CSCU Business Intelligence Research Analyst

Details:

Posted: May 9, 2022; reopened 6/7/22
Level: Administrator III (SUOAF)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Closing Date: Applications must be submitted by 5:00pm (EST) on Thursday, July 7, 2022

Location:

Hartford area
**This position is not remote**

Anticipated Start Date:

Summer 2022

Position Summary:

Integrates traditional institutional research responsibilities with business intelligence by implementing and expanding the office’s business intelligence and data governance initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree - may come from a variety of quantitative backgrounds. Minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated experience developing reports, dashboards, data visualizations and scorecards using business intelligence and visualization software.

Successful Candidate must have or must possess:

• Experience with higher education issues and trends.
  
  
• Demonstrated competence with Power BI or other data visualization tools.
  
  
• Experience incorporating principles of digital equal access that are necessary to comply with the American’s with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Amendments Act of 2008 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  
  
• Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills for communicating with stakeholders (e.g. administrators, faculty, staff, students, public school systems, colleges and universities, state and local government).
  
  
• Ability to collaborate with others to achieve a complex common goal.
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects while consistently meeting deadlines and managing time well.
  
  
• Demonstrated professional level of attention to detail and accuracy of work.
  
  
• Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL).
  
  
• Self-motivated. Eager to learn and contribute while meeting deadlines.
  
  

Substitutions Allowed:

Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications as stated are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position and by providing appropriate references. Exceptions to the degree requirements may be made for compelling reasons.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated competence with Tableau (preferred)
• Experience querying and retrieving information from large databases, working with relational databases and data analysis and presentation of results in tabular, narrative and graphical formats.
• Proficient in leveraging resources available in enterprise databases. Demonstrates proficiency in data extraction, database querying and report generation.
• Fluent in Structured Query Language SQL. (Oracle dialect)
• Experience with SAS, SPSS, Python, Stata, Tableau.
• Experience with Banner Student Information Systems.

Example of Job Duties:

• Design, develop and implement new data tools to facilitate decision making by CSCU system and institution leadership, faculty, staff and students; work closely with the CSCU Visual Communications Designer and other relevant internal and external experts in all phases of tool development.
  
  
• Integrate data sources and convert existing data sets and database resources into on-line data tools.
  
  
• Update, maintain and improve existing data visualizations and dashboards.
  
  
• Establish relationships with stakeholders as customers of system information.
  
  
• Develop guidelines for consistent presentation of business intelligence tools.
  
  
• Ensure data products are ADA compliant.
  
  
• Review, audit, and verify accuracy of institutional data; Identify data quality issues and work with appropriate staff to resolve as needed.
  
  
• Participate in data governance activities and workgroups as needed.
  
  
• Access data from Banner Enterprise System, Oracle data repositories and other data systems.
  
  
• Extract and prepare data to fulfill requests. Conduct analysis and write reports.
  
  
• Assist department with institutional research responsibilities.
  
  
• Assist in support and training of end users; provide user assistance and direction for self-service reporting tools; create user guides and facilitate data literacy of stakeholders
  
  
• Collaborate with other staff members to cross-train as necessary and support a cooperative work environment.
  
  
• Operate as team member both at the system and institution level; Serve on committees as required.
  
  
• Perform other duties related to those above which do not alter the basic responsibility of the position.
  
  

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full duties and responsibilities that is stated within the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Starting Salary:

$58,422-$96,471 (subject to increase pursuant to union contract) annual plus excellent State of CT medical insurance, retirement, and related fringe benefits.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family, and plan for a secure future. Benefits include generous leave policies; several retirement plans ; and many choices for comprehensive health insurance . You also have access to many additional benefits to save for retirement, protect your family & more with supplemental benefits. Tuition reimbursement may apply if applicable.

Application Instructions:

To apply you must submit a cover letter and resume.

Incomplete applications or those submitted after the closing date will not be considered and links to other sources to view resumes are not acceptable.

Selection Procedure:

Following the closing date, application materials will be evaluated by a selection committee. Candidates selected for further consideration will be limited to those applicants who are best qualified based on the minimum and preferred qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement. Candidates who have been selected and approved to Interview will be contacted, and finalists will be recommended for further consideration by the Hiring Manager for final selection and recommendation for employment.

Background Screening:

All employment, if offered, is contingent upon proof of citizenship or employability under the requirement of the Immigration and Control Act (IRCA) and the successful passing of a background check. CSCU is committed to providing a safe campus community. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check and, when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.

Continuing Notice of Nondiscrimination

CSCU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Nicholas D'Agostino Manager of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion Ndagostino@commnet.edu

CSCU IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F