Junior Geoscience Data Analyst at Ivanhoe Mines

Experience: Entry-level

Education: Bachelors

Job-type: Full Time

Location: Gauteng, South Africa

Field: IT, Oil & Gas/Energy

Ivanhoe Mines is a leading diversified mining company focused on discovering, developing and producing the critical resources essential for a low-carbon future. With a portfolio of tier-one assets, we provide exposure to copper, zinc, nickel, palladium, platinum, rhodium and other green metals.

Job overview 

  • The Junior Geoscience Data Analyst supports the day-to-day management, quality, and usability of geological data across multiple exploration and mining sites. Working under the guidance of the Senior Database Geologist,
  • This role is responsible for supporting the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Ivanhoe Mines acQuire GIM Suite data management solution.
  • The incumbent will assist with technical support, change management processes, and governance documentation to ensure robust and reliable geological data handling.

Requirements

  • BSc Honours: Geology, BSc. Geographic Information Systems (GIS, Earth Sciences, or a closely related field)
  • least 1-3 years of experience in an Exploration or Mining environment with exposure to database systems (acQuire or equivalent), GIS platforms and/or data reporting tools such as PowerBI or Tableau.
  • SACNASAtP registration preferred

Skills

  • Good analytical skills, attention to data quality, consistency, and process accuracy.
  • Communicate clearly both verbally and written
  • Must be self-motivated, efficient, and innovative/pro-active
  • Strong organization and time management skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Cross functional abilities (Production Geology and Exploration function)
  • Database Management (acQuire)
  • Basic MSSQL knowledge
  • Advanced MS Excel
  • Basic MS Word

Responsibilities

  • Geological Data Administration (acQuire GIM Suite)
  • Provide full database support for sites without dedicated database personnel. This will include running imports, weekly exports, managing the validations and business logic within acQuire.
  • Support administration of acQuire workspaces across Ivanhoe Mines’ exploration and mining sites to ensure data integrity, consistency and timely availability of geological data to all stakeholders
  • Change Management & Configuration Support
  • Administer the internal change management platform for change requests.
  • Triage incoming change requests, communicate with requestors, apply approved changes, and assist in testing and validating updates before deployment
  • Technical Support & Licensing
  • Provide inhouse and continuous technical support on acQuire to the Ivanhoe Mines geoscience teams.
  • Support and facilitate the central license administration of Ivanhoe Mines’ acQuire orgadmin. ensuring continued access to the data management solution.
  • Data Governance & Documentation
  • Document and update critical data management workflows and processes (i.e. data validations, data loading, integrations, data dictionaries in acQuire); perform document review, manage access to documentation for corporate team, update onboarding documents for supporting new team members.
  • Help maintain a central repository of data management policies, configuration logs, and user guidance.

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