Data Analyst

CV; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

CV (Christian Vision) is seeking a Data Analyst to join Mission Operations. You will build and maintain reporting, ensure data quality, and provide reliable data across initiatives to enable informed decisions and scalable insights.

Collaborating with the Data & Insights Strategist and Marketing Strategist, you will develop scalable dashboards using Power BI and Looker Studio, validate data, and contribute to leadership reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a data, business, or related field.
• 5+ years in data, insights, strategy, or research roles with ability to translate data into actionable insight.
• Strong ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data and communicate insights clearly to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead setup and ongoing development of reporting across Mission initiatives to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools (Power BI, Looker Studio) to support teams and leadership.
• Support ad‑hoc analysis requests with accurate, well‑structured data.
• Collaborate with Data & Insights team to support data pipelines, models, and integration.
• Validate and ensure the accuracy and consistency of data across platforms and reports.
• Identify and troubleshoot data discrepancies, tracking issues, and inconsistencies.
• Support analysis of experiments, campaigns, and performance data (e.g. A/B testing).
• Work with strategists to implement reporting aligned to priorities and pioneer AI‑enabled workflows.
• Contribute to improving data structure, access, and usage across initiatives.
• Prepare data for senior leadership reporting.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Insight communication

Cross-team collaboration

Critical thinking

Ambiguity navigation

AI for insights

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data, Business, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Looker Studio

Job description

Who We Are

CV (Christian Vision) is a global organisation that exists to introduce people to Jesus and encourage them to become his true followers. Evangelism is at the heart of all we do at CV, bringing the gospel to people around the world in both physical and digital realms.

If you are passionate about sharing the gospel and motivated by a desire to create meaningful change at scale, CV offers a unique mission‑driven opportunity to join a team harnessing innovation and navigating new frontiers within evangelism.

Job Overview

The Data Analyst plays a key role within Mission Operations by building and maintaining reporting, ensuring data quality, and enabling Mission Operations to access reliable data across all initiatives. Working closely with the Data & Insights Strategist and Marketing Strategist, this role supports the implementation of reporting and data solutions that enable teams and leadership to make informed decisions. As CV continues to grow its global data capture and insight capabilities, this role is critical in establishing scalable, consistent, and accessible reporting across initiatives.

Specific Responsibilities

• Lead the setup and ongoing development of reporting across Mission initiatives, ensuring consistency and scalability.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, Looker Studio) to support teams and leadership.
• Support ad‑hoc analysis requests across initiatives by providing accurate, well‑structured data.
• Work closely with the Data & Insight team in Technology to support data pipelines, models, and integration.
• Validate and ensure the accuracy and consistency of data across platforms and reports.
• Identify and troubleshoot data discrepancies, tracking issues, and inconsistencies.
• Support the analysis of experiments, campaigns, and performance data (e.g. A/B testing).
• Work closely with the Data & Insights Strategist and Marketing Strategist to implement reporting and data solutions aligned to strategic priorities.
• Pioneer the use of AI and agentic workflows to transform reporting, reducing manual effort and enabling more automated, real‑time, and intelligent data access across Mission Operations.
• Contribute to improving how data is structured, accessed, and used across initiatives.
• Support leadership reporting needs, including preparing data for Initiative Leads, the Head of Mission Operations, and the Director of Mission.
• Collaborate within a global organisation across time zones, including occasional out‑of‑hours availability where required.

General Responsibilities

• Actively pursue personal, professional, and spiritual growth.
• Contribute positively to our team culture by upholding CV’s values in attitude and action.
• Comply with all CV policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate integrity in all matters.
• Engage fully in staff and team meetings, collaboration, and communication.
• Commit to continuous learning and development as needed for the role.
• Foster respectful, clear, and constructive communication across all interactions.
• Be a practising Christian in full agreement with the CV Statement of Faith.
• Actively involved in a local church or Christian faith community.
• Committed to living according to biblical values.

Skills, Experience And Education

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Data, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data, insights, strategy, or research roles, with a demonstrated ability to interpret user behaviour and translate complex information into clear, actionable insight.
• A strong ability to interpret both quantitative and qualitative data is essential.
• Must have an ability to communicate insights clearly to a range of stakeholders.
• Experience working across teams to understand needs and translate them into data‑related approaches is helpful.
• Familiarity with analytics tools and data environments is desired.
• Must have strong critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• A high level of interpersonal awareness and communication is critical.
• An ability to navigate ambiguity and work across multiple initiatives will be required.
• An interest in using AI tools to enhance insight and analysis is advantageous.
• Alignment with CV’s mission and evangelistic focus is essential.