Research & Enrolment Analyst (Temporary)

University of Alberta Careers; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alberta Careers is seeking a Research & Enrolment Analyst who will provide critical analysis and interpretation of enrolment data for strategic and tactical planning within the Office of the Registrar.

Reporting to the Assistant Registrar, Enrolment Research, Analytics and Insights, the role involves generating and reporting data for enrolment projection, collaborating with internal and external partners, and keeping analyses up-to-date for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Generate, collect, analyze, and report data for enrolment projection/forecasting.
• Conduct research to provide insight for strategic and tactical planning with internal and external data sources.
• Monitor the effect of initiatives on Enrolment Services and Enrolment Management and analyze impact on student population.
• Lead in identifying issues and providing direction for building and sharing complex operational data reporting and answers.
• Respond to inquiries with evidence-based analyses for Faculties, Departments, Administrative Units, University and Registrar Executive.
• Keep analyses up-to-date for reference by senior executives, planning units, and external partners.

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta will be given priority consideration before external candidates. Please log in to verify your internal candidate status.

This position has a term length of one year plus one day from the date of hire.

Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

Reporting to the Assistant Registrar, Enrolment Research, Analytics and Insights, the Research & Enrolment Analyst plays an integral role by providing critical analysis and interpretation of enrolment data for strategic and tactical planning within the Office of the Registrar (RO) at the University of Alberta.

• Generate, collect, analyze, and report data for enrolment projection/forecasting.
• Conduct research to provide insight for strategic and tactical planning. This will often involve data sources both within and external to the university, including Advancement Services, Dean of Students, government agencies such as Apply Alberta, or other educational institutions.
• Monitor the effect of initiatives and statistical results on Enrolment Services and Enrolment Management and provide analysis of the success of the initiatives on our student population.
• Take the lead in identifying issues and providing direction with respect to the building and sharing of complex operational data reporting, provision of answers, and methods to obtain answers about the University of Alberta Student population to the Office of the Registrar Executive, and also make information available to Faculties, Departments and Administrative Units.
• Respond to inquiries with evidence-based analyses to provide answers to questions from the Faculties, Departments, Administrative Units, University and Registrar Executive. When initiating new reports or agreements with university executives or external parties, negotiations are undertaken in collaboration with the Registrar or the Registrar’s executive team.
• Keep relevant analyses up-to-date for immediate reference by the University and Office of the Registrar senior executive officers, planning and presentation units, and external partners.