Institutional Research Senior Analyst

Job ID: 296484

Location: GHC - Floyd Campus

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Georgia Highlands College is a multi-campus, state college member of the University System of Georgia. Founded in 1970 as Floyd Junior College, it now serves more than 6,000 students in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama across its five locations in Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, and Dallas. GHC currently offers over 30 areas of study with associate degree and bachelor's degree options both in the classroom and online.

We are a growing and progressive institution with opportunities for great employees to grow in a fast-paced and challenging work environment that encourages employee wellness and overall success. Our combined efforts at GHC have led to numerous awards, honors, and countless stories of success for students and employees. This includes our most recent honor of being recognized as one of the semifinalists for the 2023 and 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

Job Summary

• Is responsible for understanding, support, and carrying out the college's mission, vision, and values and comply with mandates and regulations of government and accrediting bodies

• Provides support for the primary institutional research function of capturing, analyzing, and interpreting data on faculty, students, staff and other critical information for institutional leadership decision-making and for other internal and external uses

• May be called upon to suggest analyses, write documents or sections of documents, present data analyses and track specific projects, provide data uploads or survey support

• Contributes to extending self-service capacities and data visualization options for institutional and project leaders and to developing and documenting shared data practices for consistency.

• Will use data to provide analysis for a variety of units across the college

Responsibilities

• Collects data, conducts data analysis, and provides research support for internal and external institutional data requests and projects, including but not limited to federal and state reporting, using quantitative and statistical procedures; verifies data to ensure accuracy by comparing institutional data against other data sources such as IPEDS and USG data warehouse

• Leads and manages a variety of data projects across the institution

• Provides data uploads, survey support, and analytics processes for specific projects, coordinating with other Institutional Research units in the University System of Georgia as needed; contributes to design of shared data elements and practices to promote comparable project outcomes; keeps data activities aligned with project requirements by attending meetings as needed; writes data-related sections of reports as needed

• Uses a variety of data applications, including relational databases, to provide data needed for operational reporting, ensuring data are appropriately captured, coded, and maintained, including performing regular data audits and quality control checks

• Provides basic end user support for the institution's data analytics and data gathering systems

• Assists in developing data visuals, survey analysis and statistical analysis

• Assists in the production of a variety of infographics and dashboards for internal and external stakeholders

• Participates in professional development activities, in campus meetings, and serves on committees as required

• Performs related duties

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of a master's degree in a course of study related to the occupational field

• Three (3) or more years of relevant work experience with data/statistical analysis and spreadsheets required

• Three (3) or more years of experience working with Banner system preferred

• Experience with relational databases, web development, desktop publishing and presentation software, especially in a higher education setting required

Proposed Salary

$65,478 annually

Required Documents to Attach

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• Attach unofficial transcripts with your application. Official transcripts will be required upon offer of employment.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Experience in collecting, editing, verifying, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting data, preferably in a higher education environment

• Analytical skills to develop research that contributes to policy analysis and institutional decision-making

• Knowledge of federal, state, University System of Georgia and Board of Regents, accreditation and institutional policies and procedures

• Knowledge and demonstrated use of database management systems (BANNER)

• Skill utilizing computer software programs and tools important to institutional research, such as data warehouses, presentation software, data modeling software, integrated databases, data mining software, statistical packages, and data visualization and business intelligence applications

• Ability to manage multiple, concurrent projects while working collaboratively and/or independently

• Ability to acquire increasing knowledge of current trends and solutions especially related to data scripting, data reporting, and business analytics

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills and the ability to work as a team member

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information

• Skill in the preparation of clear and precise administrative reports

Apply Before Date

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Conditions of Employment

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Highlands College, as determined by Georgia Highlands College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check.

Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Georgia Highlands College provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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