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The University of Notre Dame (ND.jobs) is accepting applications for a Executive Director, Institutional Research.

Applications will be accepted until 6/24/2022.

The University of Notre Dame is in the midst of a pivotal transformation to better utilize data to inform and drive strategic decision making at all levels of the University. Help lead this critical initiative as the Executive Director of Institutional Research.Why the Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Research?Our team contributes strategic insight and acts as trusted counsel to senior University leaders/University leadership, enabling Notre Dame to fulfill its mission of education, research, and scholarship informed by its Catholic character.Our shared vision is to challenge perspectives and act as a catalyst to advance Notre Dame's strategic priorities, strengthen connections between units, and illuminate information that deepens understanding and addresses University-wide questions. So what's it really like to work here?
As technology and data sources continually improve at Notre Dame, you will be a champion for the transformation of our data culture, including gaining deeper insights based on statistically-sound advanced analytic methods, advancing just-in-time and democratized reporting, designing reproducible methods, and developing and promoting best practices. Along with your well-respected and high-performing team, you will collaborate with academic and administrative leaders to discover the most-impactful opportunities, challenges, and questions facing this institution, conduct analysis to find insights, and clearly communicate these findings and conclusions. To complement these quantitative insights, you will also provide rigorous qualitative feedback to campus by leading the survey and course instructor feedback teams. Finally, you will oversee external reporting and benchmarking based on comparative data.As the Executive Director of Institutional Research, you will develop and maintain excellent working relationships with senior leaders as well as leaders of campus units and our data stewards; facilitate and present analyses that advance the University's efforts to realize its vision and goals; promote campus-wide data use through holistic change management; and connect with directors of institutional research at peer institutions as an aid in benchmarking and service to the field.As a team leader, you will review and prioritize requests, support external and internal surveys & reporting, clear roadblocks, promote continuous improvement/automation, enable growth through professional development, focus on the big picture, and celebrate successes.As an individual, you will exercise a high level of independent judgment and initiative; liaise with counterparts on the ND Innovates and Strategic Planning teams; and work with the Vice President for Strategic Planning & Institutional Research to identify and pursue key initiatives. What's in it for you?
We recognize there are a lot of great organizations in the world where you can share your talents. What makes Notre Dame special? Well, the amazing people that work here often cite the great work culture, our distinctive mission, the opportunity to build a career, and our extensive list of best-in-class benefits. You'll work for a department that encourages independent work, giving you the empowerment to make decisions that are driven by the mission of the University.At the University of Notre Dame, we emphasize employee well-being and professional growth & development. All employees and their spouses can take one course per semester at no cost or with nearly all tuition waived. Children of employees with at least five years of service receive a tuition benefit equal to 50% of the cost of Notre Dame's tuition for use at the university or another accredited four-year educational institution. As with all things at the University of Notre Dame, we are looking for the exceptional. Here, exceptional is seen in our teamwork, accountability, innovation, integrity, leadership in excellence and leadership in mission. If you are looking to work for a well-respected, mission-based organization that values itself not by a bottom line, but by the research it conducts and the students it educates, Notre Dame may be the place for you!

Minimum Qualifications:
Strong leadership skills and the ability to collaborate with a broad array of University leaders
Facilitation, project management, and change management experience, with a record of achieving impact and results
Demonstrated capability to embrace change and drive strategic initiatives
Excellent analytical and conceptual problem-solving skills
Experience building trusted consultative and advising relationships with faculty, staff, and leadership at all levels of the University
Highly developed ability to lead and coordinate complex research and analysis projects, utilizing appropriate statistical methodologies, predictive modeling, survey design, sampling strategies, and data visualization
Strong oral and written communication skills
Impeccable confidentiality
Advanced degree
5 years experience

Preferred Qualifications:
Deep interest in issues facing higher education with an understanding of constituencies Strong analytic foundation with knowledge of statistical techniques including regression, predictive modeling, sampling strategies, and data visualization Experience with survey design and administration

ABOUT NOTRE DAME:
The University of Notre Dame, founded in 1842 by Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C., of the Congregation of Holy Cross, is an independent, national Catholic university located in Notre Dame, Ind. For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Notre Dame has received Honor Roll distinctions as one of the top 10 higher education workplaces in the country in the Chronicle of Higher Education's annual "Great Colleges to Work For" survey...and we are proud of it!

This appointment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Applicants will be asked to identify all felony convictions and/or pending felony charges. Felony convictions do not automatically bar an individual from employment. Each case will be examined separately to determine the appropriateness of employment in the particular position. Failure to be forthcoming or dishonesty with respect to felony disclosures can result in the disqualification of a candidate. The full procedure can be viewed at https://facultyhandbook.nd.edu/?id=link-73597.

Equal Opportunity Employment StatementThe University of Notre Dame seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace. We strongly encourage applications from female and minority candidates and those candidates attracted to a university with a Catholic identity. Moreover, Notre Dame prohibits discrimination against veterans or disabled qualified individuals, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors to employ and advance veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a).

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Please apply online at http://ND.jobs to Job # S221759. For additional information about working at the University of Notre Dame and various benefits available to employees, please visit http://hr.nd.edu/why-nd. The University of Notre Dame supports the needs of dual career couples and has a Dual Career Assistance Program in place to assist relocating spouses and significant others with their job search.
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