Cowater Sogema International Inc Senior Data Analyst Jobs in Ethiopia

Cowater Sogema International Inc Senior Data Analyst Jobs in Ethiopia

Job Id: 225325

Category: Economics, Engineering, Information Technology

Location: Addis Ababa

Salary:

Job Description

Tax Fairness Cooperation Project

Background:

The Ministry of Revenues (MOR) in collaboration with Addis Ababa Revenue Authority has launched the Tax Fairness Cooperation Project (TFCP) to deal with the shadow economy in targeted business hubs within Merkato.

The objective of the project is to identify active businesses operating outside the tax net or evading taxes and facilitate the registration as well as full tax compliance by these taxpayers through target educational programs.

The project is anchored around a small team of Data Analysts that is designed to carry out detailed supply chain mapping and analysis of strategic goods traded in the Merkato area, build full profiles of businesses attached to these chains.

About the role

The Senior Data Analyst will join the TFCP, a joint initiative between Addis Ababa Revenue Authority and the Ministry of Revenues, to bring businesses out of the shadow economy and ensure speedy inclusion into the tax net.

The data analyst role will be an opportunity to contribute toward the success of a project that aims to help Ethiopia increase revenues and minimize widespread adverse effects of the underground economy.

The Senior Data Analyst will play a crucial role in advancing the analytical capabilities of the project and will have an opportunity to shape how the project utilizes data in its daily operations.

The Data Analyst will be given significant ownership over her or his work and will contribute to the professional development of others in the project.

Responsibilities

The Senior Data Analyst will support the creation and strategic direction within the project on a ‘demand basis’.

In pushing these initiatives forward, the Senior Data Analyst will work closely with the Project Manager.

Likely support will involve preparing data for analyses, conducting key analyses, problem-solving to overcome issues, training project staff on analytical techniques, escalation of initiative roadblocks and tracking of overall progress.

Responsibilities and duties will include

Data compilation and validation: Navigating the complex organization of the business landscape to quickly gather, organize, clean and validate data from credible sources

Analysis: Analyzing and designing target interventions based on strategic areas, products, and businesses. Once targeted interventions go live, run diagnosis of performance constraints as well as

track and evaluate the project, and designing and running a visual representation/dashboard

Other: supporting the project manager and project colleagues in defining how to use data in decision-making in their respective intervention areas such as developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and sizing the potential impact of the TFCP initiatives.

Job Requirements

Required Skills, Capabilities and Mindsets

To successfully deliver the above responsibilities, the ideal candidate will have the following skill sets and capabilities:

Data Processing and Analysis (Required)

Conceptual problem solving to determine how to use data to measure performance

Gathering data from the Ministry of Revenue and Addis Ababa Revenue systems and other government and private sector sources using Excel, SQL or other similar programs
Merging, structuring and cleaning up data

Conducting analyses in Excel, Tableau, and potentially more advanced statistical packages

Sense checking and validating data and analytical output to ensure accuracy

Creating data visualization tools using Tableau or similar programs

Building data management capabilities by coaching and training others

Delivery and Project Management (Good to have)

Project management: planning, tracking and reporting on activity progress

Managing upward, reporting and escalation of initiative progress for data and analytics initiatives

Tracking and reporting on TFCP initiative progress, including preparing reports for the Project Manager

Tracking and mitigating initiative risks

In addition to these capabilities, the candidate must demonstrate the following mindsets:

Attention to detail and precision
Ownership, ability, and motivation to drive work with limited oversight

Mental toughness, resilience and the ability to cope in demanding environments

An entrepreneurial, can-do attitude to overcome barriers and enact changes

Required qualifications:

Ideal candidates will have excellent professional and academic credentials. Of particular interest, are candidates with the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in statistics, economics, computer science, engineering, or related field

3+ years of data analytics experience at a high-caliber organization or environment

Proficiency in SQL, Excel, and Access plus a statistical analysis package (e.g., R, Stata, SPSS, SAS, Alteryx)

Experience working with Ethiopian government data or similar settings in other countries

Experience in data visualization (e.g., Tableau)

How to Apply

Candidates should be willing to commit to at least 12 months.

All applications should be received by CowaterSogema from the date of this advertisement announced to 14th of October,2019 by 5:PM to hanna.getahun@tstpethiopia.com Late applications will not be considered.

Cowater Sogema International Inc Senior Data Analyst Jobs in Ethiopia