Program Assessment and Data Specialist

Job Description

The Data Analytics and Program Assessment Specialist reports to the Senior Director of Career and Professional Development (CPD) and provides coordination for all assessments reporting and data analysis including but not limited to the First Destination Survey Administrative Unit Assessment Reports College Engagement Reports satisfaction surveys targeted program assessments and the CPD Annual Report. The specialist consults with CPD leadership and key campus partners to ensure sound data analysis and to create sustainable processes for data sharing.

TheData Analytics and Program Assessment Specialist serves as Career and Professional Developments primary liaison to Virginia Techs Business and Management Systems (BAMS) and Analytics and Institutional Effectiveness(AIE) the units providing IT/career technology support and data access and analysis support to CPD alsoworks alongside other relevant personnel to establish best practices and ensure effective usage of CPDs customer relationship management platform (CRM)Handshake as well as other career technology platforms.

Required Qualifications

A masters degree inbusiness counseling higher education administration student affairs/student personnel services or a related field isrequired as well as significant professional experience with program analysisdata analytics statisticsdata architecturebusinessintelligence or a related field. Demonstrated ability to analyze data visualize data create reports provide consultations experience in handling large data sets and creating compelling data to communicate data-laden information and adjust messages based on the audience. Comfort working with data and synthesizing information quickly to advance data-driven decisions. Ability to manage ones own learning process fornew technologiesand should be well-organized detail-oriented andpossessstrong interpersonal communication and team skills.

Knowledge/workingproficiencywith data analysis/visualization software and coding languages such as:
Data visualization: Power BI Tableau Excel
Statistics software: SPSS R SQL STATA or Excel
Survey design and distribution tools: Qualtrics(preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

Experiencein university career services corporate human resources talent acquisition workforce/talent development or another non-profit/educational setting. Successful relationship-building experience is strongly withcreating and structuring interrelated processes practices and policies in a complex organization. Ability to coordinate and manage multiple projects.

Pay Band

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Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

62000 - 69000

Hours per week

40

Review Date

August 24 2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.