Job Location: Davis, CA
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) is the academic division of the university dedicated to workforce and career development. CPE helps professional working adults upskill, reskill and advance their careers. CPE partners with campus schools, colleges and faculty to create global access to the distinctive knowledge and resources of UC Davis, and also works with employers and local experts to develop programs targeted to regional needs for economic development. More than 1,500 professionals teach in a wide array of specialized practice domains, including outstanding faculty from across UC Davis. Last year, CPE recorded nearly 74,000 enrollments in more than 4,400 classes, serving students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Courses are offered onsite and online in a variety of formats, including short courses, conferences, certificate programs and self-supporting master’s degrees. Courses are open to the public and offered on a contract basis through partnerships with private companies, government agencies and international peer universities. CPE also manages the university’s relationship with Coursera, a leading MOOC platform, and has generated more than a million enrollments through this partnership. CPE is completely self-supporting, generating more than $40 million in annual revenue from course fees, public and private contracts and grants. CPE employs approximately 180 employees (career, academic, contract and limited) and more than 60 student employees during peak periods, and draws on the expertise of approximately 1,700 instructors.
JOB SUMMARY
Under general direction of the Manager of the Project Management and Business Intelligence Office, support the planning, design, development, implementation, assessment, and administration of data-based systems that acquire, prepare, store and provide access to data and metadata. Maintain and optimize systems for data storage and collection, data integration and transformation, data analysis and modeling to data visualization. Establish and maintain a divisional data dictionary. Provide high-level data analysis for the Dean’s Office, and various centers, departments, and program areas. Ensure integrity and completeness of data and workflow, manage and /or develop data practices, databases and information systems as well as guidelines, dictionaries, registries and /or service. Analyze complex business problems using data to provide insight to decision-makers. Work with business units to understand and prioritize data and information requirements. Create specifications for reports and analysis based on business needs and required / available data elements. Create data queries, reports, and dashboards to address business needs. Optimize the performance of divisional business intelligence tools by defining data to filter and index that provide actionable insights and add value to the user. Develop business cases to support division-wide business intelligence solutions.
POSITION INFORMATION
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Analytical and Problem Solving – Constantly, Confidentiality – Constantly, Detailed Work – Constantly, Language – Constantly, Multiple Concurrent Tasks – Constantly, Reading (documents or instruments) – Constantly, Reasoning – Constantly, Verbal Communication – Constantly, Written Communication – Constantly
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- The Smoke and Tobacco Free Environment policy is intended to provide a healthier, safer, and more productive work and learning environment for the entire UC community. The University of California prohibits smoking and tobacco use at all University owned or leased properties, or facilities operated by UC staff or faculty. Smoking and tobacco use are strictly prohibited in indoor and outdoor spaces, parking lots, residential space, and University vehicles. https://ucdavispolicy.ellucid.com/documents/view/271
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or discipline (such as computer science, data science, information management/technology) and/or equivalent training or relevant work experience.
- Experience with logical data design, data warehouse design, data mapping, data dictionary, data conversion, data integration, and ETL tools.
- Experience building dashboards/visualizations using Tableau.
- Experience building reports using software such as Tableau, Power BI, BIRT, and SQL.
- Experience working with or managing types of data models such as logical/ relational models, dimensional models and document models.
- Experience with integrated multi-vendor applications.
- Strong communication, presentation skills and experience presenting to diverse audiences and communicating technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
- Advanced analytical and design skills, including the ability to abstract information requirements from real-world processes to understand information flows to solve complex problems
- Advanced knowledge of data management systems, practices and standards
- Familiarity with or participation in data governance of complex data quality issues and requirements.
Preferred:
- Previous experience working with data in a continuing education environment.
- Experience working in Salesforce, Destiny and Canvas.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Background Check
This position is a critical position and subject to a background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation including criminal history and identity checks.
The University of California has implemented a SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Policy (ucop.edu) covering all employees. To be compliant with the policy, employees must submit proof of vaccination or a University-approved exception or deferral.
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