Director of Assessment & Institutional Effect

Director of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness

Lead university-wide education & institutional assessment efforts to ensure continuous improvement, student success and institutional compliance with institutional accrediting bodies.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain, update as needed, and ensure implementation of the university assessment plan, assessment manual, and standardized assessment templates.
• Coordinate the preparation of university-wide assessment and accreditation efforts.
• Serve on the University Assessment Committee (UAC).
• Complete the annual Academic, Non-Academic Assessment, and Institutional assessment reports.
• Maintain, update as needed, and document all academic, general education, and non-academic assessment processes, cycles, and timelines in a centralized master assessment calendar.
• Offer and identify professional development sessions for faculty and staff.
• Utilize an assessment management system to support data collection, data analysis, and data visualization.
• Maintain internal-facing digital assessment sites that document university-wide assessment activities, and that support faculty and staff engaged in assessment work.
• Maintain the university's assessment website and ensure that all information is accurate.
• Ensure that all institutional and program learning outcomes for all academic programs and the General Education Curriculum are publicly available.
• Collaborate with Institutional Research and academic program accreditation activities as needed.
• Serve on University committees, taskforces, work groups, etc. as designated.
• Performs such similar, comparable or related duties as may be assigned or required.

Qualifications:

Education:

Master's degree in higher education, education research, or related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience:

Minimum of 3-5 years of assessment related experience in higher education. Experience in academic leadership experience preferred.

Skills/Aptitude:

• Familiarity with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Strong time management, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Familiarity with research methods and statistical techniques.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with others, including establishing positive cross functional working relationships with a diverse group of University stakeholders.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, particularly Excel.
• Familiarity with Ellucian Colleague ERP preferred.

Working Conditions:

Normal office environment (walking, sitting, climbing stairs, reaching, etc.). Light physical demands such as bending, carrying, kneeling, lifting, and pushing may be required. Some occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

Other Requirements:

• Must pass a background check.
• Training Requirements:
• Preventing Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
• FERPA
• Title IX
• Hazard Communication Right to Know
• Active Shooter
• Office Hazards
• Mission Orientation
• This position is designated as a Responsible Employee (RE). A RE is required to report incidents of sexual misconduct to the Title IX Coordinator.