Specialist, Data Management

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

This role resides within Standard Insurance Limited Data management and Insights and requires the incumbent to provide data management support to Actuarial, Personal lines, Commercial and Finance. Responsible for data analysis, expanding and optimising data flow and collection to ultimately support data initiatives.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business, or related field. Advanced degrees or certifications in data analysis, data management

Other Preferred Qualifications, certifications or professional memberships
•Data related certifications, SAS, Microsoft SQL server

Experience Required:

SQL, SAS or any related programming language (knowledge for querying, data extraction, and manipulation across databases.)
Experience with data visualization tools such as PowerBi
Basic accounting knowledge 
Business analysis and project management
Data Quality and metadata management
Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities, with a keen attention to detail.
Ability to think critically and resolve complex data issues efficiently.
Proven experience identifying and addressing root causes of data discrepancies.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interpreting Data
• Inviting Feedback
• Making Decisions
• Providing Insights
• Pursuing Goals
• Showing Composure
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• Applications: Microsoft Office Suite
• Data Analysis
• Data Integrity
• Database Administration
• IT Architecture
• Knowledge Classification