Job: Intern: Data Analyst

Company : The Foschini Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 67,000 - 134,000; Part time

Job summary

The Foschini Group in Cape Town invites a Data Governance & Data Quality Analyst Intern to support the analytics team. You will help develop and implement operational metrics, dashboards and reports across multiple data sources.

You'll gain hands-on experience with visualization tools like PowerBI, Tableau and QlikView, build data models, and contribute to predictive analytics while learning data warehousing concepts and data wrangling techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Informatics, Statistics, Mathematics or related field.
• Storytelling through visual presentations and dashboards.
• Ability to create data models to unify disparate datasets for analysis.
• Ability to analyze large datasets.
• Excellent communication of complex concepts to staff and executives.
• Familiarity with data warehousing and analytics processes.
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving skills.
• Experience with PowerBI, Tableau, QlikView or Pyramid.
• Data wrangling with SQL and NoSQL; KNIME or SSIS is a plus.
• Experience with prescriptive/predictive analytics; R and Python are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist business teams with development and implementation of operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting.
• Use visualization tools to create interactive visualizations from complex data.
• Provide ad-hoc reporting for non-standard issues and analyses.
• Evaluate and implement new data-analysis methods to inform business performance.
• Analyze historical figures to identify trends and inform strategy.
• Develop and work with prediction models.
• Extract, transform and load data from diverse sources into staging datasets and visualization tools.

Skills

Storytelling via dashboards

Data modeling

Large datasets analysis

Clear communication

Data warehousing

Analytical thinking

PowerBI

Tableau

QlikView

Pyramid

SQL/NoSQL

R

Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/Statistics/Math/Related

Tools

KNIME

SSIS

SQL/NoSQL

PowerBI

Tableau

QlikView

Pyramid

Job description

Who we are is because of our people. They are our greatest asset. TFG is an internationally diversified retail portfolio of 34 speciality lifestyle and apparel brands that Inspire our Customers to live their Best Lives and are woven into the lives of millions. Our vision is to create the most remarkable omnichannel experiences for our customers. TFG is more than a workplace, it's a launchpad for your growth. Join us and explore endless growth opportunities across our diverse brands. We're a purpose-led business, and on this team, you'll share the pride of making an impact across a whole industry.

Responsibilities

• Assist business teams and management with the development and implementation of operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting
• Use visualization tools to understand and manipulate complex datasets in a simple and intuitive format to rapidly generate impactful, interactive visualizations
• Provide and support ad-hoc reporting services for non-standard issues and analyses
• Continually evaluate, develop, and implement new, meaningful methods for data analysis to inform the business teams about its performance
• Analyze historical figures to identify trends and help define strategies
• Develop and work with prediction models
• Extract, transform, and load data from an extremely wide field of data sources into staging datasets and ultimately into visualization tools

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study (Computer Science, Informatics, Statistics, Mathematics, Accountancy, etc)
• Storytelling ability through visual presentations and dashboards
• Ability to create data models to bring together datasets from multiple disparate systems in order to support data analysis
• Ability to analyze large datasets
• The ability to communicate complex concepts in a clear and concise manner to audiences from staff to senior executive level
• Familiarity with data warehousing architecture and processes
• An analytical mind and inclination for problem-solving
• Experience with visualization tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, QlikView, and/or Pyramid
• Data manipulation/wrangling skills (SQL and NoSQL technologies, such as KNIME or SSIS)
• Experience delivering prescriptive and predictive analytics
• Expertise in R and Python is advantageous

Data Governance & Data Quality Analyst Intern