GeoPoll Data Processing Manager Jobs in Kenya

GeoPoll Data Processing Manager Jobs in Kenya

GeoPoll is the world’s largest real-time mobile survey platform, reaching a growing network of more than 50 million users in 90counties worldwide on a deeply granular level and at an
unprecedented scale.

Through partnerships with international telecom providers and a multimodal platform powered by text, voice, and web-based communications, GeoPoll enables companies and organizations to gather quick, accurate and in-depth insights on anything from consumer preferences to election transparency and access to basic government services.

GeoPoll is powered by U.S. small business Mobile Accord, the creators of the mGive mobile donation platform and experts in powering mobile insights across the globe.

GeoPoll seeks smart, dedicated, and passionate individuals to join our team, and help us improve the lives of citizens around the world through the research.

We are currently looking for a seasoned Data Processing Manager for our Nairobi office.

This position is responsible for all aspects of data analysis and management, providing statistical research solutions, being the business partner between the research business teams, and team management.

This position will report to the Research Director.

Key Responsibilities

Research Design – work with GeoPoll client services and the client to design surveys most conducive to the research project

Ensure research questions/methodology is aligned

Data Analysis & Management

Involved in data cleaning, cleansing and mangling, conversion of unstructured/structured data to sensible analyzable data for custom research and media audience data

Ability to cut and dice through any data format both as input and output e.g. dealing with SAV, DTA, ASCII files etc.

Data management dealing with multiple datasets to come up with one central data file

Analyzing data through different descriptive statistical methods at both basic and advance level.

Offer guidance to larger analysis team.

Knowledge in analytics software such as R, SPSS or Python, Stata, JMP, etc.

Statistical Consultation

Provide statistical research solutions including and not limited to methodology creation or input.

Vital part in survey sampling generation

and maintenance.

Consultation and offering guidance to other departments with regards to statistical methodologies.

Understanding statistical analysis e.g. regression, hypothesis testing (significance testing).

Working with client service teams, to scope out data. Use of R, SPSS, STATA, SAS or MATLAB

Tech\Developer Support

Need to be able to deal with IT developers and technical individuals on best approach on different data collection inputs.

Creation of dashboards/visualization used to output, display data. Understanding of IT terminology and flexibility to work with tech savvy team.

Knowledgeable areas of visualization using Microsoft Power BI, tableau or JS related scripts such as

D3JS or Node.js

People Management

Handle and manage analysis team.

Ensure on time completion of deliverables.

Be pivotal point of contact on matters research, sharing and upskilling with the research team.

Qualifications and Skills

A minimum of 4 years’ experience in data processing and analysis (structured & unstructured data)

A minimum of 2 years’ experience in managing team members

Preferably 2 or more years’ experience in a client services role or similar

Extremely self-motivated and highly organized

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to take initiative and develop other team members

Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion in confidential matters

Enjoys a fun, dynamic and challenging work environment within a start-up culture

How to Apply

Please submit your CV & cover letter as a single file – with your name as the file name – to jobs@geopoll.com with the subject Data Processing Manager not later than Tuesday 8th November 2022.


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