Research Analyst

**Research Analyst**

**(**Job Number**:09-25**)**

Department: Institutional Research and Strategic Insights
Campus: Barrie
Classification: Support Staff
Posting Date: January 23, 2025
Hourly Pay Range: $42.56 (start rate) - $49.34 (4-year rate)
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week
Status: Contract (Appendix D)
**Effective Date: asap to August 31, 2026**

**This is a temporary replacement position for a bargaining unit employee**. Terms and conditions of employment are as outlined in the Support Staff Collective Agreement.

The Research Analyst also completes specific high-level research, develops and implements surveys, as well as focus groups, with a variety of stakeholders on behalf of the college. The incumbent will support various strategic institutional projects pertaining to student engagement, retention and success initiatives, college/organizational performance, and support college-wide projects. The deliverables that the Research Analyst completes and/or supports include, but are not limited to; program innovation strategy; feedback surveys; strategic and accountability reporting (Environmental Scan, Strategic Mandate Agreement, etc.); program reviews and assessments, the implementation and reporting of internal/external reporting; student retention, progression and graduation reporting; and Key Performance Indicator analysis.

The Research Analyst uses specialized software and a variety of techniques to collect data as well as to complete advanced data analysis, providing interpretation of the analysis, including the professional communication of results through written reports, presentations and dashboards/data visualizations. The accuracy of both the analysis completed and the interpretations made, is critical to ensure effective and accurate decision-making across various departments of the college and by external clients. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

- Leads, organizes, designs, coordinates and delivers a wide range of corporate research activities and projects in support of institutional planning, effectiveness, assessment, evaluation and decision-making. The Research Analyst communicates and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to understand and operationalize their research needs to develop work plans, as well as negotiate roles, timelines and approaches
- Applies an advanced knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methodology to recommend the most appropriate approach in conducting complex institutional research studies
- Performs all phases of research, assessment and evaluation, including problem definition; study design; data and information collection; and dissemination/presentation of findings accurately and professionally. Projects may include analysing opportunities for new academic programs, business opportunities; or services; evaluating the quality of existing programs and services; assessing student engagement and performance; as well as analysing data and writing reports for college-wide projects/accountability requirements and other projects to identify, promote and advise on areas of strategic opportunities that position Georgian and its students for success. Projects may include internal research and data projects (labour market projections, faculty needs research, etc). as well as external projects (economic impact study, community well-being study, commuter study, etc.)
- Manages multiple research projects at any given time (research may involve hundreds of participants), prioritizes tasks and adheres to schedules and deadlines. Coordinates research projects, documents process, applies project management principles and practices, and communicates and engages effectively with various stakeholders and clients to successfully complete projects in a timely manner
- Designing and developing interactive dashboards with appropriate and effective data visualizations
- Provides expert guidance to internal and external researchers with regards to Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans achieved through course completion/certification
- Supports the Institutional Research Strategy, senior management, and college working groups and committees, with meaningful and actionable intelligence for decision-making using their highly developed research and analytical expertise. Projects and studies may include student retention, progression and success; academic pathways and learning modalities; student/learner analytics and engagement; labour market analysis and projections; college service and program assessments; as well as analysis pertaining to specific student population analysis (Indigenous students; International students; mature learners, part-time students, etc.)
- Designs survey research projects, develops and implements survey instruments, and analyses data for a wide range of activities and initiatives including new academic program development opportunities; academic program renewal; student rete