Data and Insights Analyst

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 79,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Work-Life Balance

Recognition

Growth Opportunities

Generous vacation

Job summary

NAIT is seeking a Data & Insight Analyst to support the Manager, Data & Insights. You will build and maintain data models, pipelines, and reports used by campus leadership to drive decisions and strategy.

The role involves collaborating with Education Insights and registrar stakeholders, maintaining data governance, and delivering accurate outputs on committed dates within an agile framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• At least 4 years of experience working with institutional data, preferably in a post-secondary setting.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or similar lakehouse, Python, Campus Solutions is an asset; certification in Power BI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Owns data analysis and reporting requests from programs and departments, from requirements to tested outputs.
• Leads design, construction, testing, and deployment of BI solutions and dashboards.
• Source, cleanse, and model large data sets in Fabric lakehouse and data warehouse for projects.

Skills

PowerBI/DAX

SQL Server

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree relevant to position

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Python

Campus Solutions

Power BI certification

Job description

Ready to start your next chapter with NAIT? At NAIT, we’re passionate about building a team of talented, dedicated professionals who share our commitment to excellence and innovation. Your skills and experience can shape the future of education and make a real impact in our community.

About the Opportunity

Student Progression is comprised of two main areas: Education Insights, Data and Research (EI) and the Office of the Registrar.

Education Insights, Data and Research (EI) - performs research, analyses, and reporting to provide critical insights and recommendations to support decision makers across campus. The team is comprised of Data & Insight Specialists, Data & Insight Analysts, Research Specialists and Research Analysts.

The role of a Data & Insight Analyst will support and report to the Manager, Data & Insights. The Data & Insight Analyst works with other members of the team to provide business intelligence for decision makers across campus. The Data & Insight Analyst builds and maintains the data models, pipelines, and reports that leaders across NAIT rely on.

Key Responsibilities

• Owns assigned data analysis and reporting requests from programs, schools, and central administrative departments, from requirements through to tested, deployed output.
• Leads the design, construction, testing, and deployment of business intelligence and reporting solutions that inform decisions made by stakeholders across the institute.
• This includes standardized reports, dashboards, exploratory views, and data exports Sources, cleanses, and models large data sets in the Microsoft Fabric lake house and data warehouse for projects.
• Uses data visualization tools and techniques to explore trends and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Accesses, compiles, organizes data for distribution to stakeholders.
• Responsible for maintaining confidentiality of data and information when supporting leaders through decision making processes.
• Performs and supports data reporting that inform admissions and student financial support policies, program efficacy assessment, program renewal, curriculum assessment, institutional enrolment planning, and budgets.
• Develops an understanding of stakeholder’s needs by participation in meetings and other requirement gathering activities with individuals and groups.
• Works in an iterative, agile manner with stakeholders to validate and incorporate requirements into projects, managing own work in Azure DevOps and delivering accurate work to committed dates.
• Maintains knowledge of business source systems and processes by maintaining contact with subject matter experts in the registrar’s office and program areas.
• Collaborates with other members of Education Insights in delivering needed support to stakeholders.
• Ensure that projects follow best practice for data visualization, modelling, and data governance, including access security, documentation, data quality, and privacy requirements.

Skills & Abilities

• Advanced skills with business intelligence tools such as PowerBI/DAX, SQL Server and Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to learn quickly and independently when facing new problems or situations.
• Knowledge of post-secondary Institution programs, policy, procedures, and reporting environments.
• Understanding of software development lifecycles, data modelling, and business intelligence approaches such as Kimball data warehouse.
• Knowledge of data visualization best practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interpret and explain data insights to a non-technical audience using business language.
• Ability to elicit requirements from business users and work with IT teams to translate requirements into useable data structures.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction, manage own priorities, and work as part of cross-functional teams.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree relevant to position.
• Minimum 4 years of experience working with institutional data, preferably in a post-secondary institution.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or a similar lakehouse platform, Python, Campus Solutions, and a current Microsoft Fabric or Power BI certification is an asset.

Remuneration

Remuneration: Refer to salary range noted on posting, plus a comprehensive benefits package.

The compensation range for this job posting is : $78,885.85 - $104,506.92.

Applicants with education credentials earned outside of Canada should have their credentials evaluated by a recognized agency in Canada - Foreign Credential Validation against Canadian Standards - Canada.ca.

Company Culture & Benefits

We are known as one of Alberta’s top employers. Being part of a community that makes a difference in the lives of students, staff, industry clients and partners, NAIT’s culture reflects our shared values of respect, collaboration, celebration, creativity, and accountability. People are what make NAIT great, and we prioritize the employee experience.

• health and wellness
• work-life balance
• recognition
• professional and personal growth
• excellent vacation time
• paid time off between Christmas and New Year’s

NAIT supports a flexible work environment, enabling staff to request approval for on-campus, off-site, or hybrid work arrangements based on the nature of the role.

Please note that remote positions require employees to reside within Canada.

Inclusion & Diversity

NAIT is committed to fostering a safe environment that supports equity and cultivates inclusion through our Centre for Community and Belonging (CCB). We are a proud partner of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion.

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