Solutions Developer (Business Intelligence) at Save the Children

The Opportunity

Save the Children International Kenya Country, office has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Solutions Developer (Business Intelligence). The role holder will be responsible for building, implementing and supporting Business Intelligence (BI) solutions within the organisation. This role holder will partner with business stakeholders in order to understand their data analytics requirements, and implement and maintain business intelligence and data analytics solutions to meet these needs, utilising best practices and current technologies. The role requires experience in adapting existing solutions as well as creating new solutions as well as advising business stakeholders on the best ways to achieve their needs and go over and above. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Qualification and Experience

• Computing degree - BSc, BA or equivalent experience
• Proven understanding of Data Modelling and Analytics
• Advanced knowledge and experience working with relational and NOSQL databases as well as data warehousing.
• Experience of working with Microsoft’s BI technology stack SSIS, SSRS, SSAS (tabular model), Power BI, Power Query, Excel.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Analytics tools and technologies such as Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Bricks, HD Insight, Azure Data Factory, Azure Machine learning, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Data Lake, Azure Analysis Services, Event Hubs, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Data Share, Azure Time Series Insights.
• Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with a proven ability to explain complex technical ideas and problems clearly to non-experts
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and strong problem solving skills
• Cultural awareness and experience of delivering solutions internationally working in an agile project delivery environment.
• Experience maintaining source control in Git or Azure DevOps
• Strong experience with various Software Development Life cycles (SDLC) methodologies: Agile or Standard waterfall initiatives
• Proven experience working with various Project Management practices and disciplines
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills to augment a close working relationship with cross functional teams
• A history of designing and implementing reporting solutions that are both functional and engaging
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Proficiency in DAX, Python/Scala/Spark SQL