Junior Data Business Analyst- Emirati Future Leaders

Role purpose • Turn business questions into clear data requirements, reliable reporting and actionable insights for Aldar Estates Digital & Technology. • Work with business stakeholders, experienced analysts and technical colleagues to improve data quality, document reporting needs and support digital and data improvements across estate operations and customer services. • Develop hands-on business-analysis and foundational data skills; no ownership of advanced machine learning, enterprise data architecture, complex BI engineering, advanced Spark or Databricks administration is required. Key responsibilities • Gather and clarify reporting requirements with stakeholders; document user stories, process flows, KPI definitions and acceptance criteria before work begins. • Prepare approved-source data using Excel and basic SQL; navigate Databricks notebooks to query and validate data under guidance. • Clean, reconcile and validate datasets; investigate missing or inconsistent records and escalate issues to the appropriate data owner. • Support recurring KPI reporting and maintain simple Power BI and Tableau dashboards under guidance. • Check calculations, refresh outputs and explain trends, assumptions and limitations in business-friendly language. • Analyse service performance, customer experience and process efficiency; distinguish evidence from assumptions and recommend proportionate next steps. • Document data sources, transformations, business rules, decisions and reporting changes. • Support UAT: prepare test cases, record defects, retest fixes and capture stakeholder feedback. • Coordinate with business users and Digital & Technology colleagues to track actions and dependencies. • Handle information confidentially, follow approved access and sharing controls, and promptly flag data-quality, privacy or governance concerns. Essential qualifications and skills • Relevant degree in business, information systems, data analytics, computer science, statistics or a related discipline, or equivalent practical training and demonstrable analytical experience. • 0–2 years of relevant business-analysis, reporting, operations or data-analysis experience, including internships, placements or substantial academic projects; explain contributions and lessons learned. • Practical Excel skills: formulas, lookups, pivot tables and data-quality checks. • Basic SQL skills for selecting, filtering, joining and aggregating data. • Familiarity with Power BI reports and visualisations. • Foundational Tableau knowledge for simple reports and dashboards. • Understand requirements gathering, KPI definitions, data cleaning and validation. • Clear written and verbal communication, organised documentation, attention to detail and collaboration with non-technical stakeholders. Desirable skills: • Exposure to Power Query, introductory DAX, simple data models or reporting automation. • Foundational Databricks knowledge: notebooks, basic SQL querying and data validation, and lakehouse concepts. • Familiarity with UAT, process mapping, Agile delivery or work-management tools; useful but not essential. • Interest in real estate, property or facilities management, customer services or other service-led operations. • Relevant coursework, a small analytics portfolio or foundational data or business-analysis certification. Core competencies: • Analytical curiosity, structured problem-solving, accuracy and sound judgement. • Communicate clearly with stakeholders, own agreed tasks and learn from feedback. • Show a service mindset and respect confidentiality. • Ask questions and escalate uncertainty rather than present unchecked information as fact. Indicative success measures: • Deliver useful reporting to agreed schedules, reconciled with approved sources. • Confirm clear, traceable requirements and KPI definitions with stakeholders; make assumptions and limitations visible. • Identify, document and follow through on data-quality issues with the relevant owners. • Complete UAT evidence and documentation; communicate actions promptly. • Demonstrate growing independence while following approved access and governance controls. Show more Show less