Data Analyst

About

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Collect, analyse, report, and interpret data for use in the development of business strategies and tactics and in subsequent appraisal of results. OML Roles mapped to this profile are: Data Analyst.

Responsibilities

Business Requirements Identification

• Collect business requirements using a variety of methods such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals, in order to garner the "why" of the requirements and the benefits of such requirements.

Data Exploration & Manipulation

• Conduct research and select relevant information to enable testing, experimental adjustustment and analysis of key themes and trends using primary data sources and business intelligence tools, to perform data manipulation and descriptive data analysis.

Advanced Analytics

• Support interpretation of advanced analytics data, using specialized software tools and functionalities to support business requirements.

Performance Improvement through Business Intelligence

• Make recommendations to improve data and analytics systems and platforms, contributing to the continuous improvement and refinement of data and analytics strategy by performing root cause analyses.

Insights and Reporting

• Contribute to the preparation of various data and analytics reports.
• Builds dashboards and reports to help answer business questions.

Data Architecture

• Consult and educate stakeholders on methods for streamlining and standardizing data recording to ensure quality and accuracy.

Data Collection and Analysis

• Collate and analyze data using preset tools, methods, and formats.
• Involves working independently.

Personal Capability Building

• Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.
• Maintain an understanding of relevant industry best practices, business acumen, and broadening of individual skills such as presentation, communication and visualisation, through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Skills

• Action Planning
• Application Development
• Business Requirements Analysis
• Computer Literacy
• Data Compilation
• Data Controls
• Data Management
• Data Modeling
• Executing Plans
• Gap Analysis
• IT Network Security
• Management Reporting
• Market Analysis
• Policies & Procedures
• User Requirements Documentation

Competencies

• Action Oriented
• Collaborates
• Cultivates Innovation
• Customer Focus
• Drives Engagement
• Drives Results
• Manages Ambiguity
• Manages Complexity

Education

• NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Other Information

• Closing Date: 07 May 2026 , 23:59
• The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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