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SAFARICOM

Telecommunications

Data Analytics Business Partner

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Qualifications

  • At least 3 - 6 years of progressive experience in data analytics, BI, commercial performance analytics, financial analysis, or decision support roles within telecom, digital, FMCG, financial services, or similarly data rich environments.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Actuarial Science, Engineering, Finance, or Business Analytics or related field or equivalent qualification(s) from a recognized institution of higher learning.
  • Postgraduate qualification (e.g., Master’s in Data Analytics, Applied Statistics, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration) is a strong advantage.
  • Experience working within agile delivery models, including tribes, squads, backlog management, sprint planning, and
  • cross functional collaboration, is highly desirable.
  • Advanced proficiency in modern BI and analytics tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense, and strong working knowledge of SQL, Python, R, or equivalent data manipulation languages.
  • Demonstrated capability in data mining, KPI modelling, dashboard design, data storytelling, and insight visualization, with high attention to detail and quality.
  • Practical understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and financial structures to accurately interpret P&L, revenue drivers, variance analyses, and commercial performance reports.
  • Strong ability to translate management reports into actionable insights, communicate findings clearly, and engage business leaders with evidence based recommendations.
  • Proven ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities simultaneously, and meet strict analytical and reporting deadlines in fast paced environments.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across Commercial, Finance, Product, Digital, and BI/Data Engineering functions.
  • High standards of integrity, professionalism, and data governance awareness, including adherence to data privacy, accuracy, and security requirements.



Performance Measurement & Review

  • Lead the end to end performance management rhythm, ensuring timely, accurate, and actionable analysis that enables the Tribe to track progress against strategic objectives.
  • Facilitate monthly, weekly, and ad hoc performance reviews, presenting diagnostics, insights, and implications that inform strategic and operational decision making.
  • Identify performance gaps early and provide scenario based recommendations to mitigate risks or accelerate opportunities.
  • Develop and refine KPI frameworks to ensure consistent measurement across products, segments, and channels.
  • Partner with Tribe Leads to embed data driven performance rituals, ensuring insights translate into concrete interventions and follow-up actions.
  • Performance Reporting & Insights
  • Deliver accurate, high impact dashboards and reporting suites that provide a single source of truth for revenue, customer, usage, and campaign performance.
  • Transform raw data into clear commercial stories through trend analysis, segmentation insights, and diagnostic deep dives.
  • Continuously improve reporting automation, structure, and visualization to enhance decision readiness for business stakeholders.
  • Produce insight briefs and rapid response analyses to support emerging business questions or shifts in commercial priorities.
  • Validate KPIs and definitions across squads to ensure consistency, accuracy, and cross functional alignment.

Business Analysis & Trend Monitoring

  • Proactively identify emerging consumer trends, behavioural shifts, category risks, and competitive signals through continuous monitoring of internal and external data.
  • Conduct deep dive analytics to uncover root causes of performance movements (e.g., ARPU, churn, conversion).
  • Produce weekly insight packs summarizing opportunities, risks, and recommended actions for the Consumer Business leadership.
  • Support proposition, pricing, and GTM teams with demand sizing, elasticity analysis, and market modelling.
  • Maintain a forward looking analytical perspective to inform medium and long term capability planning.

Stakeholder Engagement & Agile Collaboration

  • Actively participate in daily stand ups and agile ceremonies, ensuring data and insights inform tactical pivots and squad priorities.
  • Work closely with Tribe Leads to curate high-relevance analytics, ensuring they have the right data at the right time.
  • Manage an agile backlog of analytical requests, balancing rapid-response needs with deep analytical work for strategic topics.
  • Translate stakeholder needs into structured analytical problems and deliver solutions that drive action.
  • Foster strong working relationships across CVM, Product, Digital, Finance, Regions, and CX to ensure integrated decision making.

Financial Modelling & P&L Management

  • Partner with Finance to design allocation models that accurately represent direct expenses and segment-level P&L up to trading contribution.
  • Own the monthly Consumer P&L narrative, translating variances into operational actions and strategic trade-offs for leadership.
  • Validate financial assumptions behind new features, propositions, and offers to ensure accuracy before build and launch.
  • Conduct scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to support business cases and commercial decisions.
  • Provide financial foresight by linking consumer behaviour patterns to revenue outlook and profitability metrics.

Data Management & Governance

  • Lead the design of automated, standardized, and self service reporting solutions that reduce manual effort and improve data accessibility.
  • Own the full analytical lifecycle—from requirements gathering, data extraction, wrangling, and validation to final insight delivery.
  • Ensure data accuracy and consistency by coordinating data collection across multiple products, segments, and channels.
  • Uphold data governance by adhering to approved metadata standards, definitions, and lineage practices.
  • Flag and address data anomalies, gaps, or inconsistencies before they influence decision-making.

Customer Delight

  • Deliver fast, accurate, and value adding responses to internal stakeholders, ensuring high satisfaction and trust.
  • Clearly define and communicate SLAs and ensure adherence to agreed turnaround times.
  • Collect stakeholder feedback regularly and incorporate it into continuous improvement efforts.
  • Participate in cross functional initiatives to enhance internal customer experience and streamline decision processes.
  • Anticipate stakeholder needs by proactively providing relevant insights before formal requests arise.

Processes & Procedures

  • Document analytics processes, reporting workflows, and quality standards in line with ISO and internal compliance requirements.
  • Identify cross functional process dependencies and proactively align teams to eliminate bottlenecks and duplication.
  • Drive process automation, workflow simplification, and adoption of modern visualization practices to achieve Digital Maturity Index 4.0.
  • Regularly review processes to identify operational inefficiencies and recommend improvements.
  • Ensure analytical outputs and processes comply with governance, audit, and data privacy guidelines.

Health & Safety

  • Uphold the company code of conduct, policies and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work.
  • All employees have a responsibility to adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing policies, guidelines and procedures in all actions and decisions.


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