Data Analyst

2 weeks ago

Waterloo, Canada University of Waterloo Full time

Overview:
Under the direction and guidance of the Director, Strategic Initiatives and Integrated Planning (“Director”), the Data Analyst (DA) is responsible for the development of databases, models, analyses, and reporting as well as communicating the results of analyses internal and external to the Faculty of Engineering. The Data Analyst will proactively contribute to providing data, advice, analytical and planning support to the Senior Leadership of the Faculty of Engineering to inform policy development, strategic planning, financial planning, decision-making and priority-setting.

**Responsibilities**:
Data Analysis and Support
- Supports the implementation of the Waterloo Budget Model and the Engineering Budget Model, prepares analysis, and facilitates financial transactions (e.g. budget transfers) as required
- Supports indicator development and ongoing reporting for the Faculty of Engineering for operational and strategic measures
- Analyzes trends and patterns in university performance over time using various benchmarks and comparative data
- Prepares annual and customized reports and presentations for senior leadership and university governance bodies, including monitoring student enrolment, retention and graduation rates, student survey outcomes, etc.
- Prepares standard and customized reports and accountability submissions to external bodies, such as Engineers Canada

Institutional Data Management
- Ensures that Faculty data is accurate, consistent, properly maintained and shared in compliance with relevant privacy protection, confidentiality and other ethical principles
- Identifies and addresses data integrity/reliability issues and uses data cleaning processes to achieve required data quality standards
- Works with large data sets to perform data mining and complete statistical analyses
- Transforms, synthesizes, and cleanses data: identifies opportunities to reduce duplication and errors and to ensure consistency in data; identifies data integrity issues and proposes data cleansing processes to develop clear and consistent data quality standards
- Helps lead the adoption and standardization of new data analysis tools and techniques, in partnership with stakeholders across campus
- Works in partnership with the Director to automate dada administrative processes as applicable

Communication
- Develops accurate graphs, reports, dashboards and presentations to convey complex information in an understandable and compelling manner
- Creates business/analytical models and related user interfaces that allow stakeholders to self-serve and explore planning parameters
- Ensures data and information is placed into the proper context by combining Faculty of Engineering data with both qualitative and quantitative environmental/external data and appropriate narrative
- Communicates with technical and non-technical users to gather data and data system requirements, reporting requirements, consolidate and document technical data requirements, transform data into visualizations, and assist with project planning
- Ensures timely communication of data to internal and external users as appropriate
- Serves on University, and as appropriate, non-University committees and groups, offering data and analytical expertise and fostering data information sharing and collaborative approaches on a variety of projects
- Liaises with other departments within Engineering and campus-wide, providing data, support and expertise to inform decision making
- Develops compelling narratives through data analysis; supports marketing and advancement initiatives

Evaluation, Reporting and Planning
- Uses various quantitative and qualitative research methods to administer surveys, develop sampling procedures, analyze survey results, or to gather and analyze data for special requests
- Maintains data to evaluate the Faculty’s progress towards strategic goals and priorities, and/or routine monitoring of institutional performance
- Develops and maintains databases; creates standard operating procedures for data maintenance and storage with appropriate documentation
- Works with the Director to support the to preparation the annual Faculty of Engineering budget
- Support to enrolment planning and forecasting initiatives in relation to both short and long range planning efforts, revenue projections, and resource allocation decisions

Leadership, Relationships and Collaboration
- Maintain current knowledge of best practices across all domains of the role, in the post-secondary sector and beyond, to effectively advise Faculty leadership
- Research new tools, systems, and practices to recommend improvements across all domains of the role
- Develop and nurture effective relationships with offices and individuals across the Faculty and University involved in the development, provision, maintenance, and use of data systems and tools and in the interpretation and implementation of operational policies and guidelines
- Understand the needs of

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