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Job Title:   Data Scientist

Organization:  Dalberg
Group

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

Dalberg Group is a global
group working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world where all people,
everywhere, can reach their fullest potential. We partner with and serve
communities, governments, and companies throughout the world, providing an
innovative mix of advisory, investment, research, analytics, and design
services. Today’s complex global problems require new solutions. Comprised of
Dalberg Advisors, Dalberg Capital, Dalberg Design, Dalberg Data Insights and
Dalberg Research; our businesses approach problems differently and work
together to create impact at scale. We are from everywhere, at home anywhere –
an African and American company as much as an Asian, Middle Eastern, and
European one.

Job Summary:  You want to work on the biggest challenge
facing the world today, building data tools for decision-makers working to
limit the spread of the COVID19 virus. You are aspiring to tackle global
issues, from the spread of pandemics to climate change to youth unemployment,
ensuring no population is left behind. You are a problem solver and a committed
self-starter. You do the extra mile to excel professionally. You are curious
and a fast learner.

You are passionate
about the design of algorithms to solve pressing problems using (big)
data,  and pride yourself on being up to
date with the latest trends in the data analytics field. You get excited by the
fact that your insightful products help solve social impact challenges around
the world. You do not shy away from working in multicultural and multi-location
teams. You value diversity.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Profound
information design and storyteller abilities,

·       
Curious,
resourceful, confident under pressure, and comfortable working in a fast-paced,
growth-oriented environment,

·       
Comfortable
with agile development to continuously improve data visualizations and design
based on team feedback,

·       
Self-driven,
agile and able to work independently and on multiple engagements
simultaneously,

·       
Build
algorithms and design experiments to merge, manage, interrogate and extract
data to supply tailored reports to the end-user,

·       
Use
machine learning tools and statistical techniques to produce solutions to
problems,

·       
Communicate
your ideas and rationale to the project manager or client, and see concepts
through to final design deliverable,

·       
Automating
analyses and authoring data pipelines. 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
Two to
three years of experience working with big data sets

·       
Experience
solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches

·       
Knowledge
of statistics (e.g., hypothesis testing, regressions)

·       
Good
sense of graphic design and visual data storytelling with experience with BI
tools (e.g., Tableau) or web development data visualization

·       
Proficiency
with Python and working knowledge of SQL and relational databases

·       
Excellent
written and verbal communication skills

How to Apply:

All candidates
should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 31^st July 2020

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