IUPUI SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (IN-EDUC-IUINA)

The IUPUI School of Education is committed to examining our collective role in improving the human condition. We develop leaders, educators, and counselors equipped to critique and disrupt long-standing inequities and address the changing dynamics in urban educational contexts. Through community-engaged research, teaching, and service, we seek to positively impact youth and adult learners in educational systems and serve the welfare of communities through engagement in strategic alliances to promote equitable, just, culturally relevant and sustaining practices in teaching and learning.

The Continuous Improvement and Evaluation Specialist (CI&ES) works with the center's executive leadership to collaboratively plan out continuous improvement and evaluation activities. The CI&ES manages evaluation design, methodology, and execution of plans including development and validation of research instruments, data collection and analysis, and reporting on the quality and efficacy of center services. The CI&ES works in collaboration with the centers associate directors, director of operations, and executive director.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Supports the development and maintenance of the center's project management and client relations management database.
• Contributes to the development and execution of a comprehensive continuous improvement and evaluation plan. Supports the design and implementation of an annual continuous improvement and evaluation plan in accordance to the center's 2022 logic model and annual technical assistance work plan.
• Engages in data collection, analysis, and reporting activities. Identifies and acquires data from internal and external data sources; analyzes, and interprets trends or patterns in complex data sets; interprets data, analyzes results using statistical techniques and provides ongoing reports that interpret, analyzed collected data using both quantitative and qualitative research/evaluation methods and data collection techniques such observations and structured interviews as well as statistical packages such as MS Excel, SPSS, NVIVO, STATA and other data management systems.
• Develops and or maintains existing data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality. Filters and "cleans" data by reviewing computer reports, printouts, and performance indicators to locate and correct code problems.
• Executes required data reporting activities. Coordinates the collection, summarization and reporting of monthly metrics and other regularly scheduled data reporting requirements.
• Designs comprehensive reports to assist executive leadership in making good data-driven center decisions. Creates formative and summative reports and case studies; proof-reads, reviews, and edits reports and case studies. Creates data representations, including charts and infographics and presentation slide decks that facilitate the dissemination of evaluation and research findings that are comprehensible to a variety of audiences.
• Engages staff and regional partners in the support of research and evaluation activities. Interacts with center staff to identify their information and research needs, assists, and provides guidance to the staff in determination of suitable analytical methodology for assigned projects and achieving project objectives. Interacts with center staff and regional partners to have good working knowledge of the center's work and to assist in the data analysis.

General Responsibilities

• Provides experienced analysis of existing data and data structures and satisfies ad-hoc reporting/analysis requests.
• Creates reporting specifications for new reports/dashboards/analytical tools and performs testing/validation; ensures integrity, accessibility, and accuracy of reports/dashboards and data structures; reviews and approves user requests for access to reporting data and tools.
• Consults with faculty and/or staff to identify new business reporting needs and provides guidance and interpretation of complex environments and data.
• Documents data analysis efforts (data sources, reporting specifications, tools, issue/problem resolutions).
• Performs experienced analysis to interpret and determine validity and quality of data.
• Performs migration and conversion of data as needed in support of analysis efforts.
• Researches and stays up-to-date on emerging technologies and tools and makes recommendations for implementation to improve data analysis services and approaches.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree

Preferred

• Degree in computer science, information science, or related field
• Master's degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years of data analysis, reporting, or related experience

Preferred

• 2 years research and evaluation experience across non-profits and/or government agencies

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure

Preferred

• Expertise in dimensions and implications of unequal education access and large-scale education data sets
• Familiarity with the U.S. public K-12 education system
• Technical expertise regarding educational data models for examining inequities in access, participation, and outcomes for student groups, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques
• Strong knowledge of and experience with databases programming
• Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing quantitative and qualitative datasets (MS Excel, SPSS, SAS, STATA, NVIVO etc.)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings
• Good communication skills and ability to make complex data analyses and finds easily comprehensible to various audiences including staff, teachers, and parents
• Ability to create quality data representations such as charts, graphs, and infographics for ease in visual inspection of evaluation or research findings
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently. Proficient in project management
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision-making skills

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

This position is grant funded with expected annual renewals. Renewals are contingent on the availability of grant funds.

IUPUI Campus

Indianapolis, Indiana

$44,250 - $66,000

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Information Technology

Job Family: Data Analysis & Engineering

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