Diamond Enterprise Network - The Enterprise African Network is a key instrument in the AU's strategy to boost growth and jobs. Bringing together close to 600 business support organisations from more than 50 countries, we help small companies seize the unparalleled business opportunities in the AU Single Market.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Data Analyst
Location: Lagos
Summary
- A data analyst gathers, organizes, and assesses data from various resources in order to find useful information.
- Other tasks include using current economic or market conditions to project future trends and sometimes being involved in the research and development stage of a project.
- Monitor and collection of data for the purpose of analysis
- Send and receive bulk data on a daily basis from various locations
- Coordination and supervision of field workers across various locations to ensure the quality, accuracy and timeliness of data collection
- Identify inconsistencies, correct, exclude or highlight suspect data received
- Identify relevant / related trends,to do follow up analysis and prepare visual representation using maps for better decision making
- Maintaining the database of data received
- Provide prompt assistance in the recruitment of field workers when needed
- Provide weekly report on the status of the various data collected from various locations
- Convey complex and accurate information to team members
Requirements
- A Degree in a numerate discipline such as Statistics, Economics, Mathematics or its equivalent
- Having a Master's Degree and relevant work experience in operational research is an added advantage
- Ability to apply statistical methodology to complex data
- At least 2 years work experience
- Competency and Proficiency in using Microsoft excel and statistical software packages such as SAS or SPSS to perform advanced-data analysis
- Having unquestionable integrity, Self-Starter, energetic and result driven
- Strong analytical/ numerical skills, sound communication and presentation skills
- Good interpersonal skills, target driven and detail oriented
- Able to work independently and as a part of a team with changing priorities
- Willingness to travel occasionally at short notice
Application Closing Date
31st December, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to:
[email protected]