A complete application includes:

1. Cover letter addressing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
2. Resume.
3. Contact information for three professional references (including at least one previous or current supervisor).
4. Completion of the online application via KU's job application portal. 

Data Visualization & Report Development & Analysis (50%)

• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert in their assigned data domains.
• Works with internal and external customers and technical partners to gather, validate, and write requirements for the design of BI solutions (warehouse tables, subject areas, dashboards, and other analytical tools).
• Develops and implements optimum analytics solutions for university administration.
• Creates visually appealing, intuitive data visualizations to communicate data insights.
• Helps identify business needs and creates models for analysis to identify solutions.  Leads projects and works with Data Stewards, Data Scientists, and other SMEs to develop analytical solutions that support the needs of the campus.
• Creates and maintains documentation for projects and processes.

Project Management (10%)

• Develops and implements project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
• Provides regular project status updates and communicates progress, risks, and issues to relevant stakeholders.

Dashboard/Report Maintenance & Quality Assurance (25%)

• Searches for inconsistent or incorrect data and works with BI Analysts/ETL Developers to develop cleansing strategies.
• Works with data SMEs to develop quality assurance protocols and testing scripts.
• Tests and verifies that modeled data meets quality standards.
• May assist with maintenance of the metadata repository or data dictionary.
• Assists with the creation of programs to reconcile warehouse data to source system(s).
• Supports and improves existing reports and dashboards, aligning with business and data governance practices.

Training & Communication (10%)

• Serves as an expert on campus data analytics tools.
• Helps develop end user training materials.
• Coaches customers on the use of analytics tools to enhance decision-making.
• Monitors and responds to customer service tickets, tracks their progress, ensures their timely resolution and creates appropriate documentation.
• Provides staff support and/or serves as a member on university committees.

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree OR associate’s degree and two (2) years of related experience OR a high school diploma and four (4) years of related experience. 
2. Two (2) years of experience analyzing and/or presenting data to help inform decision-making (report generation, dashboard development, etc.).
3. Two (2) years of experience with databases, Excel, or other data manipulation toolsets.
4. Strong written communication skills, as evidenced by application materials.  
5. Experience giving presentations.
6. Two (2) years of project management experience.  
7. Prior work experience that required working independently and collaboratively.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Master’s degree.
2. 1 year of experience working with academic-related data (admissions, financial aid, enrollment, etc.)
3. One (1) year of experience using data visualization tools such as Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) or Tableau.
4. One (1) year of experience with programming languages supporting data analytics (SQL, SAS, R, etc.).