Graduate Data Analyst Trainee - Cape Town

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 134,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship from data professionals

Professional development opportunities

Competitive stipend

Potential for full-time employment

Job summary

Placements24 invites graduates to join its Data Analysis team in Cape Town for a structured 12-month graduate training program. You will collect, clean, analyze, and interpret data to support strategic decisions across business units, with mentoring from experienced data professionals.

Youll gain hands-on experience with SQL, Python, R, and data viz tools, and collaborate closely with business teams to deliver actionable insights while learning modern analytics techniques.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with quantitative degree in statistics, maths, CS or economics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python or R; experience with data viz tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in collecting, cleaning, and preprocessing large datasets.
• Analyze data using statistical methods to identify trends and insights.
• Develop reports and visualizations to communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Support data models and algorithm development with guidance from seniors.
• Collaborate with business teams to understand data needs and provide support.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Statistical methods

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Statistics/Math/CS/Economics

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Placements24 invites graduates to join its Data Analysis team in Cape Town for a structured 12-month graduate training program. You will collect, clean, analyze, and interpret data to support strategic decisions across business units, with mentoring from experienced data professionals.

Youll gain hands-on experience with SQL, Python, R, and data viz tools, and collaborate closely with business teams to deliver actionable insights while learning modern analytics techniques.