Data Analyst (Fixed Term Contract) - Africa Health Care Head Office

Africa Health Care; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Africa Health Care seeks a Data Analyst to join its team, supporting data-driven decision-making and developing automated reporting solutions. The role involves interaction with various stakeholders, translating requirements into actionable insights. Applicants should possess strong analytical and technical skills, with a Bachelor's degree and extensive data analytics experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in data analytics.
• At least 2 years developing Power BI dashboards.
• Proficiency in SQL and data modeling is essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders for reporting needs.
• Extract and validate large datasets using SQL.
• Design and implement Power BI dashboards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Microsoft Azure

Python

SAS

Job description

Posted : -06-30, Closing : -07-14

Location : Gauteng, Roodepoort

Description

An exciting opportunity is available for a Data Analyst (TO WORK REMOTELY), reporting to the Group Chief Operations Officer.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Acting as a liaison between business needs and technical capabilities, the analyst collaborates with various stakeholders to translate complex requirements into actionable insights through rigorous analysis, data modelling, and reporting.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities with technical proficiency and business acumen, operating in an agile environment to deliver high-quality, automated solutions that support strategic and operational goals.

Critical Outputs

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand reporting and analytical needs.
• Translate business requirements into data specifications.
• Extract, cleanse, transform, and validate large data sets using SQL and other tools.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and integrity across data sources.
• Design and implement Power BI dashboards and reports tailored to business use cases.
• Build and maintain reusable data models and queries.
• Model business scenarios and conduct advanced data analyses.
• Identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights from data.
• Deploy analytics solutions in production environments.
• Monitor performance, optimize reports, and ensure solutions remain aligned with evolving business needs.
• Drive innovation in reporting and data visualization across teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in data analytics, working with large-scale datasets.
• At least 2 years of experience in developing Power BI dashboards and engaging with business users.
• Proficiency in SQL; experience with data modeling and transformation.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Python, SAS, or similar technologies is an advantage.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Departments: Admin, Africa Health Care, Head Office

Head Office is an equal opportunity employer; external candidates will also be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not receive communication after 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.