Title III Grant Data Analyst

Lakeland University seeks a Data Analyst to support Title III-funded initiatives aimed at improving student persistence and degree completion, expanding career readiness and workforce preparation opportunities, strengthening financial literacy programming for students, and enhancing institutional effectiveness and student support services.

The Data Analyst will support institutional data, reporting, and analytics needs. The position will work with data from enterprise systems including Jenzabar, PowerFAIDS, Slate, Handshake, and Vault Campus to develop reliable reports, data extracts, dashboards, and other analytical resources. The Data Analyst will collaborate with departments across the University to clarify reporting needs, improve access to information, and support informed decision-making.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Gather and clarify data, reporting, and analytical requirements in partnership with academic and administrative departments.
• Write, maintain, validate, and document SQL queries, data extracts, and recurring reports using data from Jenzabar, PowerFAIDS, Slate, Handshake, Vault Campus, and other instructional systems.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, key performance indicators, visualizations, and self-service reporting resources using tools such as Power BI and Alteryx.
• Analyze data for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and relevance before reports or extracts are distributed.
• Reconcile information across systems and work with functional offices to investigate and resolve data discrepancies.
• Support scheduled and ad hoc reporting needs for enrollment, financial aid, student success, career services, finance, academic operations, compliance, and institutional planning. 
• Assist with institutional, state, federal, accreditation, and other required reporting as assigned.
• Document report definitions, business rules, data sources, query logic, schedules, and validation procedures.
• Help improve reporting processes by identifying opportunities to reduce manual work, standardize common metrics, and automate repeatable tasks.
• Follow institutional requirements for data privacy, security, access control, and appropriate use of sensitive information.
• Communicate analytical findings clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences and provide basic guidance on the interpretation and use of reports.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

SPECIALIZED KNOW-HOW & SKILLS

• Bachelor's degree in data analytics, computer science, information systems, statistics, business analytics, institutional research, or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience writing SQL queries and working with relational databases.
• Experience developing reports, data extracts, dashboards, or visualizations.
• Ability to translate business questions into clear data and reporting requirements.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work collaboratively, and handle institutional data with discretion.

• Experience supporting data analysis, reporting, or institutional research in higher education
• Experience with one or more of the following systems: Jenzabar, PowerFAIDS, Slate, Handshake, or Vault Campus.
• Experience with Power BI, Alteryx, InfoMaker, Python, R, APIs, Microsoft 365, or related data and reporting tools.
• Familiarity with data governance, metric definitions, report validation, and role-based access to institutional data.
• Experience automating recurring data preparation or reporting processes. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• No or very limited exposure to physical risk;
• Some limited physical effort required;
• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

OTHER DUTIES

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lakeland University does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Human Resources.

Lakeland University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Educator.