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All applicants must submit:

1. Resume

2. Detailed letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement.

Candidates will be evaluated based on their qualifications as related to the duties and responsibilities of the position. Candidates may redact any personally identifiable information on their materials including but are not limited to age, date of birth, and dates of attendance and date of graduation for educational institutions. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Visit our Careers website to submit your application.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact us at HR@rrcc.edu.

Red Rocks Community College exemplifies extraordinary. We are dedicated to our Vision and Mission, which promote student achievement, staff empowerment, and community engagement. We live our values: Integrity, Collaboration, Learning, Inclusiveness, and Communication.

RRCC seeks applicants who understand and have first-hand experience working with diverse populations, which may include but are not limited to, historically marginalized populations such as people of color, LGBTQ+ community members, veterans, first generation graduates, and people with disabilities.

The Senior Data Analyst in Institutional Research plays a critical role in analyzing and visualizing data to support strategic planning, program evaluation, and key performance metrics across both instructional and non-instructional departments at an academic institution. The position involves developing interactive dashboards and providing data-driven insights using tools such as Cognos, MS Excel, and Edify. Responsibilities also include preparing and delivering regular and ad-hoc reports for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the accuracy and quality of institutional submissions to state, federal, and college-level entities. The role requires knowledge of SQL-based databases and applications, with an emphasis on creating queries, developing dashboards, and troubleshooting. In addition to supporting the Director of Institutional Research, the Analyst will assist with grant-related data needs, provide training on data analysis tools, and support the data integrity and functionality of systems. Strong communication skills are essential for interpreting complex data and guiding stakeholders in decision-making.

• Proficiency in Data Analysis & Visualization: Experience with tools such as Cognos, MS Excel, Edify, and PowerBI to design dashboards, generate reports, and interpret complex data for various audiences.

• Technical Expertise & Problem-Solving: Knowledge of SQL and strong skills in database management, along with the ability to troubleshoot issues and improve system functionality, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.

• Effective Communication & Collaboration: Excellent communication abilities to explain technical data to diverse stakeholders and collaborate with internal departments, faculty, and external organizations to meet data needs.

• Knowledge of data structures and data manipulation techniques.

• Working knowledge of statistics and research techniques.

• Knowledge of database construction, management, and retrieval methods.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Ability to use Cognos and Cognos Report Studio to design and produce reports.

• Ability to conduct collaborative studies, maintain timeliness, identify challenges to progress, and effectively communicate in oral and written forms with all levels of staff.

• Demonstrated ability to write documentation on developed work.

• Ability to plan, create, query, and manage computer databases across multiple hardware and operating system platforms/environments. Knowledge of SQL to indirectly create SQL queries.

• Ability to apply critical thinking to complex systems for troubleshooting.

• Attention to detail.

• Ability to learn new programming languages, techniques, and systems quickly

• Bachelor’s degree or associate degree and two years of experience database development, data analysis or related experience.

• Two years of demonstrated experience creating and maintaining dashboards using data visualization tools.

• Experience with data science, creation of dashboards and visualizations, Structured Query Language (SQL), Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel, and Access, and working with large institutional databases and data warehouses.

• Demonstrated experience interpreting data requests to produce final reports

• One-year full time (or equivalent) experience in a higher education environment.

• Documented experience working with users to clarify reporting needs.

• Demonstrated experience creating or managing solutions using Python, Visual Basic, other programming languages, and/or Microsoft automation.

• Experience with Git for source and version control of code and custom data items.

• Experience with SPSS statistical software or other statistical software

At RRCC, we value and uphold a commitment to a workplace that focuses on employees. In addition to rewarding and meaningful work, we offer a comprehensive selection of benefits to support our employees, including:

• Strong, flexible retirement benefits including Colorado PERA’s Defined Benefit Plan or Defined Contribution Plan. RRCC contributes 21.61% of your salary on your behalf. Supplemental retirement plans including 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans are also available.

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and flexible savings benefits.

• Employee assistance services such as counseling, professional coaching, financial planning, and more, are available to you and members of your household at no cost through the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP).

• Generous paid time off benefits including up to 15 hours of annual leave and 10 hours sick leave per month, 10 paid holidays per year, and up to 18 hours for academic and volunteer activities.

• Tuition assistance for employees and their eligible dependents at any community college within the Colorado Community College System or CCCOnline.

• State employees are eligible to participate in BenefitHub which offers discounts for retailers and services and other benefits resources.

• Employees may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Additional information about this program can be found on the Colorado Division of Human Resources website.