VACANCY: DATA ANALYST
Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA) is a statutory body, established in the year 2000, with the mandate of regulating the Communications Sector in Lesotho. This mandate entails: granting licences to operators; promoting fair competition; approving tariffs; managing finite resources; empowering and protecting consumers; type-approving terminal equipment and other related responsibilities.
LCA invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of DATA ANALYST reporting to the Research Manager.
Job Summary
The incumbent shall design and maintain data gathering instruments from various sources; design and maintain database and data systems, review and interpret data using data analysis tools to provide meaningful information and insights to help the Authority to make evidence-based decisions.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Prepare data for analysis; perform statistical analysis; create meaningful data visualizations and predict future trends.
- Identify and extract data from primary and secondary data sources.
- Design and maintain data gathering instruments.
- Collect, Clean and prepare data for analysis.
- Organise data into usable formats and import data sets.
- Analyse data to find answers to specific questions.
- Set up data infrastructure.
- Develop, implement and maintain databases.
- Assess the quality of data; remove or cleanse data and source missing data.
- Generate information and insights from data sets and identify trends and patterns.
- Build charts and interactive dashboards to assist in the preparation of reports.
- Create visualizations of data.
- Create data extracts, organise and format data.
- Work with relevant functions to devise data governance strategies.
- Prepare divisional annual operational plans.
- Provides input in the process of developing skills and capacities to optimize performance.
Qualifications
A Bachelors’ Degree in Statistics
Experience
The incumbent must have at least 2 years’ experience in data collection and analysis.
Desired skills and competencies include
- Knowledge of SPSS
- Fluent in written & spoken English and Sesotho;
- Strong mathematical & numeracy skills.
- Understanding of reporting & data visualisation tools
- Excellent analytical skills – the ability to identify trends, patterns and insights from data.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Presentation skills – ability to write and speak clearly to easily communicate complex ideas in a way that is easy to understand.
- Communication skills with effective stakeholder management & conflict resolution skills.
Tenure
The position is permanent and pensionable
Remuneration
The LCA offers an attractive and competitive package for this position
How to Apply
Application letters accompanied by certified copies of relevant certificates, Curriculum Vitae and names and addresses of three referees should be hand delivered to:
The Human Resource Manager
Lesotho Communications Authority
30 Princess Margaret Road
Old Europa, Maseru
Or
Email documents to: [email protected] on or before 12th January, 2024. At 12 noon.