Specialist of Data Science & Analytics

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Analyze data across schools, higher education institutions, early childhood centers, and training institutes.
• Prepare insights, executive reports, validation summaries, and analytical outputs for stakeholders.
• Coordinate data requests and timely delivery in line with service-level agreements.
• Conduct validation, quality assurance, root cause analysis, and data reconciliation.
• Support data governance, metadata, business glossary development, and process documentation.
• Contribute to cross-government data sharing and integration aligned with Digital Dubai standards and Dubai Data Law.
• Automate analytical solutions and reporting; collaborate with business and technology teams to improve systems, controls, and reporting.
• Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related discipline.
• At least 4 years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, data science, or a related field.
• Experience preparing executive reports and presentations, working cross-functionally, translating business needs into data solutions, and streamlining or automating processes.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI or equivalent visualization tools.
• Strong understanding of data quality management, validation techniques, and analytical methodologies.
• Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, and compliance frameworks.

Preferred qualifications

• Government, education, regulatory, or public-sector experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of Dubai Data Law and data-sharing frameworks is preferred.
• Arabic proficiency is preferred.

Candidate attributes