Type: Full TimeMin.
Experience: Mid Level
Data Associate – CrossBoundary
Data Analytics
About the Firm
Founded in 2011, CrossBoundary is a mission-driven investment firm
committed to unlocking the power of capital to make a substantial return while
creating a lasting difference in frontier markets. We take a
transaction-centered approach to frontier markets. CrossBoundary provides
investment advisory services, having developed a specialized expertise in
unleashing investment across all sectors in fragile and frontier markets.
Our
advisory clients include governments, development finance institutions, private
equity firms, Fortune 100 companies, and research institutions. Learn more at www.crossboundary.com.
Investment and management decision-making in emerging markets are
made challenging by the sparsity and fragmented nature of high-quality data. In
response to this, CrossBoundary Data Analytics was established in 2020 to
provide a suite of data analysis services to internal teams and external
clients, leveraging innovative techniques and diverse datasets to plug
information gaps. CrossBoundary Data Analytics enables data-driven due
diligence processes, grounds market-sizing approaches in facts not assumptions,
and helps companies draw insights from their data to thrive. CrossBoundary Data
Analytics provides a unique offering through its combination of (i) in-market
experience and on-ground presence, (ii) proprietary market and deal data, and
(iii) high caliber team members with commercial / private-sector oriented data
experience.
Job Description
CrossBoundary is recruiting a full-time Data Associate. We are
seeking candidates with experience working in data consultancy, with a
background in the investment sector preferred.
CrossBoundary is not a development firm and is not seeking typical
development skills. CrossBoundary Data Analytics combines domain expertise with
advanced analytical methods and techniques to facilitate investment in frontier
markets. As a Data Associate, you will be tasked with using data science to
inform CrossBoundary’s work providing transaction support to both investors and
capital seekers. Associate candidates should have 3+ years of experience
working in high caliber data consulting organizations and ideally experience
working in developing countries.
Who We Are
CrossBoundary operates in frontier markets that also hold immense
investment opportunities. The CrossBoundary team is a unique group made up of
people who are genuinely excited by the opportunity to make a difference in
some of the most challenging yet exciting markets in the world. Team members
come from diverse backgrounds, but share several qualities: curiosity,
humility, integrity, a drive for excellence, and a bias for action.
Who You Are
- Self-starter who is passionate
about creating lasting change in frontier markets
- Enthusiasm for growing a
nascent business line within an established company
- Willingness to take on new
types of work, even without prior experience or direct supervision
- Willingness to work and live in
a sometimes-challenging environment
- Comfort with ambiguity; ability
to operate effectively in a changing context
Primary
Responsibilities
- Use data science approaches to
advance CrossBoundary’s mission of facilitating investment in frontier
markets, working with large, complex data sets to support Advisory
projects as well as other CrossBoundary teams internally
- Develop creative new methods to
use data for business and investment decision-making and strategy
- Contribute data science
solutions to proposals for new work, both in collaboration with Advisory
teams and for stand-alone data science consultancy opportunities
Qualifications
The Ideal candidate will have the following skills and
qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in top
tier data consulting, or similar
- Programming experience in at
least one of R, Python, SQL
- Experience in geospatial
analysis, using ArcGIS or similar
- Experience applying data
science methods to business problems, making use of predictive analytics,
machine learning, and other areas of analysis
- Experience in applying advanced
analytical and statistical methods in the commercial work
- Excellent analytical ability
and discipline; ability to think clearly, structure problems logically,
and then design and implement solutions that focus on the core issues
- Excellent presentation and
communication skills; ability to communicate clearly and effectively with
diverse audiences unfamiliar with data science
- Strong project management
skills
- Bachelor’s degree required
Preferred skills and qualifications:
- Experience working in
developing countries; experience in Africa is particularly relevant
- MSc, MBA, or other advanced
degrees will be regarded favorably
Location
Nairobi, Kenya (preferred); other global CrossBoundary offices
will be considered
Equal Opportunity
Employer
CrossBoundary is an equal opportunity employer
How To Apply
Apply for the Data Associate Job here
