INTERNSHIP - DATA SCIENTIST

Job description

At least 06 months internship in Amret MFI, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

You are a post graduate student looking for an opportunity that will allow you to apply your technical knowledge on data analysis? You are interested in having this experience in a microfinance organization with a strong developmental and social impact, in South East Asia? Amret offers you an internship opportunity in its Business Analytics team!

Your missions:

Depending on the starting date, the duration of your assignment and your domain of expertise, your mission will focus on one or more of the following objectives:

* Participate in the implementation of the Current Segmentation Model through monthly data extraction, preparation and scoring, as well as generating monitoring reports for this model
* Support the team in building additional models that will further help to generate insights on the customers: either for marketing/sales purpose (with a focus on cross selling and digital channels) or for credit purpose (credit scoring to expedite loan approval)
* Develop monitoring tools and reports to help improve the overall quality of data in the institution

What will this opportunity bring to you?

* A chance to discover the microfinance sector, which plays an important role as a tool for social and economic development in emerging countries
* A rich experience in a large organization (Amret head counts 4,000 staff in Cambodia, 158 branches across the country, and nearly half a million clients), internationally recognized as one of the major successes in terms of profitable social business
* An integration in a team of Data Scientists from our Business Analytics Team, with close relationship with our IT Department and other business departments (Commercial, Business Operations, Sales)
* A welcoming country

Desired profile

* At the final year of a master degree or a PhD in Data Science/Data Analytics/Statistics/Computer Science
* Strong interest for emerging countries and economic development
* English proficiency in both written and verbal communication
* Ability to apply statistical methods to analyze business data and to visualize data insights
* Ability to think creatively about research problems and invent original solutions to modeling challenges
* Proficiency with R or Python is required; excellent command of Excel
* Strong analytical skills, with a high level of attention to details}

About Advans International

Amret is one of the largest microfinance institutions in Cambodia, and a subsidiary of the Advans group, an international microfinance group present in 9 emerging countries.

Advans is a leading microfinance group established in 2005. Advans mission is to respond to the need for financial services of small businesses and other populations who have ill-adapted, limited or no access to formal financial services. The Advans Group currently spans nine countries: Cambodia, Cameroon, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Pakistan, Nigeria, Tunisia and Myanmar. As at end October 2019, the group served more than 1,000,000 clients and employed more than 7,300 staff. Headquartered in Luxembourg with support services in Paris, the group's shareholders are EIB, KfW, FMO, CDC Group plc, FISEA (AFD Group) and IFC.