This internship role, based in Nairobi, is focused on supporting the organization's data analytics and information management capabilities, particularly through robust data visualization and reporting. The intern will work under delegated authority, implementing data systems, performing statistical analysis, generating reports, and tracking progress on department-specific data initiatives.
Duties and Responsibilities
The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:
- Implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics, and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.
- Contribute to the identification, analysis, and interpretation of trends or patterns, using statistical methods to identify relevant features and variables in structured sources of information and data.
- Implement process improvement mechanisms for data analytics tasks; acquire and clean data from primary or secondary sources and maintain databases/data systems.
- Contribute to the development of reports, dashboards, or other tools to effectively summarize findings and convey information to management.
- Track and report on progress regarding department-specific data initiatives.
- Contribute to the creation of basic data visualization outputs to aid decision-making and communications of analysis outputs.
- Contribute to project tasks, assist with data collection and initial analysis, and report unresolved issues to senior staff.
- Contribute to the production of data products like reports or newsletters related to data analysis activities.
- Contribute to data collection and gathering business requirements across departments to identify pain points and support data-driven analysis.
- Compile and clarify data insights and develop supporting materials in preparation for stakeholder communications.
- Keep abreast of the current and emerging trends and developments in data analytics best practices, technologies, tools, etc.
- Contribute to data collection and preliminary analysis to support the preparation and verification of data used in model assessments.
- Contribute to activities aimed at building capacity of staff on data analytics, including trainings for staff members and other personnel.
- Contribute to the trainings and workshops on data analytics.
- Contribute to data preparation and preliminary analysis, support team members in data verification and routine reporting tasks, help in administrative aspects of the work plan.
Qualifications/Special Skills
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PH.D. Programme.
