Technical Assistant, Data Management

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is hiring a Technical Assistant, Data Management.

Overview

This is a unique opportunity to join one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members in every major steel-producing country. worldsteel represents steel producers, national and regional steel industry associations, and steel research institutes. Our members constitute around 85% of global steel production.

This full-time function aims to perform a variety of statistics activities in cooperation with the Data Management team under the close supervision of the team leader.

This is a junior role requiring regular communication within a multi-cultural and multi-lingual environment.

You will be part of a flat organisational structure that places a high requirement on personal commitment and performance.

Main responsibilities

  • Collecting and entering information
  • Identifying errors and reporting them to the supervisor
  • Maintaining and improving databases
  • Regularly reporting to the supervisor
  • Designing improvement specifications and testing
  • Providing support and answering questions from worldsteel members
  • Cooperating with multiple data administrators within the organisation on data collection, processing, dissemination and integration
  • Working in compliance with all company procedures and related standards of work
  • Any other tasks assigned by the Head, Data Management or the Director General

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science degree in an appropriate field e.g. computer science, mathematics, statistics or data management (other possible if experience in data processing is proven)
  • Fluent spoken and written English
  • Good command of data gathering and analysis
  • Preferably 1-2 years of experience in data processing
  • Excel, SQL, Python, PowerBI and/or data visualisation tools

Functional competencies

  • Work ethic
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Proactive

worldsteel offers:

  • Possibility of development in areas related to industry statistics, environment, safety and sustainability
  • Place of work: worldsteel Brussels office and the possibility of part-time teleworking
  • Initially, a one-year contract that can become a permanent contract after a positive evaluation of your performance.
  • Unique experience to work within a multicultural environment
  • Competitive salary
  • Laptop
  • Group insurance and hospitalisation insurance

Applications

Applications with CV and letter of introduction should be sent by 16 March 2024 to:

Hans Clabots, Head, Central Services
clabots@worldsteel.org
T: +32 2 702 89 18