Planning and Research Analyst

$56,464 - $73,404/annually DOE

116

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

Hybrid remote work available after 6 months

12 Months

Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?

Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?

Whether you’re teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!

About Us

What's Currently Happening at Maricopa

• Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
• One of the largest community college systems in the country
• 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
• Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
• 2019 No. 42 in Arizona’s Best Employers

The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.

Benefits & Perks Options:

• 16 paid observed holidays
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time (if applicable)
• Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
• $4,000 Annual professional development growth funding (if applicable)
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents (if applicable)
• Flexible work schedules
• Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program:
  • Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
  • Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
  • Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Wondr™ online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more
  • Pre-Retirement Events
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
• 10 Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)

Reporting to the Director of Planning and Research, the Planning and Research Analyst performs fully proficient professional-level research and analysis duties. The Analyst collects and analyzes data, conducts data reporting/visualization, designs and produces research studies. This position assists with project coordination and program development as well as program evaluation. Incumbents may be assigned to coordinate or serve as a project lead over smaller projects independently.

May occasionally lead project teams and/or staff of the same or lower levels on an ongoing basis and may supervise assigned non-exempt staff.

35% - Data analysis and reporting – Designs and conducts research studies. Collects data and performs statistical analysis for use in decision-making. Develops and prepares reports of trends and research results.

35% - Data extraction, preparation and visualization - Create and update visualizations, reports and dashboards from data warehouses and other data sources using Tableau and Tableau Prep software or other SQL applications for use by committees, departments and leaders to inform decision-making.

20% - Consulting and decision support - Provides professional level staff support to committees, advisory groups, or departments that may include performing research, authoring documents and making presentations. Researches industry standards, trends, best practices and emerging technologies and makes recommendations for implementation. Coordinates projects and assists with program development.

10% - Designs and conducts surveys and focus groups; performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in business statistics, educational studies, information technology or directly related field and two (2) full-time equivalent years of professional-level experience in research and analysis.

OR

Associate’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution and four (4) full-time equivalent years of professional-level experience in research and analysis.

OR

High School Diploma or GED and six (6) full-time equivalent years of professional-level experience in research and analysis.

• May require prolonged periods of viewing a computer screen
• May be required to lift or carry up to 25 lbs.
• Work is routinely performed in an indoor, office environment

Applicants are required to submit a cover letter and resume showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.

Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.

Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.

Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.

• Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
• Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
• Part-Time employment, to include Adjunct or Associate Professor (must include number of hours worked, contact hours or load)
• Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
• Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.

Apply on or before March 27, 2023 to be considered.

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.

The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.