Position: Data Analyst Intern
Reporting to: Data Analyst Officer
Location: NAIROBI, NAIROBI, Kenya – Contracted to Full Time
Job description
The Society is looking for a qualified person to fill the
following position. The Data Analyst Intern will play an important role in
assisting the Research Unit reach its objectives in generation of research
knowledge for evidence based decision making in the Humanitarian sector.
Responsibilities
- Database
design
- Identifying
data sources, collect information/data on District/County level
indicators.
- Assist
in managing core datasets through data gathering, coding and cleaning
- Access
and prepare data for use by other teams
- Active
participation in the design and maintenance of contextualized datasets for
ongoing research assignments
- Assist
in preparation and presentation of core data
- Assisting
in desk research on topical issues and through literature and policy
reviews in readiness for analysis.
- Maintaining
an awareness of the landscape and debates on data in the humanitarian
sphere and flag this the research team.
- Contributing
to ICHA research papers, reports and blogs.
Qualifications
- An
undergraduate qualification in the field of data science, statistics,
scientific research, econometrics, mathematics, computer science or
similar discipline.
- Any
technical certificate in a related discipline (desirable).
- Working
knowledge of statistics and statistical software (R, Stata, SPSS)
- Demonstrable
interest in socio-economic development
- An
inquisitive open mind and the ability to think outside of the box.
- A
determined, agile, pragmatic and patient approach to problem solving.
- Good
communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- A
willingness to continually improve technical and analytical competencies
- Desire
to learn and grow professionally
- Ability
to embrace company values
- Ability
to prioritise and execute with prudence to achieve company goals
- Able
to work collaboratively within and across teams and to organise time
accordingly
How to Apply
Interested candidates who meet the above qualifications
should click
here to apply so as to reach us not later than 28th February
2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
