Executive Director

Austin Peay State University; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A public university is seeking a Chief Data Officer to manage data as an integral university asset. This leadership role involves overseeing data collection, analysis, and governance initiatives to support student success and strategic planning. The successful candidate will lead university committees and provide decision support studies, along with supervising personnel to achieve objectives effectively. The ideal candidate should have strong leadership and analytical skills, along with a broad knowledge of higher education issues.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead and design institutional data initiatives.
• Experience in preparing and analyzing reports.
• Strong skills in problem-solving and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead and design institutional data initiatives and processes.
• Supervise personnel and complete associated actions.
• Analyze and synthesize data to inform strategic decisions.

Skills

Leadership in data initiatives

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Ability to supervise personnel

Knowledge of higher education issues

Job description

Position Summary

This position serves as the Chief Data Officer for the University and manages data as an integral university asset. This position is responsible for providing expertise, vision, and leadership for the development and implementation of university data, institutional research, and data governance initiatives. This position provides decision support studies to aid university administrators and other stakeholders in using data to inform decision-making in a timely and proactive manner to support student success, strategic planning, and effective use of resources. The position serves as a key member of the University’s administration, leading the institution’s data collection and analysis, as well as identifying trends to inspire innovation and help inform strategic decisions across the University. This leadership position is responsible for coordinating Decision Support and Institutional Research (DSIR) functions. This position reports to the Vice Provost/Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Essential Functions

• Ability to lead and design institutional data initiatives and processes with employees from a variety of university offices and divisions.
• Ability to lead university committees and teams to accomplish objectives.
• Ability to efficiently use a variety of computer software and possess sufficient knowledge of mainframe computers to use centralized services effectively.
• Ability to interact in an effective and appropriate manner with diverse populations, the University community and the public.
• Ability to supervise personnel and complete all associated personnel actions in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ability to prepare and analyze reports.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize results to most effectively “tell a story”.
• Ability to work independently, make sound decisions and effectively solve problems.
• Possess a broad knowledge of higher education issues.
• Maintain a commitment to accuracy, clarity, promptness, reliability and creativity.
• Adhere to the Code of Ethics and Professional Practice of the Association for Institutional Research.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to develop and interpret policy.