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Kenyon College is hiring a Business Intelligence Analyst to support its Enrollment Division. The Analyst will lead data reporting, analysis, and AI-enhanced decision-support to optimize recruitment and enrollment strategies, collaborating with institutional partners and providing training on analytical tools and responsible AI use.

Highlights

Design and manage reporting environment for Enrollment Division, collaborating with IT and institutional offices.
Use AI tools to automate data tasks, create complex queries, and speed insight delivery.
Analyze enrollment trends and develop predictive reporting solutions.
Support leadership with presentations for the Board of Trustees and enrollment committees.
Ensure data accuracy, maintain data standards, and check AI outputs for bias and correctness.
Develop self-service dashboards to enable data-driven decisions.
Provide training on reporting tools and ethical AI use in data interpretation.
Required skills include strong SQL, data visualization (Tableau, Power BI), and knowledge of AI tools for data manipulation.
Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a related field and experience with CRM and student financial aid systems.
Benefits include family tuition waivers, health insurance, retirement plans, and comprehensive employee support.

Business Intelligence Analyst Full Description

Business Intelligence Analyst

493379
Gambier, OH, Ohio
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Kenyon College seeks a Business Intelligence Analyst to join its Enrollment Division. Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Strategy, Technology & Analytics, the Business Intelligence Analyst provides primary business intelligence, reporting, and AI-enabled decision-support for the Enrollment Division. This key data role serves as the chief report writer, data analyst, and business intelligence strategist in support of all recruitment and enrollment efforts. The Analyst is expected to leverage artificial intelligence and automation to enhance data accuracy, accelerate reporting cycles, and provide predictive insights that inform enrollment strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and manage a comprehensive data reporting environment for the Enrollment Division, coordinating with central IT services, the Registrar, the Office of Institutional Research, and other institutional partners as appropriate.
Serve as the division’s expert in utilizing AI tools to automate repetitive data tasks, generate complex queries, and enhance the speed of insight delivery.
Gather business requirements from Enrollment staff on reporting needs; provide development support, AI-assisted training, and documentation.
Proactively analyze enrollment trends and funnel data to provide creative, viable, and predictive reporting solutions that help end-users meet recruitment goals.
Assist the Vice President of Enrollment and the Division’s leadership team in the production of presentation for the College’s Board of Trustees, Senior Staff, and enrollment management committees
Ensure data integrity and accuracy across all repositories. Act as a data steward by maintaining data dictionaries, standardizing definitions, and verifying AI-generated outputs for accuracy and bias.
Develop and maintain self-service data discovery and exploration functions (dashboards) to empower staff to make data-driven enrollment decisions.
Provide individual and group training for staff on reporting, analytical tools, and the responsible use of AI in data interpretation.
Work as part of the Enrollment Strategy, Technology & Analytics team to support other platforms and technologies as part of a skill redundancy plan.

Key Skills / Requirements

Proven experience in Business Intelligence, institutional reporting, or data analysis.
Demonstrated ability to use AI tools (e.g., LLMs, automated workflows) for data manipulation, query generation, and process improvement.
High degree of comfort working with all data types, calculations, formulas, and expressions.
Deep knowledge of database structures, data warehouses/lakes, and data manipulation (importing/exporting).
Strong SQL skills with a deep understanding of commands, joins, and optimization.
Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and self-service discovery platforms.
Understanding of data privacy, security, and the ethical implications of using AI with student data.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, computer science, information systems, statistics, mathematics, business, or a related field is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
Experience with CRM systems (e.g., Slate, FrontRush) and Student Financial Aid systems (e.g., PowerFAIDs).
Experience writing complex data expressions in SQL and utilizing AI for code generation or debugging.
Familiarity with third-party application platforms (e.g., Common App, Coalition).
Relevant technology experience that demonstrates a working knowledge of systems, predictive data analysis, and higher education enrollment strategy.

Benefits

Kenyon offers benefits for employees and their family members. Children of employees are eligible for 100% tuition waivers at Kenyon, and through the Great Lakes Colleges Association, children of employees are eligible for 90% tuition waivers at twenty-three other of the nation's finest liberal arts colleges.

We also offer health, dental and vision insurance, TIAA retirement, and many other benefits, including provisions for a spouse, families, and domestic partners. Details about benefits as well as conditions of employment are described more fully in our Staff Handbook.

Kenyon is a unique place to live and work. To discover why it should be your next home, click here.

Kenyon College is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all qualified individuals. It is the College's policy to evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and/or mental disability, age, religion, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by institutional policy or state, local, or federal law. Kenyon College has a strong commitment to an inclusive environment that welcomes all voices and perspectives.

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