Job Opening at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

The Associate Specialist / Senior Developer will report to the MIBI Specialist / Manager.

He\She will scope the development requirements in meeting with the respective requesting team.

He\She will assist by scoping development requirements in meeting with the respective requesting team. From this, investigation into data sources will need to be conducted and views will need to be created.

 He/She will oversee the development of the new project once data access, views and the data integrity has been established, as well as all current exisiting projects to insure that everything is meet accordingly to the request specifications.

This includes insuring that all QA, followups, maintanance, UAT, signoffs, new adhoc requests and timlines are montitored within the MIBI team.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Insure and track all initiatives are logged within the ticket logging tool

• Provide feedback to requesting areas on development progress.

• With Line manager present all new initiatives logged in forum to determine priority and steps to take going forward.

• Join in meetings with initiator to unpack the spec and scope development required

• Unpack the spec and scope development required.

• Gain access to data, determine collection methods and ensure summarised views are compiled to begin development of output.

• insure that the development of report outputs is in accordance to reporting standards and tool sets with the MIBI manager.

• Insure that all UAT and signoffs for all new and existing reports\dashboard development and any ongoing corrections and alterations if required.

• Compile reference for users by writing operating instructions.

• Continued maintenance of the historical records, documenting system, coding, and data changes and revisions.

• Maintains historical records by documenting system, coding, and data changes and revisions.

• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks.

• Run with the ongoing maintenance of data management, reference tables and sources of information.

• Continue to maintain a good relationship with all users, teams and companies of report data and development\support\service teams.

• Offering analytical and data-driven support to the Technology Department

• Identify opportunities/solve problems within current existing reports

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Good analytical skills and has a passion for data mining, management of data and governance

• Good Technical Understanding of database architecture

• Is proficient at SQL and report development

• Good understanding of DBA structures

• Process Improvement driven

• Good customer service with the ability to interpret and scope requirements while providing ongoing feedback.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong documentation Skills

• Ability to work in a team environment, outgoing and inter-personal skills

• Ability to work according to project deadlines, under pressure and cope with a highly stressful environment.

• Mature, optimistic, energetic and positive

• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail essential

• Self-motivated, self-thinker and pro-active

• Value driven

Education and Experience

• 5 + years’ experience in a report development environment

• 5 + years SQL experience

• 2 + years SQL database administration advantageous

• 5 + years Reporting Services experience

• 5 + years Advanced Excel and VB experience

• 2 + years Advanced Power BI or Tableau experience       

• 2 + years Advanced SSRS

• 2 + years cloud reporting advantageous

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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Job Description

This position is based in Discovery Connect area, and reports to the Admin Team Leader The successful individual will be required to provide a multi-discipline and integrated value adding audit service and training to Discovery Connect

Key purpose

Apply a risk-based audit approach when palling and conducting internal audit assignments

•  Training and development according to identified core competency gaps
•  Create plans and work schedules aimed at evaluating systems and operations for potential risk
•  Risk management reports and documents aimed at improving the risk awareness and risk culture of the department/organization

Key Outputs

• Apply a risk-based audit approach when palling and conducting internal audit assignments
•  Training and development according to identified core competency gaps
•  Create plans and work schedules aimed at evaluating systems and operations for potential risk
•  Risk management reports and documents aimed at improving the risk awareness and risk culture of  the department/organization
•  Identify new risk facing the business
•  Identifying interim and permanent controls throughout the work of the department and through the review and analysis of the findings and reports of the Risk Analysis and Audit functions
•  Create, roll out and maintain risk management frameworks
•  Deciding and Initiating action
•  Presenting and communicating information
•  Delivering results and meeting business expectations
•  Perform research and document it
•  Assist with various projects within the Operational field of the business area
•  Background experience in training of consultants

Personal attributes and skills

The successful individual will be required to demonstrate the following competencies:

•  Excellent verbal and written communication skills along with well developed presentation skills
•  Excellent report writing and presentations are essential
•  Planning and scheduling work and meeting deadlines
•  Process understanding and well developed analysis and problem solving skills
•  Understanding of statistics and the application of statistical sampling and similar methodologies
•  Manages time effectively
•  Works productively in a pressurized environment
•  Plans activities/projects well in advance and takes account of changing circumstances
•  Makes rational judgments from the available information and analysis

Qualification & Experience

The successful candidate must have the following qualifications and experience:

 Essential:

•  Matric
•  Experience working with excel and word on an Advanced level

Advantageous:

•  Knowledge of Discovery products
•  Tertiary qualification an advantage
•  NQF5 and RE5 qualification compulsory

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply