Director - Strategy and Institutional Intelligence

Job Category

Regular Management

FVTC Worksite

Appleton Main Campus

Hours Per Week

40

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Job Description Summary

The Director - Strategy and Institutional Intelligence provides operational leadership for the College's institutional intelligence, analytics, performance management, and strategic initiative support functions. The position supports implementation of the College's strategic priorities through performance measurement, institutional analysis, and decision-support activities.

Working under the direction of the Vice President - College Strategy, Effectiveness, and Institutional Intelligence, the Director leads the operational administration of institutional performance monitoring, strategic priority tracking, analytics, and institutional research processes.

The Director serves as a strategic partner to college leadership by providing actionable analysis, performance insights, and implementation support that advances the College's mission, strategic priorities, and organizational effectiveness.

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Institutional Performance Management

* Coordinate administration and continuous refinement of the College's Balanced Scorecard and institutional performance measurement framework.

* Coordinate institutional performance review cycles and facilitate discussions regarding progress toward strategic priorities.

* Coordinate collection, validation, analysis, and reporting of institutional performance indicators and outcomes.

* Evaluate institutional performance trends and identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness and strategic outcomes.

* Prepare performance reports and analysis for college leadership and the Board of Trustees.

* Support development, refinement, and implementation of institutional performance measures and key performance indicators.

* Facilitate engagement of institutional leaders in performance review processes and continuous improvement activities.

* Translate performance results into actionable insights and recommendations that support strategic decision-making.

Strategy Execution and Strategic Initiative Monitoring

* Coordinate implementation activities associated with College strategic plan and associated objectives.

* Develop and maintain processes for tracking strategic plan measures, key deliverables, milestones, and overall plan progress.

* Facilitate strategic plan reviews and implementation discussions with department and division leaders and project stakeholders.

* Monitor progress toward strategic objectives and identify implementation barriers, dependencies, and potential resource needs.

* Coordinate collection and synthesis of plan updates for college leadership review and decision-making.

* Prepare planning materials, implementation summaries, and related planning resources.

* Coordinate strategic planning meetings, work groups, and related activities as assigned.

Institutional Intelligence and Analytics

* Lead the College's institutional intelligence and analytics functions in support of strategic and operational decision-making.

* Direct development and maintenance of strategic dashboards, analytical tools, and decision-support resources for college leadership.

* Analyze and interpret institutional data to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and emerging issues affecting College performance.

* Translate complex information into actionable insights and recommendations for college leadership and institutional stakeholders.

* Support organizational planning, resource allocation, program evaluation, and continuous improvement activities through data-informed analysis.

* Conduct predictive, trend, benchmarking, workforce, enrollment, and student success analyses to support strategic objectives.

* Collaborate with Institutional Compliance Reporting to ensure institutional data is effectively leveraged for analysis, planning, and decision-making.

* Promote data-informed decision-making through consultation, communication, and interpretation of institutional information under the direction of the Vice President - CSEII.

Decision Support and Organizational Analysis

* Lead institutional analyses related to enrollment, student success, workforce outcomes, and organizational effectiveness.

* Support college leadership decision-making through research, environmental scanning, benchmarking, forecasting, and business case development.

* Coordinate annual program health and vitality review processes, related analyses, and supporting decision-support materials.

* Prepare analytical reports, presentations, and recommendations for college leadership and institutional stakeholders.

* Facilitate the use of institutional data and analysis to inform strategic, operational, and…