Data Analyst Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Data Analyst Lead 

Royal Media Services is
looking for a Data Analyst Lead to be based in one of our subsidiary Companies.

He/She will support our Product, Sales, Leadership and Marketing teams with
insights gained from analyzing a wide variety of company data.

The ideal candidate will
analyze, process, and model data then interpret the results to create actionable
plans for the company.

He or she is expected to utilize his/her skills in both
technology and social science to find trends and manage data, then utilize
industry knowledge, contextual understanding, skepticism of existing
assumptions – to uncover solutions to our business challenges.

You shall be expected to
formulate strategies to collect, interpret and make sense of messy,
unstructured data, from sources such as smart devices, social media feeds, and
emails that don’t neatly fit into a database.

Responsibilities

• Working with stakeholders to identify
  opportunities for leveraging company data and improve business outcomes


• Mine and analyze data from company databases to
  drive innovation, optimization and improvement of product development,
  marketing techniques and business strategies


• Employ sophisticated analytical methods, machine
  learning and statistical methods to prepare data forin predictive and
  prescriptive modeling


• Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to
  determine how to handle missing data and to look for trends and/or
  opportunities


• Discovering new algorithms to solve problems and
  build programs to automate repetitive work


• Communicate predictions and findings to
  management, marketing and other stakeholders through effective data
  visualizations and reports



• Research new ways for modelling and predictive
  behavior for large scale projects.


• Lead data mining and collection procedures.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Data Science,
  Statistics, Applied Math or any other quantitative field.


• 3+ years of experience manipulating data sets and
  building statistical models.


• Proven experience using statistical computer
  languages, preferably Python and R, to manipulate dataand draw insights
  from large data sets.


• Hands-on experience with big data processing
  engines like Apache Spark


• Experience visualizing/presenting data for
  stakeholders using: Power BI, Data Studio etc.


• Have great communication skills and are a strong
  advocate of using data science to drive decisions


• Commercial understanding, strategic and creative
  thinking.


• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects
  meeting tight deadlines.


• Strong drive to learn and master new technologies
  and techniques.


• Results-orientation and self-motivation, taking
  accountability for business performance issues.


• Strong problem-solving skills.


• Strong organizational and leadership skills


• A business mindset

How to Apply

If you are interested
and qualified, please email your CV and a one-page statement explaining why you
are the ideal candidate for the position to recruitment@royalmedia.co.ke by Friday 3rd December 2021

Clearly cite Job Ref No.
HRD/CAL/DAL/12/2021 as your email subject.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.