Data and Policy Analyst

The Data and Policy Analysts in the Graduate School work on graduate program data assessment, national surveys and reports, data visualizations, exit surveys, and adhoc data requests, along with interacting with other campus data stakeholders including the Office of Data, Academic Planning, and Institutional Research under the Provost. The successful candidate will have a broad understanding of graduate education and the operations of a major research university. This position reports directly to the Assistant Dean for Academic Analysis, Planning, and Assessment.

The person in this role investigates, researches, gathers, analyzes, and summarizes institutional data in support of information to meet the needs for planning and policy-making decisions. More specifically, this role provides management information, data analyses, and visualizations to inform strategic planning, decision-making, and resource allocation at the institutional level. This position also provides advice to, and performance management support for Graduate School leadership.

• Prepares and disseminates institutional statistical reports to institutional programs, working units, and leadership (30%)

• Provides analysis and consultation on a variety of administrative-related matters. Applies expert level subject matter knowledge to support institutional decisions and policymaking through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems (10%)

• Designs, collects, analyzes, and researches institutional data according to established procedures and regulations (30%)

• Works on topics that are increasingly complex and on matters that have significant impact to institutional operations (5%)

• Participates in establishing guidelines and procedures to ensure adequacy, quality, and reliability of information sources to ensure information systems and databases manage, store, and retrieve institutional data according to established policies, procedures, and reporting regulations (15%)

• Serves as liaison and primary contact to internal and external stakeholders for institutional reporting and compliance, external surveys, and institutional statistics and data (10%)

The Graduate School

Minimum annual salary: $70,000. Actual salary will be based on the selected candidate's experience and other qualifications. This position may be appointed at the Senior (Institutional Policy Analyst III) level based on the selected candidate's qualifications at the time of hire.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. Learn more here.

This is a hybrid position. Staff are expected to work a minimum of 3 days per week on-site with the option to work remotely 2 days per week.

• Bachelor's degree.

• 3+ years of experience working in a role that includes data analysis functions (6+ years required for Senior level).

• 2+ years of experience creating, manipulating and extracting information from large datasets (4+ years required for Senior level).

• Knowledge of statistical techniques and survey tools, such as Qualtrics and SQL.

• Proficiency in building database tables from other data sets, Excel, text, XML and/or other file types.

• Master's degree (or equivalent).

• Experience in higher education.

• Knowledge of issues faced in graduate education.

• Proficiency in Tableau.

To apply for this position, select either "I am a current employee" or "I am not a current employee" under Apply Now. You will then be prompted to upload your application materials. Please upload a cover letter and resume highlighting how your knowledge, skills, and experience align with the qualifications listed above.

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship and TN visas. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

Kory Breuer, HR Manager, kory.breuer@wisc.edu

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