Director of Strategic Research & Planning

City Colleges of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 93,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

City Colleges of Chicago seeks a Director of Research & Planning to lead institutional research, data analytics and strategic planning. You will support college-wide decision-making, develop dashboards and benchmarks, and collaborate with departments to meet accreditation and reporting requirements.

Candidates should have advanced education-focused research experience, strong writing skills, and familiarity with SAS/SQL data analysis.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Education or the Social/Behavioral Sciences or related field
• Ph.D. in relevant field preferred
• 3–5 years of experience in institutional research or quantitative and qualitative methods
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; SPSS or similar databases required
• Experience with higher education accreditation processes desirable
• Experience with SAS desirable
• Experience in assessment of student learning outcomes desirable
• Familiarity with Access and SQL data query skills is a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide research and analytic support to college leadership and administrators with timely data, analysis, and interpretation
• Coordinate and conduct institutional research to inform planning, policy, and decision-making
• Compile and present data for program evaluation, student outcomes, enrollment management, and resource allocation
• Develop benchmarks, dashboards, scorecards, and other performance metrics
• Prepare reports for ICCB, US ED, NCES and other agencies, ensuring compliance
• Collaborate with IT and Decision Support to extract data from data warehouses and PeopleSoft
• Design surveys and data collection tools and analyze results for reporting
• Support accreditation self-studies and site visits with data artifacts and evidence

Skills

Data analytics

Statistical analysis

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Master’s degree in Education

Ph.D. preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

SPSS

SQL data query

Job description

City Colleges of Chicago seeks a Director of Research & Planning to lead institutional research, data analytics and strategic planning. You will support college-wide decision-making, develop dashboards and benchmarks, and collaborate with departments to meet accreditation and reporting requirements.

Candidates should have advanced education-focused research experience, strong writing skills, and familiarity with SAS/SQL data analysis.