Evaluation Analyst

Staff - Non Union
Job Category
M&P - AAPS
Job Profile
AAPS Salaried - Institutional Analysis, Level A
Job Title
Evaluation Analyst
Department
Evaluation Support | Evaluation Studies | Faculty of Medicine
Compensation Range
$5,791.00 - $8,323.42 CAD Monthly
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Posting End Date
March 6, 2025
**Note**: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date
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Job Summary
The Evaluation Analyst will work closely with the Evaluation Specialists and Associates and the Data Intelligence and Reporting Analyst to support large scale evaluations of programs and initiatives within the Education Portfolio of the Faculty of Medicine. They will provide the necessary data and reports to support decision-makers. They will conduct ad-hoc evaluation and research as needed. They will develop data collection instruments, conduct data collection and analyses of quantitative and qualitative data. The position will also design and implement automated reporting of data analysis using R coding and prepare succinct, informative reports for decision-makers.
Organizational Status
The Evaluation Studies Unit (ESU) was established in 2004 to provide program evaluation and strategic reporting services to support planning and decision-making within the UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM). ESU provides comprehensive, rigorous and objective data to assist stakeholders in the on-going development and improvement of programs. The Unit is organizationally placed within the Education Portfolio of the FoM, and is mandated to evaluate the effectiveness, quality, comparability, and impact of educational programs, provide supporting data for accreditation, and meet organizational and government reporting needs.
The Evaluation Analyst will report to the Evaluation Manager. They will collaborate with the Data Intelligence and Reporting Analyst, Evaluation Specialists, and Evaluation Associates on key tasks and deliverables that support their projects. They will also interact with faculty and staff from the FoM and attend and participate in committees, working groups and planning meetings as assigned.
Work Performed
- Work with complex datasets to analyze, summarize and report key findings
- Conduct qualitative (e.g. thematic) and quantitative (e.g. descriptive, inferential) data analyses, using NVIVO, SPSS, and R.
- Interpret results and create data visualisations for evaluation reports and summaries for use by leadership and decision-makers
- Design and generate optimal solutions for automated reporting of data using R.
- Research, identify, and analyze appropriate data sources, determining data limitations that apply
- Design survey instruments and process, screen, check, code and analyse the resultant data
- Develop, deploy and monitor response rates to data collection instruments
- Research, develop and make recommendations for new and improved processes and procedures for data collection and analysis
- Prepare presentations and key findings briefings for decision-makers
- Plan and coordinate tasks to ensure efficient administration, organization and integration of data collection and analyses across the unit
- Respond to student, staff and faculty inquiries related to assigned work
- Contribute to the development and improvement of unit processes to increase their efficiency and effectiveness
- Work with team members to address workload and resourcing issues to manage timelines and expectations
- Perform other duties as required to ensure the successful completion of assigned work

Consequence of Error/Judgment
This position should be able to work independently for the most part, having been assigned tasks by the Evaluation Manager that have been agreed with the Evaluation Specialists and Associates and the Data Intelligence and Reporting Analyst. They are accountable for the accuracy and timely delivery of their work. This individual would be expected to obtain the necessary data and create the analyses without supervision. Data and analyses produced by them will be reviewed by the senior team members they are supporting. Mistakes discovered at this stage could result in lost time, and perhaps the wholesale revision of the analysis. Errors can h