Fenix International ,Data Scientist Jobs in Uganda

Job
description

Fenix International
(http://www.fenixintl.com)
is seeking a highly motivated and entrepreneurial Data Scientist with
leadership experience to contribute to our management team by driving
improvement and innovation in data gathering, interpretation, reporting, and
incorporation of learnings into our business strategy. The role will report to
the East Africa Data
and Strategic Initiatives Director and will work
cross-functionally with our customer service, product development, operations,
sales, marketing, and technical teams on the ground to design, test, execute,
analyze, report, and refine data processes at Fenix.

This position offers
an incredible opportunity to work with an elite team of business professionals
and engineers and directly contribute to the success of a Silicon Valley
startup operating in the East African social enterprise space. Candidates must
have a passion for entrepreneurship, renewable energy and sustainable
development in frontier markets. As a Data Scientist, you will be based in
Kampala, Uganda working on critical projects with real and immediate impact and
will have the opportunity to travel domestically to understand Fenix’s customer
base.

Key
Responsibilities

Create
standard systems and processes to work with Fenix management and key
stakeholders to gather data needs.
Source
the data analytics platform and visualization software to tap directly
into our backend database.
Manage
the continued maintenance of the chosen data analytics and visualization
software.
Work
with business leaders to design and ultimately develop interactive
dashboards and reports to be used by our executive teams and field teams
alike to make key strategic decisions.
Set up
and conduct A/B tests and perform statistical analysis on the results to
drive necessary business insights around sales, portfolio health, and
more.
Collaborate
with software team on database architecture and data collection
methodologies.
Develop
cutting edge new metrics and analyses to evaluate customer repayment
behavior and the health of Fenix’s outstanding loan portfolio.
Special
projects to analyze Fenix’s cost centers, optimize logistics and inventory
supply chain, and more.

Required Skills
& Experience

Leadership
and project management experience: we are looking for entrepreneurial
candidates who have started or contributed significantly to a particular
project, team, or new company and we especially value candidates who have
seen projects through from start to finish, from design to scale up phase.
Education
and work experience in data analysis / science, statistics, financial
analysis, etc.
Experience
with survey design, analysis, and interpretation of qualitative and
quantitative data.
Experience
with data analysis and visualization software tools and familiarity with
the various offerings.
Interactive
report design and implementation expertise.
Proficiency
with a statistical analysis program (e.g., STATA, R).
Commitment
to live and work with Fenix in East Africa for at least 1 year.
Outstanding
written and verbal communications skills (English).
Ability
and drive to work independently.
Thrives
on teamwork.
Bachelor
degree.
Three
years minimum work experience.