Institutional Analytics & Data Governance Strategist

PALMER COLLEGE FOUNDATION; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Palmer College Foundation in Davenport, IA seeks an Institutional Effectiveness Data Strategist to advance analytics, governance, and metadata initiatives. You will build dashboards, reports, and data assets to support accreditation, improvement, and decision-making.

This role collaborates across IT, institutional effectiveness, and academic units, implements workflow automation, and helps position data for responsible AI and future technologies.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in data / business analytics, information systems, computer science or related field required; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered
• One to three years of experience in institutional research, analytics, reporting, information systems, business intelligence, or related setting
• Ability to collect, process, analyze, interpret, visualize, and communicate institutional data clearly and accurately.
• Ability to understand definitions, metadata, data stewardship, source-of-truth concepts, and documentation practices.
• Experience with SQL, Power BI, Excel, SharePoint, Power Automate, or data visualization tools
• Experience with accreditation support, IPEDS, assessment, institutional reporting, dashboard development, metadata, or workflow automation
• Understanding of responsible AI concepts and data governance
• Ability to translate technical concepts for nontechnical audiences; collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Build queries, datasets, dashboards, reports, and visualizations to support institutional decision-making, accreditation, assessment, operational improvement, and strategic decision-making.
• Collect, process, validate, analyze, and report data from institutional systems, surveys, and external sources.
• Support institutional surveys, assessment activities, and other data collection efforts used for strategic planning, accreditation, reporting, and decision-making.
• Support official institutional reporting, including IPEDS or accreditor requests.
• Promote consistent use of approved metrics, calculations, dashboards, and reporting standards.
• Support institutional data governance, information stewardship, data quality, documentation, and standardized definitions to promote consistent, reliable, and trusted institutional information.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify, document, and improve data standards, ownership, and information management practices.
• Support the organization, classification, accessibility, and long-term management of institutional information assets, records, and knowledge resources.
• Promote information structures and metadata practices that improve information retrieval, collaboration, operational effectiveness, and future technology readiness.
• Identify and support opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce duplication, and streamline institutional processes through automation, technology, and process improvement initiatives.
• Assist in evaluating, documenting, implementing, and continuously improving business workflows and operational practices.
• Support institutional readiness for emerging AI and decision-support technologies through effective information management, governance, and responsible use practices.
• Assist with the evaluation and implementation of AI-enabled solutions that enhance productivity, decision-making, and operational effectiveness while maintaining oversight and data stewardship.
• Collaborate with institutional stakeholders, committees, and project teams to advance analytics, information management, process improvement, and institutional effectiveness initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with applicable policies, regulations, professional standards, and institutional expectations while supporting a culture of continuous improvement and service excellence.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Dashboards development

Stakeholder communication

Accreditation reporting

Education

Associate’s degree in data / business analytics, information systems, computer science or related field

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Excel

SharePoint

Power Automate

Power Query

SPSS

Microsoft 365

Data Visualization

Job description

Palmer College Foundation in Davenport, IA seeks an Institutional Effectiveness Data Strategist to advance analytics, governance, and metadata initiatives. You will build dashboards, reports, and data assets to support accreditation, improvement, and decision-making.

This role collaborates across IT, institutional effectiveness, and academic units, implements workflow automation, and helps position data for responsible AI and future technologies.