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Data Analyst and Evaluation Specialist

Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaFull-time$74k–$92k2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10

Core

Supports data infrastructure maintenance and provides analysis/insights to drive operational and strategic decisions for student success initiatives.

Role type

Senior IC data analyst and evaluation specialist

Builds

Power BI dashboards, visualizations, reports, and analytical products for student success

Domain

Higher education + data analytics

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Data acquisition and management, Descriptive and inferential statistics, Power BI, Data cleaning and merging, Stakeholder consultation, Equity-informed data interpretation

Preferred skills

Advanced research support, Survey management and interpretation, Forecasting, KPI development

Technologies

Power BI, Institutional data systems

Responsibilities

Operate within privacy policies and manage data records; Develop and maintain documentation for data workflows; Apply statistics to understand trends and patterns; Create reusable analytical frameworks and data extracts; Collaborate on large institutional student surveys; Provide strategic direction for outcomes-based evaluation plans; Train staff on evidence-based practices.