Data and Systems Officer (18 Month Term)

Date Posted: 06/12/2024

Req ID: 37892

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Department: Professional Experience Year

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number: 00052093

Description:

About us: The Engineering Career Centre (ECC) connects University of Toronto students with meaningful professional experiences that provide a solid foundation for successful careers and life-long learning. In addition to hosting a wide range of professional development workshops, events, and services throughout the year, the ECC team runs a work-integrated learning program to connect engineering students with a wide range of industry opportunities. As passionate and career-driven academic professionals, the ECC team seeks to nurture students and provide a comfortable transition from academic to professional life.

Your opportunity: The Engineering Career Centre is an open, professional environment that fosters a culture built on respect, professionalism, goal orientation, self-motivation, accountability, excellence, and teamwork. The leadership team believes in recognizing and valuing our employees' contributions to the advancement of the department's goals while promoting a strong commitment to work-life balance among our employees. Under the general direction of the Manager, Operations, the incumbent is responsible for data analysis, developing reports/dashboards, data visualization, data monitoring, report writing and resulting recommendations related to department's specific business requirements, including but not limited to co-op admissions, retention, work term evaluation, graduation rates, and co-op activity levels (i.e. co-op preparation, recruitment, application, work term evaluation, and business development). The incumbent will be responsible for translating business needs and complex data inquiries into easily understood business requirements, responses, reports, and gathering and analyzing the required data to support decision making by the management team. The incumbent is also responsible for developing and documenting current and proposing improved workflow and business processes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Determining the best methods for collecting and analyzing data.
• Determining key performance indicators to measure success.
• Developing information management methods in order to optimize the use of data.
• Designing surveys to support the evaluation of strategies and objectives.
• Analyzing complex statistical reports and/or financial information for management decision-making (using Business Intelligence/Analytics Tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Cognos Cubes).
• Designing presentations of data analysis findings.
• Configuring web applications according to objectives or user feedback.
• Testing new software configurations.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in data science, statistics, or analytics, or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years of relevant experience with data management and analysis, preferable within a higher education environment.
• Experience designing and generating reports.
• Experience analyzing data and identifying meaningful trends and results.
• Experience developing projections to support strategic planning.
• Experience calculating ROI measurements for marketing and business development activities, as well as supporting continuous improvement activities.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel (specifically pivot tables, formulas, relational tables, Macros) and Visio.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with non-technical users.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.
• Excellent communication (both oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and take initiative.
• Ability to exercise tact, good judgment, and confidentiality.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience using Business Intelligence software and Data Visualization tools to create dashboards in order to facilitate data-driven decision preferred
• Experience with CSM, Salesforce, Qualtrics would be a strong asset
• Strong working knowledge of Power BI, Cognos Cubes and other reporting tools preferred

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Diligent
• Insightful
• Possess a positive attitude
• Resourceful

Closing Date: 06/26/2024, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW

Appointment Type : Budget - Term

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 12 -- $78,308 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $100,144. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category: Student Services

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.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission. As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected].

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