Teaching Assistant: Data Analytics (Somali Speaking)

Location: Remote and open to candidates anywhere, provided they can reliably support learners during East Africa Time (EAT) program hours.

Company

hirify.global delivers AI and data workforce development programs for employers, governments, and international development organizations, preparing learners for remote and online work.

What you will do

• Support a small group of learners during a fully virtual Data Analytics training-to-jobs program.
• Monitor Pumble or Slack, answer questions, facilitate breakout rooms, and communicate with learners in English and Somali.
• Hold weekly office hours, review materials, grade exercises and projects within seven days, and provide clear feedback.
• Record video walkthroughs for asynchronous assignments and help learners build portfolio projects.
• Track attendance and progress, support learners who fall behind, and flag concerns to the hirify.global team.
• Attend mandatory onboarding and weekly staff meetings, and cover live lectures when assigned.

Requirements

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

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Part-time contract program opportunity through the Expert Network.
• Fully virtual program supporting young people in Somalia and preparing them for remote work with employers worldwide.
• Live session dates, days, times, and cohort size will be shared with shortlisted candidates before commitment.
• Live sessions and learner support must be coordinated with EAT program hours.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to inclusion and accommodations during the application and interview process.