Remote Junior Data Analyst — Launch Your Analytics Career

Placements24; Welkom; Remote; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Remote work

Training in data analytics

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a Junior Data Analyst for a fully remote role with the option to work from Welkom or nearby areas. You will collect, clean, and analyze datasets, develop reports, and create dashboards to support business decisions in a remote-first environment.

Ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, has SQL and data visualization experience, and strong communication skills to share findings with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Familiarity with data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, Python (Pandas, Matplotlib), R, or Tableau.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills for remote interaction.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and organize large datasets from various sources.
• Perform exploratory data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies.
• Develop reports and dashboards using data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Assist in creating SQL queries to extract and manipulate data from databases.
• Interpret data findings and present them clearly to stakeholders remotely.
• Support senior analysts and business units with ad-hoc data requests.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics/Math/CS or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

Python

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa is seeking a Junior Data Analyst for a fully remote role with the option to work from Welkom or nearby areas. You will collect, clean, and analyze datasets, develop reports, and create dashboards to support business decisions in a remote-first environment.

Ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, has SQL and data visualization experience, and strong communication skills to share findings with stakeholders.