Chief Data Officer & AVP for Institutional Research

North Carolina Central University; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave

Health Benefits

TSERS Retirement System

Discounts

Job summary

North Carolina Central University seeks an Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Analysis and Chief Data Officer to guide university-wide data strategy, governance, and reporting. You will advise senior leadership, drive enterprise data initiatives, and oversee data quality and security across the ERP (Banner) and BI tools.

The role requires strong leadership, complex analytics, and collaboration with IT, academics, and finance to support planning, accreditation, and resource

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field; PhD preferred.
• Minimum five years’ experience in institutional research or data analytics.
• Experience leading enterprise data governance and official reporting.
• Proven ability to translate data into strategic actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead institutional research program aligned with university goals.
• Oversee data governance, reporting, and data quality standards.
• Provide executive decision support to leadership and boards.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects across campus.

Skills

Data analytics

Strategic planning

Leadership

Communication

Data governance

Executive decision support

Cross-functional collaboration

Data translation

Project leadership

Education

Master’s degree

PhD preferred

Tools

Microsoft BI stack

Tableau

Banner by Ellucian

Excel

Job description

North Carolina Central University seeks an Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Research and Analysis and Chief Data Officer to guide university-wide data strategy, governance, and reporting. You will advise senior leadership, drive enterprise data initiatives, and oversee data quality and security across the ERP (Banner) and BI tools.

The role requires strong leadership, complex analytics, and collaboration with IT, academics, and finance to support planning, accreditation, and resource