About the Role / About the Job
The Senior Strategy and Data Analyst supports the Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness (OIPE) by developing and maintaining various institutional dashboards, along with administering and facilitating KPIs-based performance reviews of all academic and non-academic units. This role involves analyzing institutional data, summarizing evidence-based results, drawing conclusions, suggesting remedial actions for continuous improvement, and evaluating the resulting improvements. The analyst will also be responsible for writing relevant reports.
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Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Administer and facilitate the Performance Management cycle, including KPI selection, baseline and target setting, preparing Performance Contracts, conducting balanced scorecard analysis, assessing progress through interim reviews, and submitting mid-year and final reports to senior management on the achievements and gaps of each office.
- Schedule and administer surveys for students, staff, and external stakeholders related to University KPIs, submitting reports to Deans, Managers, and Cabinet for strategic decisions and actions after the approval of the Executive Director.
- Obtain and review action plans to enhance the effectiveness of all academic and non-academic units at the University.
- Evaluate improvements resulting from suggested actions (closing the loop).
- Prepare the Strategic Plan Monitoring Report on an annual basis.
- Develop, administer, and maintain visualization dashboards and reports for various data tasks, including the Fact Book and KPIs Assessment.
- Perform thorough validity checks of institutional and college-level data.
- Analyze validated data, draw conclusions, and write reports.
- Coordinate with other team members of OIPE and perform institutional effectiveness-related tasks as directed by the Executive Director of OIPE.
- Oversee the benchmarking process for offices and colleges against peer and aspirant universities.
- Prepare, cleanse, and analyze institutional data for the Fact Book and other publications in coordination with the Institutional Research unit.
- Gather evidence, prepare reports for specified UN SDGs, and contribute to the THE Impact Ranking submission.
- Perform other tasks as directed by the Executive Director of OIPE.
Qualifications & Experience
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Business, or a related field is required. A Master’s degree is preferred.
- At least five years of experience in strategy-related tasks, analyzing data, preparing dashboards, and writing effective reports is required.
Knowledge & Skills
- Analytical skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Communication skills
- Teamwork abilities
- Expertise in statistical software packages and other related software tools
- Advanced skills in Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Excel, etc.
- Advanced skills in professional report writing
Working Conditions
- Work is typically performed in an interior/office environment.
- No or very limited physical effort is required.
- There is no or very limited exposure to physical risk.
- The position may entail work after hours, on weekends, holidays, and in emergencies, and may be subject to “on-call” responsibilities.
Supervision
- Reports to: The Executive Director of OIPE
- Working Relationships & Subordinates: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
