Director of Strategic Data Analysis and Planning, Penn GSE

Institutional Decision Support and Strategic Analysis

• Serve as the primary analytic partner to the Dean’s Office and School academic and administrative leadership on schoolwide strategic questions
• Design and deliver integrative analyses that draw on multiple data systems (e.g., enrollment, programs, staffing, budget, space, and outcomes) to support decisions related to strategy, goals, resource allocation, new initiatives, and implementation of Together for Good
• Develop and maintain a small, high-value set of dashboards, briefing materials, and analytic routines that provide leaders with a consistent, trusted picture of institutional performance and emerging issues
• Translate complex analyses into clear narratives, visuals, and recommendations that support timely and confident decision-making

Institutional Research and Planning Leadership

• Lead institutional research in support of internal and external program reviews, new program proposals, accreditation- or compliance-related analysis, and long-range planning efforts
• Partner with academic and administrative leaders to interpret data in context and connect findings to concrete planning and improvement actions
• Establish analytic standards and expectations, moving the school toward a proactive and disciplined planning agenda and a culture of data-informed decision-making

Data Governance, Stewardship, and Liaison

• Convene and coordinate GSE’s network of data stewards across key functional areas, serving as a neutral integrator and convener for cross-cutting data questions
• Work with stewards to clarify shared definitions, improve data quality, identify gaps, and prioritize integration and reporting needs
• Serve as GSE’s primary point of contact with the University’s Office of Institutional Research & Analysis (IR&A) on institutional data standards, reporting, and cross-school analyses
• Address in a timely and effective way all data-related requests from IR&A, the Provost’s Center, President’s Center, and other University units

Data Storytelling and External Reporting

• Support the Dean’s Office, Office of Development and Alumni Relations, and other units in communicating a clear, accurate, and compelling institutional story to internal and external audiences, including University leadership, the GSE Board of Advisors, local and global partners, and other stakeholders
• Develop data-informed narratives, visuals, and summaries that explain trends in enrollment, programs, faculty, students, and resources
• Ensure alignment between internal planning analyses and external representations of the school’s work and impact

Office Leadership and Special Projects

• Provide leadership and direction for the Office of Institutional Research and Planning, including supervision of an Associate Director
• Lead special projects as assigned by the Dean or Chief of Staff
• Handle sensitive information with absolute confidentiality and represent the Dean’s Office with professionalism and sound judgment