Job Details

Data Analyst

Position Number: 6805522
Location: Orlando, FL
Position Type: Institutional Research and Planning

Data Analyst

Position Number: SE0394.00000
Job Type: Staff
FT/PT: Full Time
Employee Class Description: Staff exempt

General Position Description:
Provides support by collecting and analyzing data related to college operations, programs, and initiatives to inform strategic planning and promote institutional effectiveness. Collaborates with the Analytics and Reporting Office and departments across the college to create reports, dashboards, and presentations that enable high-level analysis across interdisciplinary functions, helping to identify trends and insights that guide decision-making.

Grade: 2032
Exemption Status: Exempt
Posting Number: S3691P
Primary Work Location:
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Proposed Work Schedule (please note hours subject to change based on business needs):
Number of Vacancies: 1
Posting Start Date: 12/19/2025
Posting End Date: 1/6/2026
Open Until Filled: No
Temporary Position (Temp or Grant Funded Details):
Salary Range: $56,653 - $63,735 per year

Essential Job Functions:

1. Maintains and updates the Institutional Research (IR) website to ensure timely access to data and reports; including designing and publishing reports.

2. Researches, analyzes, and validates data and reports to ensure accuracy, monitor trends, and identify key opportunities.

3. Provides initial interpretations of data, identifying patterns, anomalies, and implications.

4. Develops summary reports, data briefs, and visualizations that communicate findings clearly and effectively.

5. Collaborates with IR personnel to clarify data needs and support meaningful use of research results.

6. Develops and maintains dashboards, scorecards, and talent analytics that support continuous improvement.

7. Coordinates the development, publication, and scheduling of institutional and enrollment planning reports, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with state and college reporting requirements.

8. Maintains appropriate report documentation and a library of accessible reports for easy reference.

9. Receives, prioritizes, and assigns all internal and external information and data requests submitted via the Analytics and Reporting request system, email, and internal mail to the appropriate staff member.

10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution, or any equivalent combination of related education, training, and/or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Field of Study:

Other Required Qualifications:
Two (2) years of experience related to the essential job functions.

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Preferred Education & Field of Study:

Preferred Type of Experience:
Experience in technical writing.

Experience working in an Institutional Research office.

Preferred Licenses/Certification:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of assessment, evaluation, and institutional research principles in higher education.

2. Skill in analyzing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data.

3. Ability to use technology and multiple software programs including Microsoft Office.

4. Ability to analyze and interpret data and to clearly and effectively communicate technical information to individuals at all levels of the organization with varying levels of understanding.

5. Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data management and reporting.

6. Ability to synthesize information and identify key insights from complex data sets.

7. Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines in a fast-paced environment.

8. Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and support college-wide initiatives.

9. Ability to plan, initiate, and carry out assignments independently.

General Working Conditions:
This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. The employee will routinely operate standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, keyboards, mouse, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Typical physical competencies include but are not limited to frequently remaining stationary, moving, reaching, positioning self and occasionally ascending/descending, lifting/moving objects weighing between 5-15 pounds. This job also entails frequently communicating, discerning and exchanging information, detecting and perceiving objects up close, at a distance, and the ability to adjust focus. Cognitive abilities include but are not limited to frequently using discretion, judgment, reasoning, memory, learning, maintaining confidentiality, comprehension, problem solving, and decision-making.

The typical work environment, physical and cognitive demands listed above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The College has a process to identify and make available reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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