It Data Analyst

Centre College invites applications for the position of Information Systems Data Analyst.

Characteristics of the Class:

Develops and supports data reports, dashboards and data sets including but not limited to those applications linked to the College’s enterprise data systems. This includes standalone products as the portal-based processes used by students, faculty and staff. Supervises only students when applicable. This position is supervised by the Associate Director for ITS.

General Responsibility:

The Data Analyst will provide direct support of constituents who need to interpret the data and analyze the results using statistical techniques. The analyst will help users optimize the efficiency and quality of statistics, data analysis, and other data strategies. The analyst will collect data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain the analytics database. They will work with the other department staff to optimize results and share the results using the available tools with different groups based upon their role and need for the information. A key component of the individual’s responsibilities will be to assist in the implementation of analytic tools within the College’s Centrenet portal and to interface those features with the primary enterprise database – Jenzabar CX. This position works closely with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Sponsored Research, Registrar, and other offices as needed to ensure accurate, efficient, and timely reporting to internal and external (IPEDS, US News and World Report, etc.) constituencies.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and support reports, dashboards, and analytic tools used by ITS and other administrative offices that employ the Jenzabar-CX database, the Centrenet portal and its mobile apps;
• Use relevant data to generate administrative reports showing trends, patterns, and forecasts;
• Create a final analysis report to help stakeholders understand the process of data analysis so that they can make important decisions based on various facts and trends;
• Performing analysis to assess the quality and importance of the data;
• Review reports and performance counters to filter data to identify and fix code issues.
• Use statistical tools to identify, analyze, and interpret patterns and trends in complex datasets that can be useful for diagnosis and prediction;
• Assist in the maintenance of the database content on the SIS/ERP system. (SUSE Linux, MS Windows Server, Informix, MS SQL Server, IIS, Apache, MySQL and PostgreSQL);
• Provide direct support to the managers and end users of the Jenzabar-CX administrative database environment in those modules supporting the analytic function;
• Implement and provide support for Database Analytics and report writing. (SSRS, Cognos, Informix);

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Centre College is a premier national liberal arts college that serves approximately 1,400 students and provides a supportive community and a flexible, personal academic path to a meaningful life and career. Founded in 1819, Centre accomplishes its goals in an atmosphere of caring and respectful relationships among faculty, students, and staff. The College has an endowment in excess of $420 million and an operating budget of more than $65 million.

Centre welcomes and supports diversity. The College strives to create an environment where differences are celebrated, where individuals can exchange ideas and share in the richness of mutual experiences. Please view our Statement of Community.

Located in Danville, KY, the historic, picturesque 150-acre campus is 30 miles from Lexington, in the famed Bluegrass Region of Central Kentucky.

TO APPLY

Interested applicants must apply through the Centre College Human Resources site at Employment at Centre | Centre College (with a cover letter, resume, and list of references). Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until filled