Assistant Director of Institutional Research

Salary: $54,305.20 to $58,024.73

Edison State Community College invites qualified candidates to apply for the full-time position of Assistant Director of Institutional Research. The Assistant Director of Institutional Research will serve as a data analyst in the Institutional Research Office. This position writes queries, gathers data, validates, formats and submits information to internal, state, federal and accrediting stakeholders. The position reports to the Director of Institutional Research. The scope of the work is broad and requires excellent technical and analytical ability, with particular emphasis on data extraction and report generation. Additionally, we seek applicants who demonstrate a commitment to service excellence, innovation, student success, integrity and diversity in the performance of job duties.

To be considered, candidates should include cover letter, resume, and list of education/work experience, including job titles in chronological order when completing their online application.

Edison State Community College is an EOE/AA Employer.

Functional Responsibilities: 

• Perform detailed systems queries to extract information using SQL Server Management Studio. 

• Coordinate with owners of the data in functional areas of the college to ensure the information gathered is complete and accurate. 

• Collaborate within the IR Department on responsibilities associated with the data reporting to Ohio Board of Regents Higher Education Information (HEI), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and Higher Learning Commission’s Annual Institutional Data Update (AIDU). 

• Receive and refine, through dialogue, “data requests” from internal functional users (e.g. Registrar, Financial Aid, Human Resources, Provost).  This position will be versed in the process of understanding the functional user’s requests for data.  The Data Analyst will collaborate/educate the functional user to refine the request and ultimately provide a usable set of information that meets the functional user’s needs. 

• Assist Director of Institutional Research with data reporting on other national, state, and institutional surveys. 

• Develop reports and visualization of information for Edison State data repository using available tools such as Tableau. 

• Identify inconsistencies or gaps in data for process improvement. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Qualifications: 

• Ability to extract complex data sets from a relational database using SQL .   

• Expertise in Excel and related software to organize, summarize, and analyze data from a variety of sources.  

• Skill in writing queries against a student information system such as Ellucian (Colleague) or other enterprise educational platforms is preferred. 

• Successful candidate must have strong attention to detail and accuracy. The ability to clearly communicate complex, technical information to a variety of audiences, as well as have the ability to quantify and measure data driven by theory to produce or drive organizational effectiveness.  Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required with the ability to partner and work effectively with a variety of internal stakeholders. 

Required Experience: 

• Two years professional experience gathering data and rendering data/visualization within an Institutional Research or similar higher education office.
• Experience with higher education systems, table structures and processes of student, financial aid, finance and human resources. 

Required Educational Background:   
Bachelor’s degree in a related field with two or more years of experience as noted above. 

Other: 
Will demonstrate commitment to professional client/customer service and respect for all persons. Ability to prioritize and work accurately with short turn-around deadlines, prioritizing and managing multiple assignments and projects simultaneously, and following through on issues in a timely manner.  Must be able to problem solve with minimal supervision and provide data analysis and interpretation. 

Supervises following staff:   

None 

Benefits

The following benefits are available to full-time Professional/Technical employees.  Employees working less than thirty hours a week are ineligible.  

Health & Life Insurance:

• Edison State Community College provides excellent medical and dental plans with cost-shared premiums. 
• The college offers a reimbursement progra