Job Description:

Job Title:

Data Management Officer - Remote Position

Type of Position:

Staff

Responsibilities:

Summary
The Data Management Officer will support the campuses of Sul Ross State University, Lamar State College Port Arthur, Lamar State College Orange, and Lamar Institute of Technology in strategic operations and planning by defining, communicating, and driving the implementation of data governance and data management methodologies.


This job may be performed remotely but will involve constant communication and regular travel to Sul Ross State University, Lamar State College Port Arthur, Lamar State College Orange, and Lamar Institute of Technology.

Scope

The Data Management Officer (DMO) is a leadership role that is responsible for developing and incorporating a strategy to support data management, data quality, and data literacy efforts across the four institutions. Under the direction of the Director of Institutional Research at Sul Ross State University, and with the option of working remotely to serve all campuses, the DMO will consult with functional and academic offices to help guide their data management efforts. The DMO acts as the subject matter expert for data management and governance of the institutions, leading policy design, professional development initiatives, and building conceptual frameworks for use across all data systems. This role will be collaborative in nature and requires strategic acumen, expertise in implementing best practice data governance approaches, and skill to manage and support change across functional areas within the institution.



Essential

The Data Management Officer is responsible for various data assessment, governance, and management activities, including:

• Establishing agency data management programs using Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) frameworks.


• Organizing Data Governance Committees at each institution and facilitating activities for those group.


• Conducting data maturity assessments and data governance as required by DIR rules.


• Establishing data governance programs for all four institutions.


• Coordinating with the Information Security Officers and records management officers, and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in implementing best practices for managing and securing data in accordance with state privacy laws and data privacy classifications.


• Posting of high-value data sets to the Texas Open Data Portal.


• Classifying data.


• Implementing data management projects for functional offices.


• Working with data steward in identifying data quality metrics and conducting regular data quality audits.


• Assisting with the creation and maintenance of procedural documentation.


• Creating and implementing data literacy training.


• Building and implementing workflow processes for data management initiatives.


• Meeting with Data Governance & Management teams to receive guidance on initiatives.

Non-Essential
Other duties as assigned.



Qualifications:

Required:
Bachelor's Degree in business administration, computer science, data science, information science or related field with experience in a higher education environment in integrating complex, cross-corporate processes, and information strategies.



Perferred:

Master's Degree in business administration, computer science, data science, information science or related field or higher with experience in data reporting in higher education leading the implementation of data governance programs to support the business and strategic analytic needs of a university or large enterprise.


Skills Required:
Experience with implementation of project management best practices.Experience with data management, data warehousing, and/or data literacy training.Understanding of relational databases (e.g., Oracle, MS SQL Server).Strong analytical and problem-solving skills needed to complete complex tasks.Professional communication skills to work with other offices across campus.Organization and time management skills needed to complete multiple tasks simultaneously.High attention to detail.Ability to work collaboratively with other team members.Willingness to develop new knowledge, skills, and abilities in a changing environment.Excellent business acumen and interpersonal skills.



Preferred:
Experience with educational data and reporting at the state, regional, or federal level.Experience working with large, unstructured data sets.Experience of higher education student information systems (e.g., Banner).Experience using Tableau or similar business intelligence tools.Experience using Qualtrics or other on-line survey tools.



Supervision:
Received: Reports to the Director of the Institutional Research.


Given: May supervise student or other classified employees.



Working Conditions
This job may be performed remotely but will involve constant communication and regular travel to Sul Ross State University, Lamar State College Port Arthur, Lamar State College Orange, and Lamar Institute of Technology.Office conditions; standard hours; exempt from overtime provisions.The position is security sensitive.



Security Sensitive
This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215.


Any qualifications to be considered in lieu of stated minimums require the prior approval of the Human Resources Director.


Responsible for personal safety and the safety of others; must exercise due caution and practice safe work habits at all times. Position is Security Sensitive.



Other Information

Texas Law requires a 60 day waiting period before new state employees are eligible to enroll in health insurance.

Salary:

$60,000

EEO Statement:

Lamar State College Orange is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

Lamar State College Orange's Annual Security Report:

We value the safety of all members of the Gator Community at our beautiful campus on the Sabine River. LSCO publishes an Annual Security Report that provides information regarding campus Safety & Security, including topics such as crime reporting policies, information regarding programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, the procedures the College will follow when one of these crimes is reported, and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes.


If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Annual Security Report, you can stop by the Safety and Security Department, located in the Academic Center, Room 149, during regular business hours. You can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 409-882-3910 or emailing
joseph.hargrave@lsco.edu.


You can also find the report on our website at
https://www.lsco.edu/student-life/safety-security/_documents/lsco-2023-asr.pdf

Posting Number:

AS376P

Open Until Filled:

Yes

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