NATIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID SCHEME (NSFAS) - LEAD BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

This is a hands-on position that ensures releases are understood well by the deployment team so that the NSFAS products are used well in managing operations and deliver an exceptional customer experience.
The Lead Business Intelligence will be responsible for building BI capacity within the ICT department.
NSFAS is experiencing a significant increase in demand for reporting and analytics from users, and the BI team requires support to take it to the next level. It is envisaged that this role will support the implementation and enhancement of the student and debtor data marts.
While managing NSFAS's BI activities, the incumbent will foster an environment of accountability, excellence, collaboration, continuous improvement and innovation among the BI team.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Setting the strategy and vision and for managing the day-to-day operations of the BI team.
He/she will be responsible for all strategic, tactical, operational, financial, human, and technical resource managerial responsibilities associated with the following BI and BI-related functional areas:
• Data preparation (sourcing, acquisition, integration)
• Data warehousing
• Reporting, analytics, and data exploration
• Information delivery (portals, mobile)
• Establishing and maintaining a BI competency centre
• Support and implement a cycle of medium-term improvements to drive strategic objectives through BI.
• Develop a BI service culture which builds rewarding relationships, proposes innovations and allows others to provide exceptional client service.
• Define and implement suitable data management practices to ensure the quality and integrity of the information assets, including master data management
• Facilitate the conversion of knowledge and ideas into new or improved products for the Business Intelligence environment.
• Comply, understand and implement all steps within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements
• Analyse and develop business intelligence based on data analysed, data collected, reviewed, and incorporate all internal and external benchmarking data for future solutions.
• Lead the setting up of the intellectual agenda for the team (in consultation with the necessary stakeholders) and creating conceptual frameworks across multiple projects and manages the team's creation of project outputs for example, documents or presentations to stakeholders that are insightful and actionable
• Define and implement the Information Management strategy to exchanges Business Intelligence and ensure execution of strategy and plans by my team

 
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Minimum requirements:
• A degree in computer science, mathematics, operations, management, or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in a directly related area, during which both professional and management capabilities have been clearly demonstrated.
 
Technical skills:
• Extensive expertise in SQL BI tools.
• Extensive expertise in data modelling, both logical and physical.
• Extensive experience in multidimensional data modelling, such as star schemas, snowflakes, denormalized models, handling “slow-changing” dimensions/attributes.
• Experience in and understanding of a wide variety of analytical processes (such as, governance, measurement).
• Experience with agile software development.
• A solid understanding of key BI trends.
• General business skills:
• Extensive experience interacting with C-level executives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Experience managing large complex BI projects and teams.
• Proven ability to complete projects and achieve results in an ambiguous work environment.
• Proven strong leadership skills within the project team and in the business community.
• Proven ability to establish and articulate a vision, set goals, develop and executes strategies, and track and measure results.
• Proven ability to build and motivate a team to achieve well communicated expectations.
• Proven strong negotiating and consensus building abilities.
• Proven skills to work effectively across internal functional areas in ambiguous situations
 
Beneficial skills and experience:
• Experience in banking sector, and specifically collections and debt recovery.
• Experience in the higher education sector.
 
Personal attributes:
• Willing and wanting to work flexible times as required;
• Goal-oriented;
• Passionate about problem solving;
• Detail focused;
• Excellent time management;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Confident, enthusiastic and self-motivated;
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team;
• Ability to understand new systems quickly; and
• Must be able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
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REMUNERATION & BENEFITS
Remuneration Package: R1 033 600 – R1 217 082 per annum
Total Cost to Company per annum inclusive of all benefits and company contributions.
 
PLEASE NOTE
 
Closing date: 15 July 2020
 
Interested applicants should send detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of academic qualifications and names of three contactable referees to Ms. Thokozile Mnikina via email jobs@nsfas.org.za.
 
 NSFAS do not consider late applications. Staff on Leave must ensure that they check the NSFAS portals for advertised vacancies and familiarize themselves with the respective closing dates. NSFAS only corresponds with Shortlisted Candidates. If you do not hear from NSFAS within 2 months of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
 
** NSFAS committed to employment equity. Preference will be given to candidates who improve employment equity considerations **
 
10 Brodie Road, House Vincent, 2nd Floor, Wynberg, Cape Town, 7700 | Private Bag X1, Plumstead, Cape Town, 7800
Tel No.: 0800 067 327 | 021 763 3200 | Email: jobs@nsfas.org.za