at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Position Information
Working Position Title
Research Associate/Sr Business Analyst (38862)
Classification
Research Associate
Position Number
00038862
Open Date
04/01/2024
Close Date
Priority Review Date
04/22/2024
Employee Class
Staff
Full-Time/Part Time
Full-Time
FTE
1.00
Position Status
Temporary
FLSA
Exempt
Job code
1620SPS03
Union Representation
Non-Union
Union Code
N/A
Unit/Department
Report Cards
College/Unit
P20 Initiatives Network
Division
Outreach Engagemt Regl Dev Dv
Location
SR 155
Link to Department Website or Custom Search Page
https://www.niu.edu/illinois-interactive-report-cards/about/index.shtml
Position Summary, Requirements, and Qualifications
Overview
Who is IIRC? Illinois Interactive Report Cards is a department within the Division of Outreach, Engagement, and Regional Development at Northern Illinois University. Our mission at IIRC is twofold: To advance the public service mission of Northern Illinois University by delivering professional services and timely information that empowers students, families, and educators to improve their academic outcomes and level of college and career readiness; AND to advance the academic mission of Northern Illinois University by creating opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to partner in the delivery of those services. IIRC is an educational services and applied policy organization. IIRC forms collaborative partnerships with leading state and national educational stakeholders and professional organizations committed to educational reform across the spectrum from early childhood education to transition to work (P-20W).
IIRC concentrates on specific strategic initiatives. These include the previously outlined P-20W data analysis and reporting, P20W research, K-12 data-driven school improvement planning and professional development, technology staffing, and more. The most visible product of the work of the office is the Illinois Interactive Report Card website (www.illinoisreportcard.com), which NIU developed and hosts in partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education. The web site draws over 60,000 unique visitors monthly, and thanks to innovative design, rich content, handy search features, and colorful graphics, the IIRC website is a valued (and nationally recognized) public resource for education and school improvement. In 2019 released Illinois Postsecondary Profiles, a site dedicated to providing the same opportunities for analysis of post-secondary institutional data in Illinois that the IIRC provides at the K-12 level. THIS POSITION IS LOCATED AT A PROJECT PARTNER OFFICE IN SPRINGFIELD, IL.
Position Summary
The Current Opportunity. IIRC has an immediate need for 1-2 Business Analysts to work as part of a special on-site research project with one of our partners located in Springfield, Illinois. You will become part of a fast-paced, dynamic special project team (with you, a group of 5). You'll interface with a myriad of departmental teams across the enterprise, building business cases that will drive the design and implementation of changes to the organization's data systems as well as development of new web applications. You'll also have a strong hand in development of project documentation and supporting materials. Your efforts will result in the implementation of improvements critical to the future of their data systems and their sustainability for this organization for years to come. THIS POSITION IS LOCATED AT A PROJECT PARTNER OFFICE IN SPRINGFIELD, IL.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
20% Engage with stakeholders to gather business requirements for desired data system improvements and service application development;
20% Develop designs for and participate in the implementation of technical changes to the data warehouse;
20% Curate project documentation as well as the resulting stakeholder training and work aid materials;
10% Apply principles and practices from software design, management or management information systems theory to the development of software systems, including but not limited to the selection of appropriate techniques for the display of data, understanding the relationship between data and the underlying outcome measures the data is meant to illustrate, etc.;
10% Maintain effective interpersonal relations and communications in a team workplace... For full info follow application link.
In accordance with applicable statutes and regulations, NIU is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, or any other factor unrelated to professional qualifications, and will comply with all applicable federal and state statutes, regulations and orders pertaining to nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action.
