"SEVIS Systems Coordinator & Data Analyst"

Job Description Summary

The SEVIS Coordinator and Data Analyst at ISSS is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data within iPenn and SEVIS. This role oversees SEVIS registration, managing data through quality control, cleanup, integration, and analysis within iPenn, and ensuring it aligns with other Penn systems to maintain high levels of compliance. Additionally, the position involves analyzing both automatic and manual data processes to identify issues and implement practical improvements.

Key duties include monitoring alerts within the SEVIS database and iPenn system, addressing errors at the system level, contacting ISSS clients as necessary, and assigning follow-up tasks to ISSS staff. The role also involves configuring templates and automated workflows to handle various combinations of incoming data, moving rule-based processing into automated workflows to allow ISSS staff to focus on more nuanced immigration issues.

The Data Analyst analyzes SEVIS reportable data from iPenn, Banner records, and Penn other central record systems to identify and correct reporting gaps. This role proactively monitors and addresses batch errors, collaborating with the ISSS team to identify root causes and implement process adjustments. Additionally, this position generates case processing reports to support internal fee verification and ensure accurate revenue collection.

The role also includes generating routine and ad hoc reports to meet the business needs of ISSS and the Penn community, as well as creating and managing the ISSS connection to Penn's Data Warehouse and other data analysis tools. This involves presenting ISSS data in an interactive format to stakeholders and generating diagrams to illustrate data flow among systems, identifying problem areas, and proposing alternatives.

The Data Analyst liaises with other central Penn units that handle the international population on campus, including student records, the Registrar, NGSS, ISC Penn Community, and Integrations. They are responsible for understanding and maintaining existing processes, closing gaps, and matching existing data to propose and validate potential future process improvements or system conversions.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensures the accuracy and integrity of data within iPenn and SEVIS, overseeing SEVIS registration and managing data through quality control, cleanup, integration, and analysis. Act as DSO/ARO, monitor alerts and data issues within SEVIS and iPenn, identify causes of such issues, contact ISSS clients, and distribute tasks to ISSS staff, and find ways to reduce or eliminate the issues.
• Configure templates and automated workflows to handle varying possible combinations of incoming data. Move rule-based processing into automated workflows, in order to allow more ISSS staff time to be spent on more nuanced immigration issues.
• Analyze SEVIS reportable data from iPenn, Banner records, and Penn other central record systems to identify and correct reporting gaps. Liaise with other central Penn units that handle international population on campus, including student records, Registrar, NGSS project, ISC Penn Community and Integrations.
• Generate routine and ad hoc reports and diagrams to meet ISSS business needs and requirements from Penn community. Test and implement software tools to present data in interactive formats. Generate case or fee processing reports and support internal data audit for staff efficiency.
• Process eForms as a DSO/ARO, manage website content updates, update batch email templates, create e-form templates, standardized reports, and questionnaires to support the needs of the ISSS office and the Penn community.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science and 2 to 3 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Application Requirement

A Cover Letter and Resume/CV are required to be considered for this position. Please upload your Cover Letter where it asks you to upload your Resume/CV; multiple documents are allowed.

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Penn Global

Pay Range

$61,000.00 - $75,000.00 Annual Rate