Swaniti - Ankaha is working with a number of state and central government bodies to bring tangible change in the administration’s ability to utilize data in policy and development decision making. AnkAha has published mobile apps, data dashboards and visualizations to achieve its goals. AnkAha is using the latest technologies and tools to build these new products and it continues to explore new avenues to make governance more effective!
We are a smallish team of problem solvers who want to add other passionate individuals to solve the most difficult problems in India by leveraging technology. It is exciting to see change created at scale due to our efforts. You can bring your tech skills to be part of this change. Come join us on this journey! So if you get goosebumps even thinking about being part of a fast-paced company spearheading change at the grassroots in India, it’s time for us to meet. https://www.ankaha.com/careers/ Check out our products - https://jaanoindia.swaniti.org/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jaano.android RESPONSIBILITIES - To analyze data and support the development of technology tools relevant to the development sector. Work on creating data insights on developmental and public policy issues with a focus on providing knowledge support to policymakers and informing public discourse. - Support in providing data analytics for all data and technology-related projects esp. Jaano India. - Use multivariate statistical analysis to analyze data and produce detailed project reports. Ensure data integrity and consistency across relevant data systems. Making recommendations for solving some of these real-world problems. - Collecting, cleaning and maintaining data from Open Government Datasets. Data from all major government schemes and departments must be maintained in a structured data warehouse and updated regularly. - Analysis of cleaned data to identify patterns, correlations and infer meaningful conclusions. Thereafter, presenting them in a visually lucid manner to various stakeholders and policymakers through Swaniti’s Jigyasa portal. - Creating data packages for standardized and customized research output for use of Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative Assembly and Civil Servants. - Conceptualize and create standalone data visualizations and info-graphics on development and governance issues for dissemination to media outlets and general public - Analyzing and interpreting primary level data for Swaniti’s micro-planning projects to identify key patterns for national and state-level policymaking. - If needed provide inputs for knowledge consultations and/or the Jigyasa platform. QUALIFICATIONS - Graduate degree in any field with courses in Statistics, Econometrics or any data-related subjects. Those with advanced degrees will be given preference. - At least 2 years of active work experience in the public or private sector with a role dealing directly with data cleaning, analysis and visualizations. *SKILLS* *Required* - The Data Scientist will be expected to have a demonstrated record of being a ‘problem solver’ with ability to analyse big data, and commitment to working on policy and developmental challenges in India. - Familiarity with handling database systems like MySQL and Hive. - Proficiency in Python and Java. Familiarity with packages/libraries used for data manipulation and plotting (eg – numpy, panda, scikit-learn) - Understanding of statistical concepts involving descriptive and inferential stats, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals and sampling, clustering and classification. - Knowledge of common machine learning algorithms, from dimensionality reduction to supervised and unsupervised techniques. - Excellent working knowledge of MS Excel - Strong leadership skills, excellent people and team skills and a constant willingness to learn. *Recommended* - Proficiency in R, Python, SAS, SPSS and/or STATA. - Familiarity with MongoDB, Hadoop, Spark. - Understanding of linear algebra concepts such as matrix manipulations, Eigen values and vectors and multivariable calculus. - Knowledge regarding government policies, schemes and their implementation. - Ability to write complex Macros in Excel. -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/datameet/3f1e51ba-9020-4d7c-984a-a5604c3f247b%40googlegroups.com.
