our data across the organization
Career growthWe have a culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll chance to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, economics, statistics, finance, or a related technical field
You typically have two or more years of work experience or equivalent skills
Fluency in English required, Kiswahili and French a plus
Your Technical Skills
BI platforms: preferably Power BI; Tableau, Qlik or similar is also okay
ETL: building and testing ETL packages
SQL: write complex, optimized queries with large relational datasets
Your Project Skills
Converting user needs into technical requirements
Working in an Agile environment
Your People Skills
Communication across mediums, technical abilities, and organizational levels
People management, including the ability to give timely and unbiased feedback and to coach through technical and nontechnical problems
