Data Specialist
Location: This position can be based from any EWS office in Asia (India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria) where Knowledge Transfer has activitie
Direct Report: Country Manager
Company: East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer (EWS-KT)
THE ROLE
The Data Specialist will use data collected via KT app and other means; consolidate, analyse and present on a platform and in future on an open source website. The Agri Data Analyst will design and maintain the platform and then the open source website; he/she will ensure the accuracy and ethicality of all data used and presented. The Data Specialist will ensure the data speaks and brings insights to improve on-going activities or measure impacts.
WORK RELATIONSHIPS:
The Data Specialist will report to the Knowledge Manager. He/she will liaise closely with the ICT counterpart. S/he will work closely with country based KT Managers and Project Coordinators.
- Analyse KT app system and enhancement
- Review existing system and understand limitations
- Document requirements or contribute to user manuals
- If needed, propose other systems or modifications to the current system. Work with ICT to find the best solutions to enhance data collection processes.
- Work with ICT on archive and storage of existing data
- Generating data analytics, flowcharts and make data alive
- Interact with users to learn and document continually requirements
- Clean data before sharing it
- Propose new and interactive ways of presenting data - infographics, maps, geolocalisation - possibility of integrating with other secondary data (weather…..)
- Link with other systems or platforms
- Work closely with communication, social media specialist and content manager, graphic studio
- Work closely with technical specialist to verify accuracy of technical information presented and interpretation
- Work closely with project coordinators country to cross check all information presented per country
- Development of a platform to ease access and communication of data (with Knowledge Manager and ICT EWS)
- Collecting and analyzing the requirements for a new system from users (internal and external - partners)
- Planning a system flow
- Designing components of the platform and providing that information to ICT within an ICT project proposal
- Integrating existing data sets (KT app, Market intelligence, Baseline data, surveys, case studies, impact studies, farmer stories) and systems (including link to KT website and GrowHow)
- Interact with ICT to understand limitations
- Working and testing the platform before launching
- Maintaining the platform and continually improving it
- Maintenance of the platform and enhancement of the presentations
- understanding and planning to ensure that technical requirements are properly integrated with existing processes
- analyzing and searching for data in order to identify and answer business questions
- propose collection of extra data (survey or other) when needed to complete information and interpretation
- verifying accuracy and ethicality of the data presented
- Identify secondary data source to enhance platform; widening scope for answering business questions
- If a development process is conducted, the system analyst is responsible for designing components and providing that information to ICT
- Msc in agri data analytics, and/or computer science
- Outstanding problem-solving skills and a proven ability to independently deliver analytic solutions by asking the right questions, finding or applying the correct domain knowledge, identifying necessary data sources, building predictive models, and producing actionable results.
- Experience with geospatial and remote sensing data a plus
- Familiarity with cloud based or HPC systems and computation in linux.
- Strong skills in building visualizations of scientific data.
- Proven ability to work in a team setting and ability to complete complex projects on time and on budget.
- Superior communication skills, both verbal and written.
