The Data Solutions Analyst plays a key role in advancing the college’s mission of supporting student success through data-informed decision-making to support the College’s data collection, analysis, and reporting needs. This position is responsible for regulatory/compliance reporting and supports institutional planning, effectiveness, marketability, and strategic initiatives of Cecil College. The analyst gathers, audits, analyzes, and reports moderate-to-high complexity data under moderate supervision. Ensures data integrity. May build dashboards or reporting systems for end users, perform ad-hoc analyses and reporting to inform decision-making, or design predictive modeling or other data mining capabilities. This role also has a cross functional duty of assisting in supporting the ERP applications.

The ideal candidate will have strong skills in data analysis, team collaboration, cross-team communication, and time management within a demanding workload; as well as strong technical skills in SQL, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, student information systems (SIS), visualization software, and survey creation.
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, statistics, social sciences, business, education, or related field.

Required Experience

• Demonstrated experience working with large datasets and relational databases.
• Proficiency with:
  • SQL
  • Excel (advanced functions)
  • Data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)
• Ability to interpret and present data clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strong attention to detail and data quality.

Preferred Experience

• Strong understanding of business process analysis and system integration concepts.
• Experience working with Colleague or related ERP systems in higher education.
• Familiarity with frameworks and regulations such as ITIL, FERPA, and GLBA
• Experience in a higher‑ed environment,
• Experience web development tools such as JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, and HTML.
• Knowledge of:
  • IPEDS reporting
  • Accreditation requirements (regional and programmatic)
  • Student success analytics (predictive modeling, early alerts)

Cecil College - Founded in 1968 to meet the post-secondary and continuing education needs of Cecil County residents, Cecil College has been serving the community and shaping its future for more than 50 years. The College is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the governor. The College’s fifth president, Dr. Mary Way Bolt, reports directly to the Board of Trustees.

Cecil College is centrally located in Maryland’s most northeastern county, just one half mile from Interstate 95. It is easily accessible from Philadelphia and Baltimore, as well as from Wilmington, Delaware.

With a diverse student population, Cecil College enrolls approximately 2,500 credit students and 3,400 non-credit students. Cecil offers associate degrees, certificate programs and non-credit classes. Cecil offers a variety of associate degree and certificate programs.

Through its open admissions policy, Cecil College provides learning opportunities for all who have the desire and ability to benefit from its courses and programs, regardless of age, gender, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, or socioeconomic status.

Employees of Cecil College, including instructors for online and virtual courses, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, or the District of Columbia.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US, as the College does not offer Visa sponsorships.