Hybrid) Career Technology and Data Specialist - WVU Career Center

Job Description - (Hybrid) Career Technology and Data Specialist - WVU Career Center (30386)

(Hybrid) Career Technology and Data Specialist - WVU Career Center 30386

Description

The Career Center at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Career Technology and Data Specialist.

The Career Technology and Data Analyst supports the strategic use of technology, data, and analytics within the WVU Career Center and across University stakeholders who utilize Career Center systems and resources, including career development offices within WVU colleges and schools. The position serves as the primary technical administrator for the Career Center’s career development platforms and digital systems, overseeing system administration, integrations, data management, reporting, digital resources, analytics, and continuous improvement.

The position also administers the technical, data, and reporting components of the University’s graduate outcomes initiatives, including the First Destination Survey (FDS), and develops reports, dashboards, and data visualizations related to career outcomes, student engagement, technology utilization, and Career Center programs and services. Working collaboratively with Career Center staff and University partners, the Career Technology and Data Analyst ensures data accuracy and integrity, translates information into actionable insights, and identifies technology, automation, and process improvements that enhance decision-making, operational efficiency, service delivery, and the user experience.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year or more based on years of service ( employee leave )
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information ? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

• Manage, maintain, and enhance the Career Center website (uConnect) and related digital resources, ensuring content, functionality, and design meet university digital accessibility and ADA compliance standards and provide an effective, user-friendly experience.
• Administer and maintain Handshake, with particular emphasis on account management, data cleanup, data integrity, and ongoing quality assurance to ensure student, employer, and related system data are accurate, consistent, and current.
• Serve as the primary technical administrator and staff resource for the Career Center’s career development technology platforms and digital communication systems, including uConnect, Handshake, Big Interview, PathwayU, Focus2, Listserv, and other systems adopted by the Center. Provide system administration, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, documentation, guidance, and training to Career Center staff, University stakeholders, and career development offices within WVU colleges and schools.
• Manage system configurations, permissions, integrations, data feeds, databases, reporting functionality, and ongoing platform maintenance in accordance with university security and authentication standard to ensure data accuracy, functionality,…