Institutional Research Specialist

5 days ago


Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Yukon University Full time
About Yukon University

Yukon University is a publicly funded post-secondary institution serving Canada's North. With a rich history of responding to and leading change in the Yukon for six decades, we are committed to continuing to meet the needs of a growing territory through skilled trades training, certificates, diplomas, and degrees, as well as continuing education and lifelong learning.

Our Mission

We aim to become a thriving learning and research community leading Canada's North. Our institution is situated on the traditional territories of all 14 Yukon First Nations, and we thrive on 13 campuses across the territory.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to removing barriers and fostering the inclusion of voices that have been historically underrepresented or discouraged in our society. We strongly encourage members of the designated groups (women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities) to apply and self-identify.

About the Role

We are seeking an Institutional Research Analyst to help uphold our commitment to public accountability through the provision of reports, data, and key performance metrics that track advancement of our Strategic Plan, Becoming.

About Institutional Research

A unit of Institutional Research functions to gather, analyze, and provide data and reports to support evidence-based planning and decision-making. As a vital resource for the institution, Institutional Research will provide business intelligence, develop key performance metrics, and provide the analytics, reports, and system-level comparisons that will support Yukon University to measure and uphold accountabilities at the territorial level and across the national post-secondary sector.

Responsibilities
  1. Oversee the collection, modeling, analysis, interpretation, reporting, and dissemination of information that will allow key stakeholder groups to predict, monitor, and evaluate performance on key institutional initiatives in alignment with Yukon University's Strategic Plan and its affiliated planning documents.
  2. Build a comprehensive and ongoing culture of institutional data collection, analysis, management, and dissemination in support of planning and decision-making at all levels of university operations, particularly those related to public accountability, budget and finance, external rankings, and institutional effectiveness.
  3. Coordinate/prepare planning and resource materials for governance and decision-making groups of the university, including but not limited to the Board of Governors, President Executive Committee, and Senior Executive Committee, as well as external stakeholder groups including Yukon First Nation, Territorial, and Federal governments.
  4. Provide data and information and official statistics for both internal and external reporting in a manner that is appropriate to the audience and circumstances at hand, including the development of reports and presentations to ensure transparency and public accountability.
  5. Oversee federal accountability reporting, including Statistics Canada data submissions, and ensure that timelines are met.
  6. Oversee institutional participation in territorial, national, and international research benchmarking initiatives.
  7. Collaborate with other divisional leaders, including Marketing & Communications, Information Technology, the Office of the Registrar, and with internal clients to ensure that business intelligence products and related processes and systems are optimized to foster data quality, data integrity, and delivery of effective reporting and data/information solutions.
  8. Provide support and leadership (as appropriate) to annual budget planning and reporting activities.
  9. Lead development of institutional policies that align with and uphold the operations of the unit.
  10. Develop data quality standards and processes and ensure the standards are met.
  11. Maintain currency in best practices regarding research in higher education and in the field of Institutional Research and Planning.
  12. Represent YukonU on territorial, national, and international committees and initiatives.
Education and Experience
  1. Master's degree in a related field (Information Systems, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics) or Master's degree with demonstrated experience in working with data for status indicators and assessment, planning, and decision-making.
  2. Experience with multiple data indicators, sources, and platforms (including Power BI) for business intelligence reporting and data visualization.
  3. Demonstrated ability to analyze and synthesize complex data sets and communicate critical information to the appropriate stakeholders.
  4. Experience working in a corporate or institutional research office (or similar function) is preferred, with progressively increasing responsibility and experience in research and planning.
  5. Experience working in a post-secondary institution is preferred.
Reporting Structure

The Institutional Research Analyst reports directly to the President and Vice-Chancellor. The position is located at the Ayamdigut Campus in Whitehorse and is a full-time on-site position.



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