At Rhino Africa - Africa's leading luxury tour operator, we are proud to promote safari & luxury travel destinations across Africa, pioneering a new path for sustainable tourism and leaving our legacy on the continent. We aim to be Africa's ambassadors, and now, we are offering you the opportunity to join our Business Intelligence Team as a Data Analyst.
As the ideal candidate you will take ownership for ensuring the quality of our data and reports will enable quality data driven decisions. The Data Analyst will assist in the improvement of Rhino Africa’s overall data quality and integrity across the company’s production systems. Your duties include performing data monitoring, verifying the integrity of the database and reports, and enforcing data quality best practice guidelines and procedures to resolve any potential issues.
As a Data Analyst, your responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
- Strategise and identify ways of improving the overall quality of the data.
- Develop, implement and enforce data quality best practice guidelines, processes, policies, procedures, productivity standards, providing training and resolving operational problems.
- Provide analytic and project management support to data quality initiatives.
- Determine business impact level for data quality issues.
- Analyse data for compliance to design specification (source-to-target) and expected/anticipated behaviours, identifying quality issues and recommending solutions.
- Perform root cause analysis on data issues and recommend data quality controls and long term solutions to resolve gaps/issues.
- Review, enhance, and update documentation workflows.
- Review SQL/ETL code to identify sources of data and the accuracy and completeness thereof.
- Assist with the improving automated data quality processes and alerts on data sets and reports.
- Actively communicate to internal and external stakeholders or customers on quality issues with regards to the way data is collected, stored, processed or used.
- Develop subject matter expertise on the key sources for diverse business analysis and advise developers and analysts on deliverables and support.
- Assist business teams and management with the development and implementation of operational metrics, dashboards and reporting.
Requirements
Our ideal Data Analyst will possess:
- BA/Bcom/BsC in Engineering, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business or related field.
- 1-3 Years as Analyst or experience in Data Quality Management/Validation.
- 1-3 Years experience in ETL Scheduling & Migration (preferred Pentaho / Talend).
- 1-3 Years experience in MySQL/SQL.
- 1-3 Years experience in Tableau.
- 1-3 Years experience in Google Suite + Microsoft Office.
Knowledge of the following will be advantageous:
- Basic Knowledge of Salesforce.
- Ability to work with both technical and non-technical business owners to get things done.
- Strong communication in order to liaise with key stakeholders such as the marketing and sales teams or the Tech team.
- Problem solving and diagnostic acumen, strong analytical mind-set.
- Acute attention to detail and organisational skills in order to prioritise tasks and relay insights to members of the leadership team.
- Ability to self learn to develop required skills.
Please note that this position is only available to SA citizens & SA permanent residents and preference will be given to previously disadvantaged individuals.
Benefits
At Rhino Africa, you'll gain hands-on experience in Analytics while directly creating an impact. At Rhino Africa, there’s a smorgasbord of added delights. With us, you would:
- Join an award-winning team in an industry-leading company in African travel and help us shape the future of our industry;
- Make an impact - for every 7 people we bring to Africa, we create one permanent job in the tourism industry;
- Carry out your craft in gorgeous offices in the heart of Cape Town - the world's most beautiful city;
- Earn an attractive remuneration package including a competitive base salary, 3% pension fund and 20 days of paid vacation per year;
- Optional Health Insurance coverage with Essential Med;
- Work under visionary leaders who encourage a family culture, open and direct communication and honest feedback;
- Collaborate with a diverse and talented team for all your digital needs;
- Explore Africa - To share our glorious continent with the crash, we offer each of our Rhinos exclusive access to the Roaming Rhinos online travel portal. With the keys to the kingdom you'll unlock travel deals for yourself, your family and your friends. You'll get to take advantage of rebates on activities, transport and accommodation, including our own Camissa House and Silvan Safari Lodge!