Strategic Institutional Research & Planning Specialist

NC Community Colleges; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Fayetteville Technical Community College in North Carolina is seeking an Institutional Research and Planning Specialist to analyze data, synthesize results, and support strategic planning and accreditation efforts. You will manage data from multiple sources and produce executive summaries and decision-support materials.

The role emphasizes validation, documentation of methodologies, dashboards, and collaboration with academic and administrative units to align assessment, program review, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in statistics, data science, social sciences, education, business analytics, or related field with demonstrated coursework or experience in data analysis and research methods.
• Two years of increasingly responsible experience in institutional effectiveness, research, assessment, planning, accreditation, or related field in higher education.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and synthesize complex data, assessment results, and research to inform strategic planning and executive decision-making.
• Validate and ensure data quality across systems and reports.
• Document methodologies, query logic, and reporting processes for transparency and reproducibility.
• Acquire, organize, analyze, and synthesize data from internal/external sources to produce executive summaries and decision-support materials.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to support planning, accreditation, and program review.

Skills

Data analysis

Research methods

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

BI tools

SQL

Job description

Fayetteville Technical Community College in North Carolina is seeking an Institutional Research and Planning Specialist to analyze data, synthesize results, and support strategic planning and accreditation efforts. You will manage data from multiple sources and produce executive summaries and decision-support materials.

The role emphasizes validation, documentation of methodologies, dashboards, and collaboration with academic and administrative units to align assessment, program review, and