Job Profile:
Business and Data Analyst 4Job Family:
Business and Data AnalyticsTime Type:
Full timeMax Pay – Depends on experience:
$88,000.00 USD AnnualApply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and seven (7) 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 Description:
Position Salary Range:
$85,700-88,000 per year; Depending on experience
Under general direction, the Senior Planning Analyst contributes to data informed decisions by providing actionable intelligence and analysis on projects to support enrollment and financial aid planning, tracking to goals, and academic enterprise priorities related to enrollment, aid, and 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 forecasting, budget planning, financial aid, statistical analysis, and/or public policy who are looking to start or accelerate a career in higher education, strategy, or policy.
Essential Duties:
Develops knowledge about applicable subject material; communicates with internal and external constituencies to obtain necessary information.
Designs and monitors forecasts and reports that support strategic long-term planning, scenario analysis, and short-term tracking for initiatives related to enrollment management, aid expenditures, and student success outcomes.
Collaborates with various stakeholders and colleagues to understand data needs and execute data requests and projects.
Provides expert technical assistance and consultation to colleagues.
Compiles data for enrollment analysis activities from different sources, which may include data collection and/or developing queries to extract data from data warehouses.
Selects and applies appropriate methods and analytical techniques to analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data; may review the work of others as appropriate.
Utilizes a variety of computer programs to perform data computation, reporting, statistical analysis, and quantitative 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, forecasts, dashboards, presentations).
Explains plans and presents findings to various audiences including senior leaders and stakeholders to help inform decisions-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, economics, finance, sociology, or business analytics).
Experience with leading planning, forecasting, institutional research, and/or data analysis projects.
Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of exemplary customer service demonstrated through actively listening, acknowledging, and responding to every inquiry; taking ownership and resolving each concern or problem as appropriate; exhibiting professionalism and expertise in every interaction and engaging in professional development to meet expectations for service excellence.
Demonstrated knowledge of higher education and student success, especially principles, methods, and practices of university governance, institutional research, reporting, enrollment management, and planning.
Demonstrated knowledge of financial modeling principles, methods and practices and skill in integrating different sources of information; advanced experience with Excel.
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 conflicting priorities.
Experience in verbal and written communication, including visual presentation of complex data.
Experience working with relational and multidimensional databases, spreadsheet, statistical, and presentation software; experience with SQL or Alteryx.
Experience in identifying appropriate data sources, extracting, manipulating, and validating data from multiple and diverse database sources by designing, refining, and running complex data queries.
Experience in stimulating changes in individual, institutional, and corporate behaviors to create a more sustainable environment; lead by example in communicating, participating and encouraging support of the institution’s sustainability programs.
Working Environment:
Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work. Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds. Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts. Ability to clearly communicate verbally, read, write, see and hear to perform essential functions.
Department Statement:
The Office of the University Provost leads the Academic Enterprise at Arizona State University, encompassing all academic efforts that empower degree-seeking students and support faculty engaged in teaching and research at the university in service of our charter.
The mission of the Academic Enterprise Data Strategy, Analysis and Planning team is to provide the highest quality data infrastructure and assets to support the decision-making, research, planning, analysis and reporting needs of the ASU community.
This team is headquartered at ASU’s campus in Tempe, Arizona. Hybrid and flexible work schedule opportunities are available. Out-of-area candidates are invited to apply; relocation expenses are not covered.
Driving Requirement:
Driving is not required for this position.Location:
Campus: TempeFunding:
No Federal FundingInstructions to Apply:
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