Data Specialist, Institutional Research and Analytics

17 hours ago

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Job Summary

The Commonwealth of Virginia seeks a highly skilled Data Specialist to join the Institutional Research and Analytics team. As a Data Specialist, you will play a critical role in fulfilling the unit's reporting and analytics needs. This involves mastering the content, format, and definitions of various university datasets, including undergraduate admissions data and enrollment data. You will apply this knowledge to fulfill data requests, identify, collect, analyze, communicate, and report student and employee data to meet external reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

Identify and prepare data responses, and manage deadlines and coordination needed to satisfy external data collection requirements, including Common Data Set, Peterson's survey, College Board, US News and World Report, and others throughout the calendar year using existing data analytics platforms and the student information system to collect and summarize the data in the formats needed for each.

Assist other analysts within and outside the Institutional Research and Analytics unit with state and federal reporting requirements or other analytics projects as needed, leveraging external collaborations and networks to enhance reporting practices.

Respond to time-critical ad-hoc requests for information from UVA students, faculty, and staff, or external agencies as requested.

Document methods and procedures related to statistical reporting.

Coordinate the creation and delivery of reports and analytics related to student enrollment, performance, retention, and degree completion, contributing to data validation, documentation, and quality reviews of new and existing dashboards and institutional datasets.

Promote the expanded use of the Institutional Research and Analytics resources for departmental planning through outreach and response to user requests, engaging with departments to understand their data needs to determine how best to satisfy their requirements.

Assist with publication of data on the Institutional Research and Analytics website and publicly available dashboards.

Participate in work groups, attend meetings, and present information as requested.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, math, computer science, data science, statistics, or related field.

At least four years of data analytics experience performing data mining, reporting, and analysis.

Experience with higher education datasets, including student enrollment data.

Strong organizational and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in a related field.

Proven ability with Microsoft Excel pivot tables, filters, and formulas.

Proven ability in working with software, large data sets, and relational databases.

Experience with data visualization software, including Tableau and/or Qlik Sense.

Strong documentation skills and ability to use project management tools to track and handle multiple concurrent tasks and deadlines.

Self-motivated, with high standards for rigorous and detailed work.

Collegiality, intellectual flexibility, and ability to collaboratively work with diverse professionals in different fields is critical.

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