Data Science Fellow - Rwanda

About Cenfri

Cenfri is an independent African economic impact agency based in Kigali and Cape Town. We work to boost economic growth and increase sustainable development in emerging and developing markets. We collaborate with partners to deliver impact through research, capacity-building, convening and innovation support in four focus areas: financial sector innovation, integrity, resilience, and inclusive digital transformation. In Rwanda, we have partnered with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation to enable government entities to use data to inform decision-making. For more information, please visit our website

Role summary

We’re looking for paid Data Science Interns to support the existing data capacity at various institutions in the Government of Rwanda. The role will entail activities related to data pipeline maintenance, data discovery, data cleaning, data analysis, and reporting. In addition, the intern will work closely with the institution’s Chief Digital Officer, business analysts, and data team and collaborate with the Cenfri team on specific projects.

Main responsibilities

• Liaise with the CDO and support all departments to obtain relevant data for use in strategy development and monitoring processes
• Assist the data management team in discovering and cataloguing data sets
• Analyse the data quality of institutional data sets and develop processes to remedy data quality challenges
• Clean data in preparation for analytical processes
• Analyse data to determine trends and projections for use in the business planning process
• Translate data findings into understandable templates and dashboards to inform decision making by the management

Requirements

• Completed a bachelor’s degree in data science or related field (Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Agent computing, AI/ML, Economics, Physics, environmental sciences, Mathematics/Science/Computer Science with Education, etc.)
• Proficiency in MS-Office, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Java, C, C#, JavaScript, R or Python (change to a programming or scripting language of their choice)
• In-depth understanding of SQL
• Knowledge of Power BI
• Competent in machine learning principles and techniques.
• Demonstrable experience of working on data-centred projects is an asset.

The ideal candidate

• Critical thinker with problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong interest in research-related activities
• Can work independently and as part of a team
• Candidate with the ability to effectively communicate insight by telling/creating a compelling story around data (data storytelling)

Some specific skills for our sector specific interventions

Economics

• Knowledge in analysis and forecasting of microeconomics
• Understanding of tax systems and debt financing

This is an opportunity until end March 2023 with the possibility of further engagement.

We would like to commence employment as soon as possible.

We provide a competitive living allowance to attract top-quality and skilled candidates.

Closing date: Midday, 02 December 2022