Planning Analyst, Office of Institutional Planning and Analysis

Required Position

Full-Time Appointment

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of Institutional Planning, the Planning Analyst will be responsible for supporting the analysis and related needs for public accountability requirements for the office, support regular and ad-hoc reporting for internal stakeholders, and will take the lead on the administration, implementation, analysis and dissemination of results related to institutional surveys. The Planning analyst will be the lead in fulfilling internal stakeholder support like Tableau Training, accreditation and various quality assurance requirements like the Institutional Quality Assurance Program (IQAP). This position will support and may lead special projects, as required or requested, in support of institutional priorities and decisions that are data and information intensive. They will supply data, information, and analysis as necessary.

SURVEY SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATION

• Provide comprehensive survey support for all administrative surveys at the institution including but not limited to the Ontario University Graduates Survey (OUGS), National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS), etc. This will include the support of pre-survey administration, population file creation, survey launch and response rate tracking;
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure good survey administration, including registration, purchase and budget allocation, marketing, communication, survey design consultation and dissemination of results;
• Upon receipt of survey results, ensure data management of survey results, uphold confidentiality and data retention best practices provide analysis and creation of communication material to deliver to internal stakeholders.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY SUPPORT

• Collect, verify, interpret and analyze data related to both public accountability, internal and external performance metrics and benchmarking as required. This will include such areas as Strategic Mandate Agreements (SMA3 and 4), Statistics Canada reporting on tuition and Full-time Faculty and other areas;
• Assist with data collection, analysis and internal reporting for external publication requirements;
• Provides support for confidential and data sensitive analysis including transfer agreement calculations, labour bargaining and other Institutional reporting.

COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

• Development and refinement of Institutional Planning materials to help support the dissemination and translation of data and trends into actionable data and insights;
• Create visualizations to display data in a simplified manner for a better understanding and to create impactful messaging with the information;
• Creation of the annual Institutional Planning Enrolment Report.

ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE DATA SUPPORT

• Provide data and analysis for accreditation processes at the institution as requested;
• Provide required data for academic units completing their Institutional Quality Assurance Program (IQAP) processes as requested;
• Development of a standard template to provide stakeholders with data for accreditation and IQAP to help streamline work efficiencies in the IPO.

STAKEHOLDER AND OFFICE SUPPORT

• Participate in Council of Ontario University Planning and Analysis (CUPA)
• Survey committee (and others as required) to provide and receive sector updates on surveys being done throughout the sector;
• Provide ad‐hoc training and support for Laurentian Tableau Users;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• University – Undergraduate degree in a relevant field;
• 1-3 years of relevant experience;
• Ability to work fluently (verbal and written) in both official languages, French and English, is preferred but not required;
• Demonstrate the ability to handle sensitive information with high level of confidentiality and discretion;
• Have well‐developed problem‐solving skills and strong planning skills;
• Demonstrate a high attention to detail and accuracy;
• Excellent multi‐tasking skills;
• Experience with Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite;
• Experience with Tableau Software;
• Experience with Datatel/Colleague.

The official University hours of operation shall be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, during, and including, the months from September to April, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m Monday through Friday during and including May to August, amounting to thirty-three and three-quarter (33.75) hours per week.

Laurentian University has adopted a formal Policy on Flexible Work Arrangements, which supports remote work plans based on operational considerations. At Laurentian University, we recognize that work-life balance is essential for both personal well-being and professional success. Our policy offers employees some flexibility to better balance personal needs while maintaining effective service delivery.