[Hiring] Teaching Assistant: Data Analytics @Correlation One

Role Description

We are proactively hiring Teaching Assistants (TAs) for the Data Analytics track of a new, fully virtual training-to-jobs program for young people in Somalia. The program prepares learners for remote and online work with employers worldwide, including entry-level data analyst, reporting analyst, and data operations roles.

• Build practical skills in cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing data to answer business questions.
• Finish with portfolio projects to show to employers.

Schedule and cohort size:

• Finalizing program dates, live session days and times, and cohort size.
• Live sessions will be scheduled during East Africa Time (EAT) hours.
• Please provide your general availability when you apply.

Your impact:

• Give learners close, personal support so no one falls behind.
• Help a small group of learners understand the material and practice it.
• Build the habits remote employers look for.
• Step in early when a learner's attendance or progress starts to slip.

A day in the life:

• Onboarding (pre-program): Attend mandatory pre-program TA onboarding.
• During live sessions:
  • Monitor the program's Pumble or Slack channels and answer learner questions promptly.
  • Communicate clearly with learners in English, and in Somali when needed.
  • Facilitate breakout rooms during lectures, when applicable.
  • Check in with learners after each live session.
  • Help keep the session running if the Lead Instructor experiences technical difficulties.
  • Be present throughout and address learner questions when assigned to cover a live lecture.
• On days without live sessions:
  • Answer learner questions on Pumble or Slack within 24 hours.
  • Foster discussion by posing questions and sharing useful resources.
  • Review upcoming materials to be ready to answer learner questions.
  • Hold individual office hours each week.
  • Grade learner exercises and projects within seven days of submission.
  • Record short video walkthroughs for asynchronous assignments.
  • Reach out to learners who miss sessions or fall behind.
  • Submit a weekly write-up summarizing the week's progress and challenges.
  • Attend the weekly staff meeting with the Correlation One team and other TAs.

Qualifications

• Professional working proficiency in both Somali and English, spoken and written.
• A Data Analytics professional with 3+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or a related role.
• Working experience with, and the ability to explain:
  • Excel: formulas, lookups, pivot tables, data cleaning, and charts.
  • SQL: querying, filtering, joins and aggregations.
  • Python: data analysis with pandas.
  • Data visualization and dashboards: Tableau or Power BI.
• Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Empathy, flexibility and patience, and a passion for working with learners who are new to data analytics.
• Experience working in a fully virtual environment, and comfortable with Zoom, Pumble or Slack and online learning platforms.

Requirements

• Prior teaching, tutoring, or mentoring experience with adult learners (preferred).
• An analytics certification, such as Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300), Tableau Certified Data Analyst or the Google Data Analytics Certificate (preferred).
• Arabic proficiency and familiarity with Maay as well as standard Somali (preferred).
• Familiarity with the Somali context, including how young people in Somalia access education, connectivity, and remote work (preferred).

Compensation

The compensation for this position is specific to location and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. These factors include (but are not limited to) location, experience, education, and skill sets.

Correlation One's Commitment

Correlation One is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Correlation One provides a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

• Employment decisions at Correlation One are based solely on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.
• We encourage applicants to bring their unique skills, experiences, and outlook to our work environment.
• If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected].