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Career Data & Systems Specialist

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Competition Number: J1224-0489
Position Title: Career Data & Systems Specialist
Position Number (Final): 00506855
Employee Group: Support Staff - USW Local 2010
Job Category: Administrative
Department or Area: Smith BCC Admin
Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)
Salary: $65,044.00 - $79,313.00/Year
Hours per Week: 35
Job Type: Permanent (Continuing)
Shift: 7 Monday - Friday
Number Of Positions: 1
Date Posted: February 5, 2025
Closing Date: February 19, 2025


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Job Summary


A Brief Overview

Reporting to the Associate Director of Operations, Career Advancement Centre, the Career Data & Systems Specialist (CDSS) is responsible for the collection, analysis, and reporting of career-related data for the Career Advancement Centre (CAC). Working collaboratively through active relationship building with key internal/external stakeholders, the incumbent maintains active tracking of the career status/progress of all Smith students and recent alumni. They identify trends in student needs, career goals, and engagement with CAC services, and contribute significantly to identifying gaps and opportunities to enhance CAC services.

The CDSS is responsible for developing, documenting, providing, and validating reports, queries and analyses to facilitate effective decision making and strategic planning by senior leadership. This includes developing and maintaining regularly scheduled reports and dashboards as well as managing ad-hoc requests for insights and information. As part of developing these reports, the CDSS will be required to consolidate information from across multiple data sources, including Quest, VMock, Salesforce, and other University records.

The CDSS is also the administrator of the CAC's technology systems, ensuring system solutions meet stakeholder needs and providing appropriate communication and training support for applications and process changes.

This position provides expertise to aid in the planning, design and development of technical resources. This position translates business requirements into an implementation plan with clients and members of the team. This position makes recommendations for solutions or improvements to business processes that can be accomplished through technology.

Job Description

What you will do

  • Analyzes, edits, documents, and translates business and functional requirements.

  • Conducts research and addresses information systems changes and business process improvements to meet current and future business requirements.

  • Completes detailed system specifications for workflow, scripts, reports, interfaces, conversions, modifications, customizations or extensions.

  • Recommends system and business process improvements on complex information system and business process issues.

  • Develops queries and reports.

  • Configures and maintains systems as well as integrations with various third party systems.

  • Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.
Required Education
  • Four-Year Bachelor Degree or equivalent. In addition, requires trade certification, qualification, or on-going learning to remain ahead of changes in technology or emerging fields.
    Required Experience
    • More than 3 years and up to and including 5 years of experience.
      • Experience in data, trend analysis and reporting considered an asset.

      • Experience working at a post-secondary education institution considered an asset.
    Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

    Job Knowledge and Requirements
    • Knowledge of concepts and principles in a specialist field that is typically acquired through a combination of advanced professional or academic qualifications and/or substantial work experience.
    • Provide effective consultation and advice on non-straightforward and/or complex issues.

    • Interaction with others requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.

    • Adapt messages to meet the different needs of different audiences.

    • Builds relationships, trust and credibility.

    • Prioritize and distribute work to deliver objectives on time and to the highest standard.

    • Identify in advance when the intended results may not be achieved and develops a plan to address the gaps.

    • Actively participate in project team meetings and develop individual and unit project plans.

    • Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.

    • Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.

    • Seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.

    • Appropriately assesses risks before making a decision.

    • Contribute to the creation and evaluation of possible solutions.

    • Take action to remove obstacles and address problems before they impact performance and results.

    • Apply equity, diversity, accessibility, inclusion and Indigenization considerations to decision making and planning.

    • Promote a work environment that is free from sexual violence, harassment and discrimination, and the ability to show empathy for those who have experienced trauma.

    Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement

    The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen’s is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal Peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

    The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, including those with disabilities. Candidates requiring accommodation during the recruitment process are asked to contact Human Resources at hradmin@queensu.ca.

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