Institutional Research Analyst: Competition #164

An Internal/External Posting in the PPWC Employee Group.

Castlegar

Posted: Thursday, August 29, 2019
Closes: Friday, September 06, 2019

Reporting to the Manager, Institutional Research & Planning and utilizing a service excellence approach, this position is responsible for data collection, analysis and reporting to support College strategic planning, enrolment management, institution and government accountability and other decision-making processes. Duties include planning and executing research, meeting surveys, reporting and data quality.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Research, Analysis and Reporting

• Extracts, prepares analyses and summarizes data/information to produce various statistical analyses and reports for college-wide and departmental informational and planning needs
• Prepares and archives written and statistical reports to meet Ministry of Advanced Education, Industry Training Authority and other governmental institutional performance and accountability reporting requirements
• Prepares and archives various reports in response to approved requests from other external government and non-government agencies and organizations
• Designs, develops and implements a wide variety of on-going reports to meet both internal and external requests and requirements, including but not limited to Student FTE (Full-time Equivalents) and other enrolment reports, Critical Skills Funding, Contact Hours/Facilities Usage, Student Headcount, Application Stats and Student Outcomes
• Undertakes design and execution of research projects in as required

Data and the Data Warehouse

• Conducts data validation, maintenance and reporting for the College’s Data Warehouse, including updates to relevant documentation.
  Prepares compliant data submissions and liaises with provincial data warehouse personnel concerning data transfers and data transformation to meet provincial data definitions and standards
• Utilizing Data Warehouse tools, validates data to ensure currency, consistency and conformity of data to mandated standards and guidelines and works collaboratively with others to resolve any identified issues with the data
• Prepares and validates cohort and data submissions to BC post-secondary educational system research and survey projects including BC Student Outcomes cohort submissions
• Maintains a working knowledge of the student record systems processes to understand impacts on data extraction, analysis and reporting

College-wide and Departmental Surveys

• Plans and develops processes for the gathering and evaluation of data, survey questions and reporting on findings
• Extracts and analyzes data from college surveys and projects
• Prepares and presents reports in an understandable and useable format to college administrators, employees and stakeholders
• Manages and reports the results of the Student Evaluation of Instruction surveys
• Provides training, support and advice to instructional and administrative departments in preparing and/or interpreting information
• Exercises discretion and follows appropriate procedures when handling data and information of a sensitive or confidential nature. Complies with Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy requirements with respect to personal information
• Participates in and attends professional and provincial ministry meetings as required

Performs other related duties as assigned by the supervisor

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Excellent knowledge of data collection and analysis software including SPSS
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to plan and prioritize tasks and efficiently meet deadlines
• Knowledge of survey methodology
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills; excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to set priorities when encountering conflicting demands
• Excellent customer service skills with a focus on communication
• Excellent attention to detail including sound numeracy skills with an emphasis on accuracy
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Knowledge of the BC Post-secondary system and provincial surveys and initiatives would be an asset

Education and Experience

• Completion of a Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences, Business, Education Research, or other related degree with a minimum 3 years related experience and at least one research course in addition to the Bachelor program
• Completion of Tri-Council Policy of Ethical conduct for Research Involving Humans Certificate
• Completion of a related experience in planning, designing and conducting research; data gathering, analysis, evaluation and interpretation; and statistical reporting
• Experience working with databases at an advanced level to extract, transform and analyse data (MS Access or SQL would be an asset)
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel and Power Point (including spreadsheets at an advanced level including pivot tables)
• Experience with business intelligence tools would be an asset

*A complete job description available upon request from HR

This is a regular, full-time position commencing as soon as possible. The salary is pay grade 10 - $29.17 per hour - in accordance with the PPWC Collective Agreement.

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