Data Analyst Job in Nairobi Kenya - Bridge International Academies

Position Title: Data Analyst

Location: Nairobi

Number of Positions: 1

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.

Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale.

We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, we will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.

About this position

We have and are continuing to develop one of the most sophisticated approaches to providing affordable education to MILLIONS of children in one of the most challenging environments in the world.

We have a need to recruit for the position of Data Analyst who will duties will be to collect, collate, analyze, summarize and generally manage the Departmental Information System.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop complex reports and queries using SQL and reporting tools Analyze data from multiple sources to answer business questions Provide support to users in multiple departments (finance, operations, marketing) to design and develop the reports they require Provide recommendations on new ways to study and use existing data to improve business efficiency Perform ad-hoc data requests from various departments in the organization Administer databases, reporting tools and other software systems Manage of data entry operations Develop data entry forms and other software tools Specialist knowledge required:
Strong knowledge of SQL across multiple database platforms (SQL Server, MySQL e.t.c) Experience with reporting tools such as SQL Server Reporting Services, Jasper Reports or Crystal Reports Adept with development of data entry and reporting applications in Microsoft Access Experience with SugarCRM and/or Microsoft Dynamics NavisionBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical fieldThree (3) years experience in data management and reportingThe individual should be detail orientedThey should have good planning, organizing as well as analytical skillsAbility to take initiative and to coordinate projectsGood writing, oral communication and presentation skillsAbility to be flexible and adaptable