Career Success Data Analyst

Job Posting Title:
Career Success Data Analyst


Hiring Department:
College of Fine Arts


Position Open To:
All Applicants


Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40


FLSA Status:
Exempt


Earliest Start Date:
Immediately


Position Duration:
Expected to Continue


Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS


Job Details:
General Notes

The College of Fine Arts is the college of creativity at The University of Texas at Austin-a home for artists, performers, designers, scholars, educators, makers and creatives ready to change the world.

Benefits package:

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
• Retirement contributions
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid holidays
• Other services and perks.

This job description may not contain all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. Even if you don't qualify or have specific experience in every facet of this role, we encourage you to apply.

Purpose

To analyze data and identify findings on student engagement with career services, the College of Fine Arts' progress toward career outcomes, and the percentage of students receiving life design interventions. Additionally, this role will liaise with relevant staff, including the Employer and Alumni Engagement Coordinator, the Student Success Coordinator, the Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Academic Affairs, and the Director of Life and Career Integration on data-related matters.

Responsibilities

• Data Analytics: Lead the collection, analysis, and reporting of quantitative and qualitative data related to student engagement, career development services, internship and job placement outcomes, and employer partnerships. Analyze data and discern findings on student engagement with career services offerings, the college's progress toward knowledge and career outcomes rates, and the percentage of students receiving life design interventions. Provide advanced data analysis and reporting to support student program assessment, using tools such as 12Twenty, Qualtrics, and SPSS for data processing and statistical modeling.
• Reports: Generate annual departmental reports for the Dean's Office, summarizing key data metrics, trends, and achievements, while supporting annual reporting cycles and delivering key performance metrics, insights, and trend analyses to senior leadership and other college administrators to inform college-wide priorities. Lead the development of customized reports and dashboards for the college's internal stakeholders, leveraging tools like Tableau and Excel, while integrating more complex datasets from external sources.
• Process Alignment: Collaborate with Center for Creative Economies staff to establish an iterative process where programming aligns with data collection to ensure all information is captured. Collaborate with institutional research teams and other campus units to ensure alignment with university-wide data standards, facilitating consistent data reporting.
• Communication and Collaboration: Liaise with relevant staff, including the Employer and Alumni Engagement Coordinator, the Student Success Coordinator, the Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Academic Affairs, and the Director of Life and Career Integration on pertinent data matters.
• Subject Matter Contributor: Contribute subject matter expertise to enhance analytical methodologies and practices, recommending new techniques, tools, or approaches to improve data quality, reporting efficiency, and decision-making processes.
• Presentations: Develop and deliver presentations to effectively communicate analytical findings, insights, and recommendations to senior leadership, ensuring that data-driven decisions are informed by clear, actionable information.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and two years of business analyst experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the following competencies: initiative, decision-making and critical thinking, effective communication, problem solving, service excellence, growth and development mindset, teamwork.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate business process review and improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with individuals with varying skills and from different parts and levels within a complex organization.
• Proficiency in the MS Office Suite (particularly MS Excel) and Qualtrics.
• Experience and proficiency with other statistical or data processing software (such as SPSS, etc.).
• Experience with data visualization software, such as Tableau.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative social science or related field or experience.
• Demonstrated experience and success in retrieving, organizing and using data in a university setting.
• Familiarity with the 12Twenty platform, R and SQL.
• Experience working at UT Austin with thorough knowledge of university data systems.
• Ability and willingness to learn new systems and data sources as needed.
• Experience transferring data from UT Systems to desktop applications and data visualization applications.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Salary Range

$60,000 - $65,000

Working Conditions

• 100% In Person During New In Position Period, then 3 Days In Office Required
• Prolonged screen time
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left-hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form . click apply for full job details