Data and Information Analyst

Date Posted: 11/15/2024
Req ID: 40697
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM:Ofc of the Vice President & Principal
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00042066

Description:

About us:

U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.

Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.

This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those who want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

Your opportunity:

The divisional research, analysis and assessment team of the Office of the Vice-President and Principal at UTM conducts data analyses, investigations, research and assessment projects to provide reliable data and meaningful analyses that support data-informed planning, decision-making and continuous improvement at all levels of the university.

Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director, Divisional Research, Analysis, and Assessment, you will work to design and coordinate the development of complex statistical analyses that inform critical divisional initiatives undertaken by the Office of the Vice-President and Principal and enable senior leaders to make strategic academic and business-related decisions. Through the use of data analyses, data visualization tools, and process reviews, our team strives to provide support and informative analytics on procedures, policies and programming to ensure that activities advance UTM’s goals with respect to recruitment strategies, enrolment management plans, department program evaluations and development, and financial plans, etc.

You will participate in writing high-quality reports that convey the information derived from these analyses to a broad range of audiences and design presentations of findings. You will work as part of a team to develop relationships with cross-functional units, some of which include Academic Units, Financialand Budget Services, Office of Registrar, Office of the Dean, Student Housing and Residence, Student Services, Facilities Management and Planning, Career Centre, Advancement, EASI, U of T Tableau Community, Planning & Budget Office, Community of Institutional Researchers, UTSC Office of Registrar, etc.


Your responsibilities will include:

• Analyzing complex statistical reports and/or financial information for management decision-making
• Assessing and determining methodologies for data retrieval and manipulation
• Facilitating meetings to review data for the purposes of assessing prospect pools and campaign goals
• Conducting detailed data analysis to inform management decision making
• Tracking and collecting information on project progress
• Designing and optimizing databases
• Providing detailed information on data analysis findings to stakeholders

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, and research in a University setting or acceptable combination of equivalent experience in a relevant industry/setting.
• Expert knowledge of student information systems such as ROSI/ACORN, Institutional/Divisional databases, etc.
• Advance knowledge of and ability to use analytical tools.
• Solid experience with database design and in programming languages.
• Strong communications skills, with the ability to communicate professionally and efficiently both verbally and in writing.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and time management skills to permit simultaneous action on many tasks, many of which will demand timely completion.
• Strong initiative and the ability to work both independently and as a member of a team.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Knowledge of university admission process and practices
• Knowledge of academic planning and financial planning

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• Team player

This role is currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto’s Alternative Work ArrangementsGuideline
.

Closing Date: 11/26/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band 13 -- $84,813. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $108,463. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.