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Based in the ARC offices in Johannesburg, the Intern Data Analyst will be a member of the Technical Support Division.

 
Responsibilities will include the following:

• Understand ARC and the Africa RiskView software and its underlying methodology
• Assist the TSD and the TWG on all matters relating to the customisation of Africa RiskView and preparation for participation in the insurance pool, including:
• Support background research to understand the risk factors and risk profiles of the ARC Member State
• Gather and prepare historical data on droughts and other natural disasters in the ARC Member State
• Support the data analysis and customisation work for the ARC Member State
• Support the drafting and review of customisation reports
• Monitor and verify Africa RiskView’s estimates against information from the ground
• Monitor Africa RiskView’s estimates to contribute to monthly bulletins and other ad hoc analyses and publications

Essential Requirements

• Be a recent graduate (max. 12 months after graduation) from an undergraduate or graduate university programme in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Food Security, Natural Sciences, Agriculture, Development Studies or similar relevant discipline
• Not be sons, daughters, brothers or sisters of WFP employees
• Must be eligible to stay and work in South Africa

Competences

• Proficient in Excel. Good knowledge of statistical packages (SPSS, Stata). Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Power Point.
• Basic knowledge of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing
• Fluent in English and/or French (+ official language of duty station if different).
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
• Reliability, attention to detail and problem-solving skills are highly appreciated.
• Teamwork and good social skills.
• Ability to work both collaboratively and under minimum supervision, and under tight deadlines.

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Posted on 13 Sep 08:15

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Land this job and you will form part of the DevOps team, doing development, maintenance, and enhancements of existing applications. We are not promising unicorns and rainbows in terms of tech but we can promise enough money to buy your own rainbow in the end! What’s more is you’ll get to travel internationally!

Requirements:

• Five to eight years of key development in C# .Net
• Three+ years’ deep experience in Transact SQL
• Skilled in web-based business application development with JavaScript/HTML5/SAP Modules
• Agile Environment (Jira, Confluence) is a big plus
• Client facing with Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Develop new software applications and enhance all existing software applications using above mentioned skills
• Liaise with internal and external clients to improve software efficiency and productivity
• Work with the testing and deployment team to ensure delivery of quality solutions Soft Skills
• Strong ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirements with the ability to move concepts through to proposal and finally successful implementation
• Ability to work as part of an Agile team

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree (BSc/B.Com or similar Degree only)
• Microsoft certifications are a plus

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Posted on 12 Sep 16:47