SALARY $71,628.00 - $90,200.00 Annually LOCAT1ON Youngstown, OH JOB TYPE Professional Administrative JOB NUMBER 202400132 D1V1S1ON Student Affairs & Inst Effectiveness DEPARTMENT Institutional Research & Analytics OPEN1NG DATE 07/15/2024 BARGA1N1NG Excluded from Any Bargaining Unit UN1T STATUS SALARY GRADE L8 FULL-T1ME 1.0 EQU1VALENCY Summary of Position Oversees operations of department. Supervises staff and implementation and administration of all programs and/or services. Works under general direction and may develop guidelines in accordance with policies and procedures for lower-level employees. Interprets and assists in the development of, or develops, regulations, policies, etc. for the guidance of other employees or the public. Supervision from above the director-level classification may be received in the form of memos, staff conferences, or other periodic communications. Position Information Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Supervises staff; assigns and reviews work; establishes timeframes for the completion of assigned tasks; trains and orients new employees; approves/disapproves requests for paid leaves; interviews candidates for employment and makes recommendations for hire; evaluates employee work performance; receives and responds to grievances; provides assistance with the development of unit work procedures and policies. Leads the team dedicated to providing data and access to information for institutional awareness, knowledge-creation, and feedback to improve processes, procedures, and outcomes of diverse types contributing to institutional success; collaborates, consults with, and advises senior leadership regarding data reporting, research, analytics, data-mining, and key performance indicators for institutional sustainability linked to the strategic plan. Reviews recommendations by lower-level staff regarding the assigned area's policies and procedures as it relates to completion of work and/or provision of. Manages the institutions compliance with required state (HEI) and federal (IPEDS) reporting requirements; provides dissemination of compiled research reports and oversee completion of external surveys. Serves as the IPEDS Keyholder, performing as a liaison between the federal government and applicable YSU administrative offices; directs the institution's interpretation of Higher Education Information System (HEI) data file specifications and guides the development of internal data tables, files, datasets, and processes to build a data structure to automate the routine compilation of data files for required submission. Works collaboratively with leadership to optimize YSU's reporting platform to support both visual and tabular reporting for required reports, accreditation, strategic planning, assessment, analysis, and predictive analytics. Supervises the day-to-day functionality and assumes general oversight of the assigned area's operations and services as related to any assigned program, initiative, or objective. Directs daily tasks related to the full scope of a department's/division's overall programs and/or services. Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for reporting processes that ensure data integrity; improve existing data collection strategies and develop new approaches and procedures to guide institutional data governance Reviews and/or monitors records of daily tasks in accordance with the department's/division's (or University's) policies and procedures and assures timely communication with supervisor, staff, and students where appropriate. Provides both operational and summary data to the YSU community. This includes, but is not limited to, routine data requests by the Provost, Deans, chairs, and others for program review, accreditation, reporting, and other needs. Provide information relating to academic programs, curriculum, students, faculty, staff, and other areas of the University. Prepares