SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM DATA SCIENTIST Fixed Term Contract: 24 months An exciting Data Sciences opportunity just opened up at our Head Office in South Africa, to join our Digital and Technology business unit as a Data Scientist. We invite applications from individuals who are passionate about promoting South Africa as a Tourism Destination and possess the required skills and experience. Purpose of the Role Reporting to the GM: ICT, this is a hands-on role responsible for building and maintaining the technical infrastructure and algorithmic rules that enable the manual and dynamic use of 1st, 2nd or 3rd part data, be it big, small, structured, unstructured or dynamic. This is for all SA Tourism business units, locally and internationally, in line with their different on-going needs and objectives.
Stakeholder Management Work with the Data Engineer to identify issues and use data to propose solutions for effective decision making; Look for opportunities to use insights/datasets/code/models across other functions in the organisation (for example in the HR and marketing departments) Minimum Qualifications and Experience Honour’s degree in computer programming or programming languages Valid Google Cloud certification; Experience in setting up data processing rules Python programming experience R programming experience Hadoop platform management experience SQL database management & modelling Knowledge and understanding of: Government priorities and imperatives Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulatory requirements i.e. PFMA, Treasury Regulations and Frameworks on performance information and strategic plans as well as government priorities and imperatives. Data Visualisation Visit us @ www.southafrica.net Detailed CV to be sent to: hr@southafrica.net Closing date: 28 September 2021 Important note: People with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Due to a large amount of correspondence we envisage receiving, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you have not heard from us Four weeks after the closing date, kindly consider your application unsuccessful. No late applications will be accepted.
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