Senior Planning Analyst

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Job Profile: Business and Data Analyst 2
Job Family: Business and Data Analytics
Time Type: Full time
Max Pay – Depends On

Experience:

$88,000.00 USD Annual
Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; or any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile

Summary:

Implements system requirements and performs routine data analysis to ensure data management objectives within a work unit are met.

Position Salary Range: $85,700‑$88,000 per year; depends on experience.

Under general direction, the Senior Planning Analyst contributes to data‑informed decisions by providing actionable intelligence on institutional research and evaluation projects to support academic and strategic planning, operational improvements, and initiatives related to student success. The successful candidate serves as lead on projects and brings an iterative mindset of continuous improvement along with a strong background with complex data (acquisition, preparation, analysis, visualization) and collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders.

This position is ideal for applicants with some experience in research, statistical analysis, and/or program evaluation who are looking to start or accelerate a career in higher education, strategy, or policy.

Essential Duties:

• Collaborates with various stakeholders and colleagues to understand data needs and execute data requests and projects.
• Provides expert technical assistance and consultation to colleagues.
• Develops knowledge about applicable subject material; communicates with internal and external constituencies to obtain necessary information.
• Designs and conducts studies that support academic and strategic planning, operational improvements, and initiatives related to student success.
• Compiles data for institutional research and evaluation activities from different sources, which may include data collection and/or developing queries to extract data from data warehouses.
• Selects and applies appropriate research design, methods, and analytical techniques to analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data (includes statistical procedures); may review the work of others as appropriate.
• Utilizes a variety of computer programs to perform data computation, statistical analysis, and qualitative data analysis; may evaluate and recommend computer programs based on project requirements.
• Reviews and validates results with team members and subject matter experts to ensure accuracy; may review work of others as appropriate.
• Prepares a variety of deliverables (e.g., reports, dashboards, presentations).
• Explains plans and presents findings to various audiences including senior leaders and stakeholders to help inform decision‑making.
• Ascertains requirements for next steps/future directions.
• Manages projects, facilitates workshops, attends meetings, and serves on working groups and/or committees with various constituencies as well as for ongoing professional development.
• May create and maintain budgets, and monitor expenditures to ensure adherence to objectives.
• May supervise, monitor, or coordinate the activities of subordinates.

Desired

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or above in a related field (such as higher education administration, public management, public policy, sociology, or business analytics).
• Experience with leading evaluation, institutional research, and/or data analysis projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of exemplary customer service.
• Demonstrated knowledge of higher education and student success.
• Demonstrated knowledge of statistical modeling principles, methods and practices and skill in integrating different sources of information; experience with STATA or R.
• Experience in analyzing complex problems using data.
• Experience in interpersonal relations and project leadership.
• Experience working effectively in an environment subject to quickly changing and potentially…