Job Description
Position: Data Analyst
Location: London, Ontario
Position Type: Full-time, 3-year renewable contract.
Hiring Range: $55,900-$69,900.
Application Deadline: Thursday, January 4th at 11:59PM.
About Ivey Business School:
Ivey Business School acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak, and Attawandaron peoples, where Western University and Ivey Business School are located. This land continues to be home to diverse Indigenous peoples, whom we recognize as contemporary stewards of the land and vital contributors of the community.
Ivey Business School ( at Western University ( is Canada’s leading provider of real-world, case-based business education. Drawing on extensive research and business experience, Ivey’s faculty provides the best classroom experience, equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities they need to confidently take on today’s leadership challenges and opportunities through Case-Method Learning. Ivey offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as Executive Education at campuses in London, Toronto, and Hong Kong.
Position Overview:
In this critical role, you'll use your data-centric mindset to generate actionable insights and drive strategic decisions within Career Management. With a focus on data aggregation, analysis, and presentation, your work will enhance Career Management processes, and assist in forming a data-driven narrative. Adept at collaborating, you're an exceptional communicator, able to articulate complex findings with clarity, and a proactive thinker who thrives in fast-paced environments.
Responsibilities:
Data Analysis and Reporting
- Develop and maintain departmental processes/practices/templates for conducting and sharing business intelligence with relevant stakeholders, including development of regular reports (e.g., student employment reports, trends report, end-of-year employment reports), and dashboards (e.g., student employment tracking) relevant to different stakeholder groups.
- Analyze and transform raw data for departmental metrics (e.g. survey results, student employment data) into digestible, report and presentation-ready formats that include both quantitative information, as well as narrative (analytical insights), and that reveal actionable insights and inform strategic decisions
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders for report amendments and data presentation.
- Remain current with international reporting standards, advising CM team on changes, setting and managing reporting timelines accordingly, and then distributing employment information in a transparent, consistent and comparable way.
- Conduct analysis of all Career Management surveys using appropriate statistical tools and communicate findings in clear and concise manner.
Data Collection and Management
- Develop and maintain awareness of available internal data relevant to Career Management operations and advise on how it could be utilized to inform key decisions related to programming, operations, corporate partner engagement, etc.
- Leverage survey design skills to advise and collaborate with CM team members on creating/updating student and corporate partner surveys to yield impactful data and inform decision-making.
- Oversee data collection of student employment outcomes in accordance with international reporting standards and in a statistically reliable manner.
- Remain current with international data collection standards, ensuring compliance, and maintaining data integrity to be audit-ready, if required.
- Liaise with Manager, Analysis & Reporting to support school-wide initiatives that require CM data collection and/or analysis including global rankings and accreditations.
- In consultation with the Associate Director, Operations and applicable internal stakeholders, develop and implement processes to ensure data is accurate and secure in accordance with university policies.
- Respond to all requests for data collection from departmental and school-wide stakeholders, working collaboratively to identify and understand deliverables, methodology, timelines, and adherence to data governance policies.
Analysis & Reporting Support
- Foster a positive, creative and collaborative environment that encourages innovative ideas and continuous improvement amongst the CM team and school-wide collaborators.
- Support the development of the teams’ confidence with data collection and interpretation for decision-making.
- Understand inter-departmental data connections and provide recommendations on partnership opportunities.
- Build and maintain a network of data analysis professionals at national and international business schools to remain current on best practices in data collection and reporting.
Technology
- Maintain comprehensive knowledge of technologies such as 12Twenty, Salesforce, LEARN, etc. for data reporting and program management.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree, with Masters degree in business analytics, data analysis or related discipline preferred
- Minimum 2 years of experience demonstrating expertise in data collection, analysis, visualization, and presentation.
Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated advanced use of analytics platforms and data visualization experience.
- Exceptional organizational and problem-solving skills with ability to prioritize work to meet timelines and achieve objectives.
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to data integrity
- Proven experience in synthesizing and analyzing data from qualitative and quantitative data sets and designing and generating impactful reports.
- Proven track record of defining new data collection and analysis processes to increase efficiencies or effectiveness of reporting.
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills, with an ability to identify patterns, trend, and abnormalities in data sets.
- Strong communication skills with ability to use active listening skills to understand needs, comfort with asking questions to seek clarity, guide and manage expectations, and produce written documents that are clear, persuasive and audience appropriate.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders within department and across the organization.
- Familiarity with the University and business school environment, programs offered, market challenges, and employment industries is an asset.
- Self-directed individual, with a high tolerance for ambiguity and comfort with using professional judgment to make recommendations on the data provided.
- Accustomed to working with confidential data and adherence to all privacy regulations.
- Advanced computer skills in MS Office Suite
- Comfortability with learning new software tools in an efficient manner.
What We Offer:
- A bright, inclusive, and modern eco-friendly working environment
- Flexible or hybrid work plans for many roles
- A collaborative and engaging work culture
- Opportunity to join a community of people-focused professionals
- Market competitive compensation with annual increases available
- Generous benefits package with employer-paid premiums, including a comprehensive Health and Dental Plan, Health Care Spending Account, as well as short- and long-term disability programs
- Enhanced mental health benefits coverage and resources
- A generous group retirement savings plan with 7.5% employer contributions
- Life and AD&D insurance for you and your family
- Out-of-country travel insurance
- Vacation starting at 15 days per year plus 2 paid Ivey Personal Days
- Paid time off during the School’s December holiday closure
- Numerous campus-wide arts, culture, and sport events
- Supports for professional development and career progression opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program with family coverage
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Ivey
Ivey Business School is committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Please explore Ivey’s EDI homepage for more information on Ivey's commitment to EDI, to read about Ivey’s progress in the EDI Update, and to meet Ivey’s EDI Advisory Council members.
Ivey Business School invites applications from all qualified individuals. Ivey is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace, and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.
Accommodation
Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Please contact us at hr@ivey.ca to notify us of any needs related to completing the job application, and/or throughout the recruitment process.
Application:
If you're excited about joining Canada's leading business school and meet the qualifications, please submit your resume and cover letter via the Ivey Careers page by the application deadline.
Please Note: Ivey Business School will be closed over the holidays from December 22nd, 2023 to January 4th, 2024. Applications will be reviewed the week of January 8th, 2024.
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