Junior Data Analyst

Recruiter:

Pillango Placements

Job Ref:

PTA003552/CB

Date posted:

Friday, November 21, 2025

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

$1200 Monthly

SUMMARY:
If your academic record reads like a fairy tale and you will thrive in a fast-paced mission led environment, take a closer look! In addition to drive evidence-based decisions, you will earn in US dollars while working in a flexible hybrid model based in the heart of Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:
The Company:

A rapidly growing African scale-up improving everyday lives by providing access to solar energy and smartphones through innovative financing, in-house technology, and broad distribution networks across the continent.

What’s in it for you?

You will join a purpose-led business that combines the stability of a large organisation with the agility of a small team, where you are trusted with meaningful responsibility from Day 1 in a high-expectation, high-support culture. Enjoy additional benefits such as share options, travel opportunities, hybrid flexibility and annual team retreats.

Your Responsibilities?

Extract & explore data:

Query databases and data warehouses to extract insights from business operations.
You'll learn to ask the right questions and discover patterns that matter to the business.

Build reports & dashboards:

Create visualizations and dashboards that help stakeholders across the business understand performance.
Your work will inform decision-making across sales, credit, operations, and product.

Support data-driven decisions:

Partner with business teams to understand their data needs and translate them into analysis.
You'll help the team to move from gut-feel to evidence-based decision-making.

Own data quality:

Ensure the data you work with is accurate and reliable.
You'll identify gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities to improve our data foundations.

What would make you ideal for the position?

Education: Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Data Science or a related field.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL and at least one data visualization tool (Tableau, Power BI, or similar); familiarity with Excel/spreadsheets; Python or R (plus).
Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities, effective communication, curiosity, and attention to detail.
Data Mindset: Ability to communicate findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders; comfort with ambiguity and iterative problem-solving.
Experience: 0 – 3 years of relevant experience in data analysis or related field.

The Offer:

A USD-denominated monthly salary between $1,200 – $2,500, converted to ZAR (Offer will be market related, based on qualifications, skills and experience)

We don’t want you to miss out due to limited access to your academic results. Please keep your academic record, including your GPA / overall average, readily available, as this will be required as one of the first steps in the process.

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