Planning Research Analyst Sr-Specially Funded

Hiring Salary Range

Grade

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

Summer Hours : Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

Work Calendar

12 Months

Funding Information

This is a  Federal  grant funded assignment with a projected end date of 0 9 -30-202 7  with a possibility of renewal based on available funds and the needs of MCCCD.

Maricopa Summary

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $ billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?

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About Us

• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the to improve undergraduate STEM Education : Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country
• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona’s Best Employers

Benefits

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of Planning and Research, the Planning and Research Analyst Sr. provides support

to the Title V grant serving in the capacity of internal evaluator for the Project. Responsible for developing the

Project’s assessment and evaluation tools, collecting, analyzing, interpreting, reporting and maintaining

institutional and Project data for use in key decision-making, strategic planning and in support of project

initiatives related to institutional effectiveness. This position serves as a subject matter expert in district

databases, data, and data reporting / visualization, and the position conducts complex evaluation and analysis

with broad college-level impact. The Planning and Research Analyst Sr. demonstrates a commitment to

service excellence, innovation, student success, integrity, and diversity in the performance of job duties.

Routinely leads project teams and / or regular staff on an ongoing basis and may supervise assigned exempt

and non-exempt regular staff.

Essential Functions

25% - Collaborates with project stakeholders on various aspects of the Project including conducting interviews,

focus groups, and surveys with program personnel and students, particularly Hispanic students to assess

programming experiences; works with stakeholders to implement evidence-based practices for advancing student

success, and uses analytics and evaluation to help advance institutional goals, improve quality and efficiency, and

strengthen student outcomes, particularly for underserved students; collaborates with the Title V External Evaluators

regarding both formative and summative assessments of each Project strategy geared toward increasing student

success.

25% - Collects, analyzes, interprets and maintains institutional data for use in key decision making, strategic

planning, project initiatives, and Title V grant; develops a predictive model for a more targeted approach to

maximize the impact of any actions; works with stakeholders to implement the predictive model; assess and

refine the predictive model.

25% - Undertakes program evaluation and qualitative research to improve services and support for students,

including analyzing the effectiveness of interventions.

15% - Responds to internal and external data and service requests inclusive of providing real-time data,

specialized Tableau dashboards for various departments; professional level support to committees and

initiatives that may include performing research, authoring documents, and making presentations.

5% - Engages with the college community to enhance data literacy and serves as a subject matter expert to

handle the most complex analysis and issues where considerable judgment, tact, discretion, and initiative are

required to resolve problems and make recommendations.

5% - Designs, develops and administers assessment and evaluation tools; performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in business statistics, educational studies, business administration or directly related field and four (4) years of professional-level experience in research and analysis that includes responsibility for coordinating projects and programs. Two years of senior-level or lead experience may be required for some assignments.

Associate’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in business statistics, educational studies, business administration or directly related field and six (6) years of professional-level experience in research and analysis that includes responsibility for coordinating projects and programs. Two years of senior-level or lead experience may be required for some assignments.

High School Diploma or GED and eight (8) years of professional-level experience in research and analysis that includes responsibility for coordinating projects and programs. Two years of senior-level or lead experience may be required for some assignments.

Desired Qualifications

1. Experience with advanced analytics techniques including forecasting and predictive modeling.

2. Experience extracting complex data sets from relational databases using queries written in SQL.

3. Experience using Tableau Desktop in a Tableau Server environment.

4. Experience conducting statistical analysis with SPSS, SAS, R or other statistical software.

5. Experience using Qualtrics survey platform to administer large surveys.

6. Experience presenting complex research results to a diverse audience, either with written reports or verbal presentations.

7. Experience evaluating and assessing US Department of Education (or similar funding source) grant outcomes.

8. Experience with survey methodology.

Special Working Conditions

May require prolonged periods of viewing a computer screen.

May be required to lift or carry up to 25 lbs.

Work is routinely performed in an indoor, office environment.