Associate Director for Institutional Research and Enterprise Data Governance

Associate Director for Institutional Research and Enterprise Data Governance

Functional Title Associate Director for Institutional Research and Enterprise Data Governance

Position Type

Position Type Staff

Position Eclass

Position Eclass EP - EHRA 12 mo leave earning

University Information

Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No.

1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land‑grant Universities, UNCG is a community‑engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University’s 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit

The primary purpose of Institutional Research and Enterprise Data Management ( IREDM ) is to provide accurate, reliable, governed, and accessible data, analytics, and insights that support institutional decision‑making, compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement. IREDM integrates institutional research, reporting and visualization, data engineering and architecture, and enterprise data governance to ensure that the University’s data ecosystem is aligned with strategic priorities, regulatory requirements, institutional standards, and best practices in higher education data management.

Through collaboration with academic and administrative partners, IREDM promotes a culture of data‑informed decision‑making, transparency, shared accountability, and responsible data use across the institution. The Surveys, Research, and Analytics ( SRA ) function serves as the University’s central resource for institutional research, external reporting, and survey coordination. SRA is responsible for managing state, federal, and external reporting requirements; administering national and system‑level surveys;

and conducting applied research that examines student success, faculty and staff outcomes, enrollment trends, and institutional effectiveness. The Enterprise Data Governance ( EDG ) function supports the development, maintenance, and adoption of institutional data standards, definitions, stewardship/trustee practices, data quality processes, and governance workflows. EDG works with data owners, technical teams, and campus stakeholders to promote consistent data interpretation, improve trust in institutional data, and support responsible access to and use of University data.

Together, these functions ensure that official institutional data are accurate, consistent, well‑defined, appropriately governed, and useful for planning, assessment, compliance, operational decision‑making, and strategic initiatives across the campus.

Position Summary

The Associate Director of Institutional Research and Enterprise Data Governance provides leadership for the University’s traditional institutional research, external reporting, survey, applied analytics, and enterprise data governance functions. This role oversees the Surveys, Research, and Analytics and Enterprise Data Governance functions within IREDM . The position is responsible for managing state, federal, and external reporting; coordinating major institutional surveys; leading and contributing to applied research and analytical studies;

and advancing enterprise data governance practices related to data stewardship, institutional definitions, data quality, data cataloging, governance workflows, and responsible data use.

In addition to supervising professional staff, the Associate Director serves as a working manager who actively contributes to complex institutional…