Academic Quality Data Analyst

**"The job has been reposted to reflect the updated Covid-19 vaccination requirement policy. Original REQ 3999."** **Land Acknowledgement** **_George Brown College is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work, and live in the community with each other._** **_At George Brown College, we have established a reputation for equipping our students with the skills, industry experience and credentials to pursue the careers of their choice. As employees, we are committed to creating an enriching learning community for our students, delivering excellence in what we do, holding ourselves accountable for our work and demonstrating diversity and respect for one another._** **What responsibilities will you have in this role?** The Academic Quality Data Analyst principally supports the Office of Academic Excellence (OAE) team’s area of responsibility, including new program development, curriculum development and renewal, program review, academic policy and the 5-year College Quality Assurance Audit Process (CQAAP). - Assists in the development of appropriate research methodology and implementation of research activities (surveys, focus groups, secondary research). - Working in teams, identifies data analysis requirements for any given project, determines the most relevant variables for each decision-making scenario and participates in the decision with respect to the research methodology being considered. - Uses statistical methods to analyze data to provide insights for data quality reports. Identifies potential problem areas with proposed data collection, entry, analysis, testing, methodologies, and develops approaches to address these prior to data collection. - Executes User Acceptance Tests (UAT) activities to validate analytics reports, checking for data accuracy and usability. Collects business requirements from end users to create new data quality visualizations as required. - Supports the design, analysis, implementation, and training of the data quality dashboard using appropriate software including Banner, PowerBI/Tableau, Excel/SPSS and PowerPoint. - Provides training to end-users on features of the existing Power BI reports and acts as a technical expert and support on academic quality systems. - Creates, maintains, and manipulates academic quality data to transform data into configurations suitable for reporting and presentations, adhering to all proper procedures for handling confidential data. - Supports the curriculum development and renewal team, by gathering curriculum data and mapping reports, conducting course outline quality reviews/analysis reports and presentations and providing curriculum workshop facilitation support, and updating vocational outcomes and other curriculum-related communications - Oversees the data collection and gathers internal feedback on enhancements to the Course Outline Management and Mapping (COMMs) system. - Designs and data mines curriculum data in support of academic quality findings and objectives, including pathways and gap analyses for GBC credentials. - Uses Smartsheet software to track and monitor multiple quality projects (related to new program approvals, annual quality reviews, program quality reviews, strategy, student appeals) across the academic quality area. - Supports the submission of annual, comprehensive and program quality self-assessments (PQSAs), degree consent renewals and the College Quality Assurance Audit Process, ensuring they are compiled and submitted to Ontario College - Quality Assurance Service, the Post-Secondary Education Quality Assessment Branch and/or the Ministry of Colleges and Universities - Works with the webteam to ensure that reports, policies, and quality guidelines are posted on the college’s intranet site in accessible formats. - Proofreads and edits program review reports and provide feedback to program reviewers on clarity and consistency across reports. - Supports the OAE Management Team by monitoring AE financial records, completing expense and budget transfers/add-ons, providing guidance and oversight for travel coordination and expense claim submission, credit card expense reconciliation (Concur) - Liaises with Human Resources for coordination of recruitment, interviewing, and hiring processes. Coordinates the creation of new contracts in Cornerstone and supports the onboarding of new staff. - Performs other related duties as assigned. **What qualifications do you need for this role?** - Three-year degree in a research-related field covering research methodology and statistics (e.g. Psychology, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, or related sciences). Information Technology and/or Business Analysis Advanced Diploma or Degree. - Minimum five years experience in a research environment (research methodology, statistical analysis, needs assessment and