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Universities of Wisconsin · 3 weeks ago

School of Education Analyst

Madison, WI

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Mid Level

$85K/yr - $95K/yr

3+ years exp

The Universities of Wisconsin is seeking an Institutional Policy Analyst to join their Institutional Research and Decision Support team. This role focuses on supporting the School of Education by analyzing institutional data, creating reports, and consulting on administrative matters to inform strategic initiatives and planning.

Higher Education

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provides analysis and consultation on a variety of administrative-related matters (35%)

Participates in establishing guidelines and procedures to ensure adequacy, quality, and reliability of information sources to ensure information systems and databases manage, store, and retrieve institutional data according to established policies, procedures, and reporting regulations (5%)

Designs, collects, analyzes, and researches institutional data according to established procedures and regulations (20%)

Serves as liaison and primary contact to internal and external stakeholders for institutional reporting and compliance, external surveys, and institutional statistics and data (20%)

Prepares and disseminates institutional statistical reports to institutional programs, working units, and leadership (20%)

Qualification

SQLData analysisStatistical techniquesData visualizationMicrosoft OfficePredictive modelingRelational databasesProject managementCommunication skillsAttention to detail

Required

3+ years of progressive experience in a role that includes data and analysis activities

Proficient with a relational database query tool and SQL or similar database programming languages

Experience working with large data sets from operational data systems

Experience using data and analytic approaches to evaluate the effects of policy decisions and inform policy development and program evaluation

Proficient with general inferential statistical techniques and knowledgeable in predictive modeling concepts and techniques

Demonstrated ability to learn new software and skills

Skilled in managing varied projects, priorities, and duties with exceptional attention to detail

Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite, including functions and pivot tables in Excel; PowerPoint, e-mail, and e-calendaring

Master's degree (or equivalent professional degree) required

Preferred

Degree in higher education administration, public policy, education policy, or relevant applied social science fields

Knowledge of higher education issues and experience in higher education administration

Knowledge of schools of education and related programs

Experience responding to requests that are sensitive or political in nature

Experience with high-stakes reporting, responding to compliance and regulatory requirements

Proficient with statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, or STATA

Familiarity with relational database design and dimensional modeling

Experience constructing data sets from multiple data sources

Able to investigate operational processes and sources of data to construct meaning and draw conclusions while understanding the limitations of the data

Experience guiding stakeholders to accurately define their questions

Able to communicate complex data analysis results to stakeholders in an easy-to-understand way, including written reports, interactive visualizations, and presentations

Familiarity with data visualization tools, such as Tableau or Qlik

Experience with documentation of projects (and the use of version control tools such as GitLab)

Evidence of ability to develop and sustain productive working relationships