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 writing SQL queries 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 program to share a portion of the employee's out-of-pocket expenses.
• Each employee receives an accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy.

Retirement Benefits:

• Edison State Community College participates in the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS).
• Based upon the Ohio Revised Code, 10% of an Edison State employee's gross salary is deposited into their individual OPERS account. The college contributes an additional 14% which is not figured into the employee's base salary.
• An option for an alternate retirement plan is also available. Employee and employer contributions would be the same as above.

Benefits that are not cost-shared by the college (available for payroll deduction):

• Vision
• Supplementary Life Insurance
• 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuities

Vacation:

Professional/Technical employees receive 3 weeks of vacation each year which begins accruing on the employee's first pay period. After five years of employment with Edison State the Professional/Technical employee will receive 3.5 weeks each year, after ten years this increases to 4 weeks, after fifteen years the employee will receive 4.5 weeks of vacation and this once again increases to 5 weeks after twenty years of employment with the college.

Sick Leave:

Edison State employees receive 3 weeks of sick leave each year which begins accruing on the employees first pay period.

Holiday Pay:

At the start of their employment employees are eligible to receive pay for the 11 holidays for which the campus is closed.

Tuition Waiver:

• Edison State employees receive 100% of their instructional fees waived for any Edison State courses they take.
• Dependents (spouse or children) of full time Edison State employees receive the same 100% waiver for Edison State course instructional fees and dependents of part time employees receive a partial waiver.

Tuition Reimbursement:

Edison State offers partial tuition reimbursement for continued education.

Health Club Contribution:

Edison State will pay a portion of an employee's yearly premiums for a health club membership. Memberships to some local YMCA organizations can be payroll deducted.

The college also provides an on-site fitness center to employees, students and the community at no charge.