Job Description

Date Posted: 11/22/2024
Req ID: 40800
Faculty/Division: Operations and Real Estate Partnerships
Department: Inst Research and Data Governance
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)Description:Under the general direction of the Director, Reporting and Analytics, the Senior Institutional Research Consultant is responsible for conducting research, developing analyses and models to support internal and external reporting.The incumbent manages various institutional information projects such as institutional surveys, data exchanges, reporting for external accountability agreements and international rankings. The incumbent is also responsible for delivering and disseminating analytics that support institutional planning and priorities and conducting statistical analyses as needed.QualificationsEducation:

• A graduate degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience with a background in background in Mathematics/Statistics/ Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of prior experience in designing, conducting and/or presenting complex research, including data design, extraction, compilation, analysis and reporting of data.
• In depth knowledge and experience working in Institutional research, statistics, survey/research methods, data science, applied marketing research, social science research, and/or similar fields.
• Experience developing and presenting new reports that convey new ideas/approach for senior University officials to facilitate academic and strategic planning discussions and advocacy
• Higher educational research experience is preferred

Skills:

• Proficiency with statistical packages (such as SPSS, SAS) and SQL.
• Experience working with large databases, including extracting, evaluating and manipulating data for reporting and analytical purposes using query tools and/or programming language (e.g., SQL).
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex and large datasets from various sources, extract actionable insights,and communicate these to business users, both orally and through data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Project management experience and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Superior working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint software required.
• Proficiency in using applications to extract, transform and analyze data (e.g., SAS, SPSS, SQL, Tableau,Microsoft Excel)
• Familiarity with the Universityxe2x80x99s integrated administrative management systems, an asset.

Other:

• Professionalism, determination, tact and discretion are essential in managing projects and competing priorities,
• Excellent judgment; problem-solving, research and analytical skills as well as ability to analyzefinancial/statistical information.
• Must be able to concisely summarize information and provide rationale for action.
• Ability to deal confidentially with information that has legal, political and labour relations implications.
• Must be able to work independently with limited direction.

Please note:

• This is a term position ending December 2025.

Closing Date: 12/03/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Salaried
Appointment Type: Ancillary Operations
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: PM 3 -- Hiring Zone: $91,937 - $107,259 -- Broadband Salary Range: $91,937 - $153,227
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching

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