Operations and Analyst Assistant (Temporary, non-benefited)

General Summary:

Examples of Duties:

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  • Responsible for designing and writing reports, analyzing data, and summarizing information related to enrollment management and financial aid.
  • Will work closely with the University's Central IT Office, to establish, monitor and synchronize financial aid batch processing.
  • Extract and analyze data from multiple systems including PeopleSoft, Summit, our data warehouse, and our Slate CRM system.
  • Support technical business processes and functions, as well as the use of technology, within the Financial Aid Services (FAS) office.
  • Contribute to and support weekly automated packaging processes and aid disbursement.
  • Analyze financial aid and merit scholarship strategies to inform effective distribution of funds, adherence to tuition discount and net revenue goals, and opportunities to minimize attrition due to student financial concerns.
  • Assist the divisions efforts to better understand direct competitors in the field by analyzing National Clearinghouse data for non-matriculated admits and withdrawn students to inform and support student recruitment, engagement, retention, and re-enrollment strategies.
  • Assist with analytical needs within and across Enrollment Management, including trend analysis, ad hoc reports and forecasting.
  • Produce executive-level reports and analysis.
  • Complete projects as assigned by the Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, or his/her designee, on an ongoing basis.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in a related field required. Minimum of five years of relevant work experience. Demonstrated experience in quantitative research methodology and data analysis as well as a comprehensive understanding of financial aid packaging policies and practices. Strong background in applied use of various statistical tools (e.g., SPSS, SAS, SQL, SQR, Access, Excel) desired. Experience extracting and using data for analysis and business processing purposes is required. Experience working with complex files/tables and relational databases. Knowledge of and experience with PeopleSoft required.

Application Instructions:

Please apply online with your resume, cover letter and list of three references.

Review of candidates will begin following the application closing date.

Salary Range: $55-$65

This is a non-union, non-exempt position, temporary and non-benefited position.

UMass Boston is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact or 617-287-5150.