Assessment and Data Analysis Senior Specialist – Career Development
| Company | Smith College |
|---|---|
| Location | Northampton, MA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with coursework in social science research methods and 1-3 years’ experience working with survey research and/or educational data sets, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
- Experience producing data visualizations using real-world data, preferably in a higher education setting.
- Advanced knowledge of Tableau, R, Qualtrics, SQL and Excel (writing Macros, V-lookups, regression, pivot tables).
- Experience designing, conducting, and analyzing surveys.
- Demonstrated commitment to navigating ethical considerations, ensuring privacy, data security, and ethical use of data in analyses.
- Demonstrated experience working on issues of equity and inclusion, including racial and economic justice.
- Experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Responsibilities
- Manage and enhance standardized methods for supporting centralized data related to work-learning outcomes.
- Develop and automate reproducible systems for reports generated cyclically.
- Design and administer surveys related to career strategic initiatives.
- Support institution-level efforts to elevate career education to high-impact standards, in partnership with academic areas and learning centers.
- Collaborate closely with institutional research (IR) to share data, ensure the relevance of career-related questions on cross campus surveys, and broaden institutional narratives around economic mobility outcomes.
- Conduct relevant benchmarking across peer institutions when needed.
- Administer first destination survey, managing all aspects of survey design, data engagement, delivery, scraping, analysis, visualization, reporting, and marketing for external visibility.
- Analyze engagement and learning outcome data to identify engagement gaps to be addressed.
- Conduct follow-up studies to explore questions that emerge in planning processes related to current projects.
- Create written reports and presentations that are accessible to audiences with a range of data literacy.
- Produce data visualizations for both internal and external audiences.
- Provide actionable data-driven recommendations.
- Serve as the departmental data steward and respond to ad-hoc requests for departmental data and peer comparisons from both internal and external sources.
- Maintain regular reports from the Handshake CRM and other technology vendors on utilization and engagement metrics and systematically share with team members where needed.
- Lead internal cross-training and systems development to increase the data knowledge base of the full career center team.
- Collaborate with and provide support for colleagues reciprocally during busy periods and be ready to adapt priorities and workflow according to shifting institutional needs.
- Supervise and mentor student worker(s) by facilitating and providing feedback on developmentally appropriate projects that benefit both the student and the goals of the department.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in related field preferred.
- Skilled in design and data visualization.
- Experience managing multi-stakeholder projects.
- Experience supervising student workers.