Data Analyst
Employer: Inkomoko
Employment: Full-Time | Permanent
Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Posted date: 4 days ago
Deadline: March, 30/2025 (5 days left)
ABOUT INKOMOKO
Inkomoko supports entrepreneurs to grow their businesses in order to improve livelihoods, create jobs, and help communities thrive.
Founded in 2012, Inkomoko has worked with more than 60,000 entrepreneurs across East and Central Africa, including thousands of refugee entrepreneurs. Inkomoko provides a combination of training, consulting, access to finance, and market-level systems change. We are the largest lender to refugee entrepreneurs in Africa.
Inkomoko has 650+ staff in 40 offices across Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan. Through Inkomoko’s 2030 strategic plan, we are adding 3 additional countries to serve more than 550,000 entrepreneurs and growing our $30M loan fund to impact 7M lives.
INKOMOKO VALUES
All staff at Inkomoko are connected to a shared set of organizational values:
- Purpose: be solutions-oriented, produce high-quality work, and be a global leader.
- Achievement: push yourself to reach beyond what you previously thought possible.
- Improvement: be humble, engage in continuous growth through open & accurate feedback
- Bravery: willing to take risks, create a safe space for others, be compassionate, and inclusive.
- We Eat Goat: we celebrate success and support each other in hard times. We do this work together in the spirit of turikumwe, tuko pamoja, abren nen, Kula na sawa, On est ensemble.
Inkomoko is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Persons who reflect the diverse communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY & RESPONSIBILITIES
The Data Analyst, reporting to the Regional Data Analyst, supports data-driven decision-making by executing analytical tasks, maintaining reporting systems, and assisting in deriving actionable insights. This role focuses on data quality, analysis, visualization, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
The main responsibilities of the Data Analyst, include the following:
Data Analytics and Reporting (70%)
- Assist in developing and maintaining dashboards to track engagement and impact aligned with Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning (MERL) requirements.
- Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses to generate insights and actionable recommendations.
- Clean, validate, and transform raw data from relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) to ensure accuracy and usability.
- Support the development of automated workflows and tools to streamline data processes.
- Monitor data quality, flag discrepancies, and collaborate with the data quality team to resolve issues.
- Update and maintain metric definitions (in the Data Dictionary, and Performance Indicator Reference Sheets) with guidance from the Regional Data Analyst.
- Generate routine and ad-hoc reports for donor compliance and internal strategy
Data Quality & Standardization (15%)
- Ensure the standardization of data collection tools across MERL, BGS, and Investment teams.
- Improve turnaround time from data collection to reporting through automation.
- Strengthen Power BI Analytics to enhance inferential analysis and decision-making.
- Implement a centralized data protection framework to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
Cross-Departmental Collaboration (10%)
- Work closely with the Regional Data Analyst and Data Engineering teams to integrate new data sources into existing infrastructure.
- Provide technical assistance to ensure seamless data flow
- Participate in capacity-building initiatives to strengthen MERL and data literacy across teams.
- Support onboarding of new team members to reporting tools and data
Learning & Development (5%)
- Stay updated on emerging analytics trends, tools, and AI applications.
- Participate in team training sessions on data visualization, statistical methods, and compliance.
- Contribute to industry thought leadership through research articles, case studies, and conference presentations
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Data Analyst should possess an advanced level of expertise in the Analytical framework, supported by several years of relevant experience.
Key qualifications include:
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in data analysis, business intelligence, or similar roles.
- Strong proficiency in SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker).
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Experience with data cleaning, validation, and quality assurance and automation processes.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Key Competencies:
- Attention to Detail: Ensures data accuracy, completeness, and compliance with best practices
- Innovation: Continuously seeks new and improved ways to analyze data and present insights.
- Adaptability: Adjusts to evolving priorities, tools, and business needs while maintaining high-quality deliverables.
- Proactive Ownership: Takes initiative to drive projects independently, troubleshoot challenges, and propose actionable solutions.
- Collaborative Problem-Solving: Works seamlessly with cross-functional teams to translate data insights into strategic decisions.
- Analytical Rigor: Applies systematic, logical approaches to interpret data and validate findings for stakeholder confidence.
- Ownership & Initiative: Takes responsibility for driving data-driven improvements
WHAT YOU’LL GET
This role is inside a high-growth, mission-driven social enterprise. By joining Inkomoko, you’ll access:
- Competitive salary, and potential Goal-based bonus
- Incredible company culture, including deep investment in your learning and growth
- Diverse colleagues and policies that show our commitment to equity and inclusion
- Talented, passionate, and committed team of colleagues across the region
- Ability to make a significant social impact to your community
- Health insurance, staff savings, parental leave, sabbatical, and more benefits.
How to apply
If you’re excited about this role, please submit your application through the jobs portal.
Tell us about what you’ll bring to this growing company.
DEADLINE: 30 March 2025. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, please apply as soon as possible!
Inkomoko is committed to justice, diversity, equity and inclusion. As we seek to reflect the communities we serve, refugees and women are strongly encouraged to apply. As a company we have policies that ensure fair treatment in the application process.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Employment is conditional upon successful background checks and other verification as needed.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and background screening checks. Inkomoko also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual misconduct, fraud, or abuse. By applying, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.