Institutional Research Strategist

Job Summary

This position is responsible for managing the day to day activities in gathering data, completing surveys, verifies and checks already-entered data, independently gather sand analyzes data, writes the Texas customer service report, produces data reports published on the Accountability website and sent to external constituencies, tracks the office deadlines calendar management including auditing and reconciling upcoming and current projects and completes department projects, etc. Oversees the institutional IDEA administration for student feedback.

Essential Duties

1. Plans and organizes work to ensure completion of tasks and functions in a timely manner, prior to all deadlines.
2. Establishes office and records maintenance procedures ensuring adherence to records maintenance, confidentiality, and other related University and departmental procedures.
3. Propose/initiate procedures and evaluate existing procedures to effect improved or additional methods for handling or reporting information.
4. Extensive contacts with concerned offices and departments all while effectively analyzing situations and developing suitable solutions.
5. Gathers and updates data from Banner and various ASU departments to complete tasks including but not limited to: completing and updating the Common Data Set and Mini Fact Book.
6. Updating the Institutional Peer List, the Texas Customer Service Report, IPEDS, and other such reports; and updates IDEA Comparison scores and follows the IDEA administrative time-line for completing, training, and processing evaluations.
7. Report/Tracking/Creation with THECB, LBB, and IPEDS reports to ensure timely reporting deadlines, definitions, and accuracy correctness of information.
8. Conducts routine research into institutional history data, verifying and/or forwarding information as appropriate.
9. Maintains files on current projects, surveys and forms, enters into the records system, while keeping accurate historical data for use in future reporting and planning.
10. Assists with THECB, LBB and IPEDS reports to insure correctness of information.
11. Brings questions or problems to the Assistant Vice President for instruction and or resolution.
12. Organizes data from ASU graduation survey and completes VSA-College Portrait in a timely manner and ensures that the VSA is correct.
13. Greets and maintains high levels of customer service addressing callers, students, parents, guests, coworkers, University personnel in a friendly, helpful, and professional manner.
14. Creates easily accessible reports that end-users can run for continued improvements.
15. Supports the Assistant Vice President and the campus in accreditation and strategic planning efforts, as needed.
16. Gathers and updates data from Banner and various ASU departments to complete tasks, including but not limited to: completing and updating surveys and other questionnaires.
17. Maintains consistent and accurate communication with the Assistant Vice President and Accountability Office, as well as constituencies.
18. Assists the Assistant Vice President in monitoring changes, in a timely manner, and adhering to institutional, state, and/or federal rules and regulations.
19. Responds to external survey requests by completing and/or assisting other departments in a timely manner, and completes Accountability data for research surveys.
20. Conducts routine research into data, verifying and/or forwarding information as appropriate.
21. Corresponds via email regarding departmental services and updates.
22. Composes correspondence from personal knowledge of subject matter or from instructions.
23. Participates in training activities as required or desired.
24. Performs other duties as assigned.