Executive Director of Institutional Research & Strategic Analytics

Job description

OVERVIEW: The University of Connecticut’s Institutional Research (IR) unit is in an exciting transitional phase with a new reporting line to the Provost’s Office and a renewed mission that includes providing decision analytics in support of institutional strategy grounded in data. The change has facilitated a close partnership with the institution’s innovation unit, i3 ( https://i3.uconn.edu ), whereby the transition between institutional data (IR) and the development of analytic software tools (i3) to support strategic decision-making has become seamless. To that end, the institution seeks a strategic thinker who can lead the IR unit, leverage the partnership with i3, and continue to take the institution to new heights. POSITION SUMMARY: The Executive Director of Institutional Research & Strategic Analytics serves as the University’s lead strategist for institutional data, analytics, and rankings performance. Reporting to the Vice Provost for Academic Operations, this role provides executive-level leadership for institutional research, official reporting, and enterprise analytics in support of the Provost and senior leadership. The Executive Director ensures the University’s insti...