Job Number 1707009


Director, Institutional Analytics



This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information
Location Highland Business Center
Note: To Be Determined
Hours 40 hours/week as assigned; Generally Monday-Friday, 8 am - 5 pm with some evenings and weekends.
Salary Manager 3/125 ($56,379.00 - $80,541.00)
FLSA Status Exempt
Reports To Associate Vice President, Student Success & Analytics
Criminal Background Check
General Statement of Job

Leads and oversees the effective use of institutional data analytics, including descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive statistics for identifying strategic priorities and determining the effectiveness of student success interventions. . This role is responsible for leading the Analytics unit and establishes policies, procedures, and standards for data analysis based on industry best-practices. The Director of Institutional Analytics is responsible for ensuring technology utilizing student data for frontline staff and college leadership is properly evaluated, validated, and promotes the College's strategic vision.

Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Supervises, leads, directs, coaches, mentors, evaluates, and counsels assigned staff while adhering to organizational human resources policies and procedures as well as related employment laws.
  2. Directs, develops, and monitors the day-to-day operations of the Analytics unit. Sets high level priorities and direction for multiple initiatives college-wide.
  3. Provides college-wide leadership and direction in all areas of strategic implementation of analytic reports. Presents leadership with current status of initiatives and progress.
  4. Creates synergistic relationships and a culture that responsibly uses analytics reports in support of data-driven initiatives and strategic goals. Oversees the use of analytical, empirical, and data-informed approaches to planning, problem solving and decision making and promotes a culture that utilizes evidence-based practices across the college.
  5. Oversees relationships with diverse internal and external project stakeholders and third party vendors.
  6. Designs, creates, tests, reviews and maintains complex reports and dashboards for a variety of business use cases utilizing a variety of software (such as SAS, SQL, Excel, DOMO, Informer or other analytics tools). Provide strategic guidance and review of reports, designs, and analysis from other team members.
  7. Remains current on all aspects of institutional research, institutional analytics, and technology innovations; recommends utilization of applications that effectively support student success strategies.
  8. Establishes and interprets historical, current, and projected data to identify operational problems, causes, and identify areas for which procedural or system changes are warranted.
  9. Oversees and manages documentation and procedures related to institutional research projects. 
  10. Leads or serves on various councils and committees within the college to provide data expertise in institutional analytics and institutional research.

Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Technology Skills

Required Work Experience

Preferred Work Experience

Required Education

Preferred Education

Physical Requirements

Safety

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Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.