Reporting to the Interim President and Senior Academic Officer, Woodbury Campus, the Assistant
Director of Institutional Research (Woodbury) is charged with supporting the university in furthering its
institutional strategic planning initiatives, policy formation, administrative decision-making, marketing,
and accreditation. This is accomplished via report creation, database queries, and statistical analysis
in close collaboration with many areas of the campus.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage the design, compilation, organization, analysis, and reporting of statistical and demographic data.
• Coordinate administration of course evaluation surveys within the campus community.
• Design institutional research and data collection techniques and oversee these processes, with a focus on quality and alignment with the research being conducted.
• Coordinate SIS (student information system) data gathering required in support of academic program planning.
• Oversee/Manage the creation and development of reports, including reports delivered via Tableau Online and Tableau Public, for the campus community.
• Documenting and reporting on activities to enhance the university’s performance, such as Title V and KPIs.
• Oversee the coordination of annual studies, including IPEDS, ensure timely and consistent reporting, and prepare and transmit appropriate information to external and internal entities for compliance purposes.
• Provide easy access to institutional published data throughout the University. This includes publicizing what data is available and how to access it.
• In collaboration with Information Technology, develop, implement, and maintain a data policy to ensure that institutional data gathered and transformed by Institutional Research are properly managed in terms of security and confidentiality, protecting the data from unauthorized access, alteration, and loss.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualification Guidelines

Any combination equivalent to, but not limited to, the following:

Experience/Training/Education:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social science, statistics, mathematics, business, or a related field.
• A valid California Class C CA drivers’ license with a good driving record is required. Note: Out-of-state licenses are valid until appointment. A valid California Class “C” driver’s license must be obtained within ten (10) days of appointment (in accordance with CA Vehicle Code 12505c).

Preferred

• Master's degree in social science, statistics, mathematics, business, higher education or a related field.
• One or more years of experience working in institutional research or a similar office.
• Proficiency with student information systems, such as Ellucian PowerCampus or Colleague, or other large databases;
• Proficiency with business intelligence software such SAP Business Objects or related platforms.
• Experience with statistical software and relational database technology, especially MS SQL
• Server (including the use of SQL to query databases to retrieve and transform data).
• Knowledge of institutional research theory, principles, methods, and ethics.
• Experience with the basics of design and aesthetics of data visualization, such as reports or online dashboards, especially Tableau or PowerBI.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Communicate effectively and follow instructions, both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to recommend appropriate courses of action within established guidelines.
• Ability to foster strong, positive relationships and align both internal and external resources to achieve university objectives.
• Ability to exercise discretion and work with confidentiality.
• Must be able to competently interact with a culturally and ethnically diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. 

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