About Braintec Consulting Limited
Braintec Consulting is an emerging consulting and advisory firm delivering high-impact solutions across the Horn and East Africa. The firm specializes in Market Systems Development (MSD), Private Sector Development, Enterprise Competitiveness, Business Development Services (BDS), Investment Readiness, Inclusive Finance, Institutional Strengthening, Organizational Development and Public Sector Advisory.
Braintec partners with development agencies, INGOs, financial institutions and the private sector to design and implement sustainable, market-driven solutions that improve livelihoods, strengthen institutions and promote inclusive economic growth.
Braintec designs and implements interventions that strengthen market systems, improve enterprise performance, facilitate private sector participation, enhance unlock investment and build sustainable business models for service delivery across Somalia.
About the Assignments and Programmes
Braintec delivers consulting, advisory and implementation assignments across the Horn and East Africa. Its work spans market systems development, private sector development, enterprise support, institutional strengthening, investment readiness, inclusive finance and related development initiatives.
Assignments may involve coordination with enterprises, community institutions, authorities, development partners, financial institutions and other public and private sector stakeholders.
The Business Insights & Analytics Specialist leads development of the data and insights systems that support decision-making across Braintec’s assignments, linking diagnostics, BDS, technical performance and investment pipeline data.
The Opportunity
Braintec is seeking a technically strong and highly analytical Business Insights & Analytics Specialist to develop and manage assignment-wide data architecture, data integration, business intelligence and analytics systems.
This is a cross-cutting role supporting assignment delivery through data engineering, business intelligence and analytics, working across diagnostics, Business Development Services, technical performance, finance, monitoring and investment readiness.
Reporting to the Water Market Systems & Business Development Services (BDS) Lead, the successful candidate will design and maintain integrated data architecture and ETL/data pipelines, consolidate data from multiple sources, ensure data quality, develop dashboards and analytics-ready datasets, and translate performance data into actionable insights for assignment management and strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
1. Data Systems & Architecture
- Lead development and management of assignment-wide data architecture, data pipelines and analytics systems to support reliable reporting and decision-making.
- Design and maintain integrated data models and architecture linking diagnostics, BDS, technical performance, finance, monitoring and investment pipeline data.
- Develop and maintain automated or semi-automated ETL/ELT workflows and pipeline tracking tools for WSPs, SMEs, community systems and other assignment portfolios, integrating data from multiple sources where required.
2. Data Coordination & Quality Assurance
- Coordinate and integrate data from field teams and multiple operational sources (BDS, engineering, finance and monitoring), ensuring timely consolidation, transformation and validation.
- Implement data quality controls, validation rules, testing, documentation and error-handling procedures to improve data integrity, consistency and reliability.
3. Performance Monitoring & Analytics
- Track and analyse key performance indicators including system uptime, service coverage, revenue, cost recovery, customer growth, enterprise performance and investment readiness.
- Design and maintain interactive dashboards, BI reports, performance reports and investment pipeline summaries using appropriate visualization and analytical tools.
- Undertake data modelling, exploratory analysis and ad hoc analytical requests to identify trends, underperforming systems, risks and operational bottlenecks.
- Translate complex datasets into clear, actionable business insights to support adaptive programming and management decisions.
4. Investment & Pipeline Analytics Support
- Provide analytical support to investment and BDS teams, including pipeline prioritization, performance analysis, risk profiling and readiness scoring.
- Develop shared datasets and reporting views that facilitate alignment between technical, BDS, finance, monitoring and investment teams.
5. Assignment Coordination & Reporting
- Support internal planning and reporting cycles through automated or structured performance tracking, dashboard updates and pipeline reporting.
- Support preparation of data-driven reports, evidence and analytical outputs for clients, donors and other interested stakeholders.
- Maintain clear data documentation, definitions, reporting logic and audit trails, while tracking key deliverables and milestones across workstreams.
6. Data Engineering, Automation & BI Development
- Build and optimize scalable data pipelines and transformation workflows, including joins, aggregations, incremental loads and reusable data models.
- Develop and maintain analytics-ready datasets, database views, queries and reporting layers using SQL and appropriate data engineering tools.
- Support integration of on-premise, cloud and field data sources into centralized repositories or data warehouses, applying appropriate access, performance and reliability controls.
- Automate recurring data preparation, validation and reporting processes where feasible to reduce manual effort and improve timeliness.
7. Knowledge Management
- Support documentation of analytical methodologies, data dictionaries, lessons learned, case studies and reusable data/BI models.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Economics, Engineering or another relevant quantitative discipline.
Professional Experience
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Minimum 5 years’ professional experience in data engineering, data management, business intelligence, business analytics or related data roles.
- Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining data pipelines, integrated data systems, data warehouses or analytics-ready datasets across multiple data sources.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with data visualization/BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau; practical experience with Python and modern data integration or ETL tools is highly desirable.
- Experience with relational databases, data modelling and integration of data from multiple operational systems; exposure to cloud data platforms such as Azure, AWS or equivalent is an advantage.
- Demonstrated ability to work with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into data models, dashboards, reports and analytical solutions.
- Experience in financial services, enterprise, development, infrastructure or other data-intensive environments is desirable. Experience working in Somalia, the Horn of Africa, or on donor-funded assignments is an added advantage rather than a mandatory requirement.
Core Competencies
The successful candidate should demonstrate;
- Strong data engineering, analytical and data architecture skills, with the ability to transform raw data into reliable, analytics-ready datasets and actionable insights.
- Strong command of SQL, data modelling, BI/dashboard tools and data visualization, with high standards for performance, accuracy and clarity.
- Ability to translate business and functional requirements into practical data solutions and collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- High attention to detail and rigour in data quality, testing, validation, documentation and pipeline reliability.
- Ability to manage multiple data pipelines, analytical requests, reporting cycles and deliverables under tight timelines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical and analytical findings clearly to non-technical audiences.
- High standards of integrity, professionalism, and accountability.
- Commitment to inclusive development, gender equality, and climate resilience.
Why Join Braintec
Joining Braintec offers the opportunity to build and shape the data backbone of some of the region’s most innovative and impactful water and market systems assignments, working alongside leading development practitioners, private sector actors, and other public institutions.
This role offers significant opportunities for professional growth and the chance to directly influence assignment decision-making through robust data and analytics, within a dynamic consulting environment committed to delivering lasting development impact.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to submit;
- A cover letter outlining their suitability for the position.
- An updated Curriculum Vitae (maximum four pages).
- Contact details of three professional referees.
Applications should be submitted in English and sent to jobs@braintecconsult.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Braintec Consulting Limited is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. We encourage applications from qualified women and men and are committed to safeguarding against all forms of discrimination, exploitation, abuse and harassment in the workplace.