{"id":31300,"date":"2016-10-21T10:47:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T08:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/?p=31300"},"modified":"2016-11-23T12:05:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T10:05:19","slug":"jet-statistics-internship-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistsouthafrica.com\/jet-statistics-internship-2016.html","title":{"rendered":"JET Statistics Internship 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JET Education Services (JET) is an independent, nonprofit organisation that works with government, the private sector, international\u00a0development agencies and\u00a0education institutions to improve the quality of education and\u00a0the relationship between education, skills\u00a0development and\u00a0the world\u00a0of work.<\/p>\n<p>JET seeks to appoint\u00a0a Statistics Intern, based in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>The intern will be working in the\u00a0Data Unit of the Research and Planning Division.<\/p>\n<p>The intern will provide support for statistical analysis of quantitative data from various education projects which support an evidence-based approach to education policy and planning.<br \/>\nResponsibilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span id=\"IL_AD4\" class=\"IL_AD\">Data Collection<\/span> and Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Assist\u00a0in compilation of statistics, <span id=\"IL_AD8\" class=\"IL_AD\">demographic information<\/span> and related data to meet project information needs<\/li>\n<li>Assist\u00a0in data cleaning, <span id=\"IL_AD6\" class=\"IL_AD\">data management<\/span> and <span id=\"IL_AD3\" class=\"IL_AD\">data analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ensure\u00a0data are up-to-date and suitable for advanced statistical analysis<\/li>\n<li>Assist\u00a0in execution of appropriate statistical procedures to direct research studies and reporting of research studies<\/li>\n<li>Assist\u00a0in\u00a0warehousing of data by cleaning and merging datasets from different projects<\/li>\n<li>Data Capturing Tools;\u00a0Development and Management<\/li>\n<li>Design\u00a0data capturing tools<\/li>\n<li>Import\u00a0and export\u00a0<span id=\"IL_AD5\" class=\"IL_AD\">data files<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Archive\u00a0historical records; revising and editing data as needed to meet programme <span id=\"IL_AD10\" class=\"IL_AD\">goals and objectives<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Design\u00a0data analysis reports<\/li>\n<li>Taking part in statistical training programs to develop skills in statistical analysis and research methods in education<\/li>\n<li>Reporting and Dissemination<\/li>\n<li>Generate\u00a0routine and ad hoc reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An Honours <span id=\"IL_AD7\" class=\"IL_AD\">degree in statistics<\/span>, applied maths, econometrics or economics (with a strong statistical component)<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"IL_AD2\" class=\"IL_AD\">Computer skills<\/span> including familiarity with Microsoft Office (especially Excel), use of the internet and email<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of Stata, R or SPSS is essential; Must be able to learn Stata<\/li>\n<li>Ability to communicate in English clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing<\/li>\n<li>A demonstrated interest in developing skills in education sector analysis<\/li>\n<li>Must be a South African citizen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>Opportunity closing date: Friday, 21 October, 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>To apply, submit\u00a0your CV to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nsithole@jet.org.za?subject=Application%20for%20statistics%20intern%20position\"><b>nsithole@jet.org.za<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nPlease quote the source of this advertisement in your <span id=\"IL_AD1\" class=\"IL_AD\">application<\/span> &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ngopulse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">NGO Pulse Portal<\/a>.<br \/>\nFor more about JET Education Services, refer to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jet.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.jet.org.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JET Education Services (JET) is an independent, nonprofit organisation that works with government, the private sector, international\u00a0development agencies and\u00a0education institutions to improve the quality of education and\u00a0the relationship between education,&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[326],"tags":[1630],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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