Data and Information Analyst

Date Posted: 04/11/2024
Req ID: 36936
Faculty/Division: Vice-Provost, Students
Department: Office of Vice-Provost, Students
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00056329

Description:

About us:

The Office of the Vice-Provost, Students (OVPS) manages policies and procedures for students and student organizations across three campuses, with a mandate to support and enhance the student experience. The Office of Strategic Enrollment Management (VPSEM) works to support the recruitment, enrolment, and retention of a diverse, dynamic, and academically robust group of students from Canada and across the globe. The Student Data and Analytics team supports the Office of Vice Provost Students and the Office of Strategic Enrollment Management in the development of structures, tools, and practices to institutionalize a data-driven culture of student success.

Your opportunity:

As a member of the Student Data & Analytics team, and under the general direction of the Manager, Student Data and Analytics, the incumbent will support a range of analytical activities primarily related to Student Equity Census and other student data sources. This includes the production of ad-hoc statistical reports, creation of dashboards in both Microsoft Power BI/Tableau, and other analytical products.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Producing complex statistical information.
• Analyzing complex data that requires great precision and attention to many details.
• Running SQL queries to gather data from ROSI.
• Generating static reports.
• Developing and maintaining a dashboard in Power BI and/or Tableau for quick access to key performance indicators.
• Developing charter, scope, resources and schedule for project(s).
• Conducting detailed data analysis to inform management decision making.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a business, analytical, quantitative, information management, or research-related discipline; or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years working in data collection, analysis and reporting or other related experience.
• Experience analyzing post-secondary student administrative data (e.g. ROSI).
• Demonstrated experience working with relational databases using Azure Data Studio/SQL.
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative data.
• Demonstrated experience producing polished dashboards using Microsoft Power BI and/or Tableau.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing a variety of data visualization tools and methods to create graphs, charts, timelines, maps, dashboards, infographics, etc. is required.
• Strong analytical skills and demonstrated experience in accessing and utilizing data for decision making.
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative data.Effective interpersonal skills, strong communicator, a collaborative style and the ability to work effectively across functional areas to achieve established goals.
• Proven understanding of Tableau (or similar visualization platform) and the ability to leverage the tool to craft stories, graphics, reports, and complex analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to share data and research results in ways that are easily understood.
• Familiarity with/or interest in learning about regression modeling.
• Familiarity statistical software like Stata, SAS, SPSS or R.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Approachable
• Cooperative
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• Responsible

Closing Date: 04/25/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 13 -- $83,150 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $106,336. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Fiona Chan

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.