SPARK Schools

Data Analyst

• Solve new and challenging data problems across the SPARK Schools ecosystem, including establishing a single source of truth, data management, and defining organisational data processes
• Partner with business units to scope and prioritise projects, maintain infrastructure, and drive data-driven decision-making across departments
• Build and run end-to-end Azure data pipelines (Data Factory, Databricks, ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL), implementing orchestration, scheduling, and dependency management
• Design and implement modern data warehouse solutions (Kimball modelling, conformed dimensions, SCD Type-2, incremental/CDC patterns)
• Deliver enterprise-grade Power BI solutions at scale, including dataset modelling, DAX optimisation, RLS/OLS, dataflows, deployment pipelines, and administration
• Apply engineering best practices: Git-based CI/CD (Azure DevOps), Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM templates), automation/runbooks, and environment promotion
• Ensure data quality, governance, and compliance (validation tests, lineage, POPIA/GDPR, monitoring and alerting)
• Optimise performance and cost: query tuning (SQL & Spark), storage/compute optimisation, and ensuring reliability/observability
• Mentor and support other analysts, simplify complex topics for non-technical audiences, and provide ad-hoc analyses when required
• Reports To: Chief Information Officer

Senior Data Analyst

Recruitment

• The Recruitment Officer is responsible for an efficient and effective recruitment and selection process to ensure that the Schools’ network attracts and recruits high performing and strong cultural fit candidates for vacancies.
• Directly Reports to: Recruitment Officer
• Attraction:
• Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, universities and providing network information and opportunities.
• The posting and updating of job vacancies on the careers page and various job board portals.
• Networking with various stakeholders to ensure an ongoing pipeline of potential referral candidates.
• Shortlist and screening:
• Determines applicant requirements by carefully studying the current job description
• Thorough screening and shortlisting of CVs according to the requirements of the job description whilst ensuring ongoing feedback to candidates
• Telephonic screening of applicants to ensure they meet the job requirements and SPARK cultural fit
• Submission and coordination/marking of benchmark Subject Knowledge Tests
• Coordination of review and assessment of lesson demonstrations and Video/In-Person interviews:
• Coordination of review and assessment of lesson demonstrations and Video/In-Person interviews with Line Managers and relevant panel members.
• Administration:
• Ongoing communication of feedback to candidates including confirmation of unsuccessful applications.
• Make recommendations to applicants and relevant Line Managers with regards to location, job role, start date and salary.
• Keep record of all recruitment data as per company recruitment policy and procedures.
• Conducting fingerprints and criminal clearances with shortlisted candidates
• Follow procedure of informing Line Manager and Human Capital Department of new employee start date.
• Coordinate background checks including but not limited to; qualification and police clearance.
• Coordinate psychometric assessments should this be required for a specific vacancy.
• Internal recruitment facilitation:
• Ensures the standards of internal recruitment are met in order to provide a fair and consistent process to identify suitable and high performing individuals.
• Give constructive feedback regarding growth opportunities for candidates who do not meet the requirements for promotions and internal transfers.
• Reporting and Recruitment Tracking:
• Ongoing reporting of relevant data as per network objectives
• Updating of comments and progress on the Recruitment Dashboard/Masterfile
• Updating of the Recruitment Tracking Sheet in conjunction with the Talent Acquisition Manager
• Updates job knowledge by participating in conferences and educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional organisations.

Recruitment Officer

Digital Marketing

• Design and implement a short, medium and long-term digital marketing roadmap aligned to brand strategy and business goals.
• Manage and optimize the organisation's digital assets, including company websites and virtual tour platforms.
• Troubleshoot and resolve bugs on web platforms in a timely manner.
• Oversee and evaluate the work of digital marketing agencies, ensuring quality control and adherence to SPARK's standards.
• Identify, track, and resolve all digital issues across SPARK Schools’ digital assets—including websites, landing pages, digital campaigns, and tracking tools—to ensure optimal performance and a seamless user experience.
• Lead the development, implementation, and reporting of all PPC and SEO campaigns across platforms such as Google Ads, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
• Continuously optimise campaigns for cost-efficiency and conversion, including through A/B testing and data analysis.
• Maintain an active list of SEO keywords and ensure implementation across relevant assets.
• Build and manage Power BI dashboards to track performance across all digital marketing channels.
• Generate and optimize digital marketing campaigns to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual lead targets.
• Collaborate with the enrolment and brand teams to improve lead quality and conversion.
• Analyse digital lead performance and deliver actionable insights to improve enrolment funnel performance.
• Maintain and update all SPARK Schools web assets to reflect current content, campaigns, and branding.
• Ensure high performance, mobile responsiveness, and SEO best practices are consistently applied.
• Manage the upload and maintenance of virtual reality tours of schools and liaise with suppliers to ensure updates are produced as needed.
• Analyse and report on website and campaign performance on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Identify trends and insights, and optimize spend and performance based on the data.
• Recommend new digital tools, technologies, and best practices that could improve digital performance.
• Conduct regular competitor analysis and track emerging digital marketing trends.
• Ensure SPARK Schools remains a digital leader in the education sector.

Senior Data Analyst

Recruitment Officer

Digital Marketing and Web Development Specialist