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Analysis and Planning

The Analysis and Planning Manager provides leadership to a central analysis and planning team; directs large scale assessment initiatives with organizational impact; facilitates the development of innovative assessment models; and provides strategic planning recommendations to University leadership.

• Provide oversight for functions within a central planning and assessment office of an administrative area; lead and direct an analytics and reporting team
• Lead the design and implementation of assessment initiatives that have University wide, strategic impact, at the request of senior leadership and executive groups
• Direct and manage all components of in-depth institutional studies including development, design, administration, analysis, reporting, interpretation, and presentation
• Conduct and/or supervise the analysis of major organizational issues; design complex custom studies; prepare executive summaries; provide impact analyses and recommendations to assist executives in University wide strategic planning and decision making
• Utilize assessment and planning expertise to develop, research, and evaluate standardizations for institutional reporting practices; design creative, innovative strategies that reflect current industry trends
• Develop and administer research and assessment budgets
• Serve as a member of core management and University strategic planning committees
• Lead cooperation and collaboration across units and departments
• Supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

Level:

– Principal Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates awareness of broad issues and management trends. Applies exemplary management principles. Evaluates impact of policy and adjusts accordingly. Ensures appropriate skills are developed and maintained within team/unit. Realigns staff responsibilities to meet desired changes. Provides administrative and policy direction. Develops and articulates broad goals. Fosters collaboration between units. Engages in written and verbal communications that reach a university-wide and/or broad external audience. Develops and implements solutions to highly complex and often controversial problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees teams of other supervisors/managers
– Leads a business unit

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Plans, forecasts, develops, and/or approves budgets
– Typically has final signature authority for business unit

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that may have a significant impact on multiple units and/or the University
– Regularly develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve the most difficult problems
– Creates an environment that encourages imaginative solutions to problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined and may be frequently changing
– Sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Oversees completed work of others and is accountable for unit results
– Delegates advanced tasks to others and provides guidance to team members

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– May represent the University externally
– Collaborates closely with team members and other leaders across the University
– Communicates a compelling vision that inspires and motivates others

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00