Standard Bank Graduate Program 2021 - Junior Actuarial & Data Analyst

The Standard Bank Graduate program has had a long-standing reputation for providing accelerated development opportunities and structured workplace support that propels young graduate professional’s aspirations.

• The Data, Analytics & Actuarial graduate development program aims to equip young & talented Africans with skills required in meeting current & future skill demands of the world of work given the proliferation of changes within the technology space and insurance landscape within South Africa.

• This program serves as a tool to strengthen the talent pipeline within core, critical & scarce skills priority areas

• The Programme is designed to help the youth embark on their professional careers and develop skills & knowledge which will help them fly and Soar on high, & ultimately lend on their NEXT.

• The purpose of the program is to have a competitive advantage to attract, develop, retain, reward & lead young talent.

• To manage young talent through integrated talent management to meet micro-economic drivers such as a loss of skills to external organizations.

• To develop young talent in their field of study and create a continuous supply of technology-related skills to the Group

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities

Analytics & Visualization

• Create insights for business

• Adding narratives to data, visualize and tell stories (Power-BI, QlikView, Tableau, etc)

• Providing ease of accessibility of the ecosystem of data through self-service dashboards and dynamic data visualization for internal and potential 3rd party consumption and inform monetization opportunities (Strategic & Operational Reporting)

• Influence the decisions that business makes

Innovation (Data Science & Actuarial)

• ML/AI

• Developing new ways of creating revenue

• Value creation

• Optimizing Client service experience

• Leading the design and implementation of data-driven cloud computing solutions to deliver innovative and cost-effective solutions

Information Management

• Data Governance and Management

• Data Culture

• Data Quality Management

• Data/Information Lifecycle Management

• Sustainable Data sourcing

Data Engineering

• Build APIs, ETL Processes

• IT Execution

Preferred Qualification and Experience

   Honors Degree: BSc or BCom in:

• Data Science

• Applied Mathematics

• Statistics

• Engineering

• Actuarial Science

• Computer Science

• Business Mathematics and Informatics

• Duration: 12 months (Graduate Contract)

• Citizenship: South African

• Work Experience: 0-2 years