Impact & Data Analyst

About the role

A Mauritius-based equipment leasing company supporting SMEs across Africa, with subsidiaries in Tanzania and Kenya, is hiring an Impact & Data Analyst in Nairobi. The role ensures that the group's data systems produce accurate, actionable insights for decision-making. It is an autonomous position reporting directly to the Executive Chair and the Group CFO, covering data challenges from problem definition to solution.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and deliver impact data requirements for investors, the Board and other stakeholders.
• Oversee data quality control processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and integrate new impact data sources to strengthen reporting and insights.
• Maintain and manage financial, impact and operational data in the AWS-based data warehouse, MySQL and ReTool systems.
• Expand data collection from internal digital sources and develop, update and maintain Power BI dashboards for management, shareholders and lenders.
• Turn data requests into analyses, from scoping and extraction to cleaning, validation and presentation.
• Identify data quality issues and communicate them to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support subsidiaries by devolving routine Power BI report preparation and coaching local teams, and document best practices for data collection, cleaning and reporting.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience of data management, quality control and collection.
• Ability to manage data projects end-to-end, from scoping requirements to analytical solutions and communicating results.
• Strong critical thinking and interpersonal skills, with a willingness to train and coach staff.

Required skills

• Databases such as MySQL or related tools, and Python or other programming languages.
• Data visualisation software such as Tableau or Microsoft Power BI.