Junior Data Analyst

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFP016600/HN

Date posted:

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Junior Data Analyst

Launch your data career with a role that offers real impact, handsâon experience, and the chance to shape dataâdriven decisionâmaking across a fastâgrowing business. If you're a Cape Town–based graduate or junior analyst looking for meaningful exposure and growth, this opportunity is made for you.

Join a dynamic, missionâfocused organisation that leverages data to drive smarter decisions across sales, credit, operations, and product. You’ll work in an environment that values curiosity, problemâsolving and continuous learning, giving you the opportunity to grow into a wellârounded data professional.
As a Junior Data Analyst, you'll extract insights from complex datasets, build dashboards that guide business actions, and help transform the organisation from instinctâbased decision-making to evidence-driven strategy. This role offers mentorship, exposure to crossâfunctional teams, and the chance to work with modern data tools and technologies.
What’s in it for you?
Career development, handsâon technical experience, ownership of meaningful analytical work, and the opportunity to influence real business outcomes from day one — all while working in beautiful Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:

Key Responsibilities:

Extract, clean and analyse data from databases and data warehouses to uncover meaningful insights.
Build dashboards and visual reports that enable business teams to monitor performance and drive strategic decisions.
Partner with crossâfunctional teams to understand data needs and convert them into actionable analysis.
Maintain high data quality by identifying gaps, inconsistencies and opportunities for improved data integrity.
Support ongoing enhancements to analytical processes, tools and reporting frameworks.

Job Experience and Skills Required:

Education (Minimum):

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.

Experience:

0–3 years’ experience in data analysis or related fields.

Technical Skills:

SQL (essential)
Experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Power BI or similar
Strong Excel / spreadsheet capability
Python or R (advantageous)

Soft Skills / NonâNegotiables:

Must be based in Cape Town
Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
Clear communication skills, especially when presenting insights to nonâtechnical audiences
Curiosity, attention to detail and a proactive attitude
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, iterative environment

Apply now!

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If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.
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