Assistant Director for Mission Assessment

Assistant Director for Mission Assessment

St. John's University

Salary: $67,000.00 Annually

Job Type: Full-Time Administrator

Location: Queens Campus, NY

St. John's, established in 1870, has two New York City campuses; international locations in Rome, Italy;
Limerick, Ireland; and Paris, France; and study abroad locations around the world. The Princeton Review and other top rankings consistently recognize the University's outstanding academics, diverse student body, dynamic internship, and volunteer opportunities, focus on student life, and diverse study abroad offerings. St. John's University offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs in its six colleges and schools, with a growing number of programs offered online.

The University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and 12 other major academic and professional associations.

A dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion is at the heart of our mission. As a Catholic and Vincentian university, St. John's is committed to institutionalizing practices of inclusive excellence to ensure that we welcome and celebrate the intrinsic worth of all members of our community. We will become an even stronger university as we enhance equity at every level of our institution.

Our graduates will excel in the competencies and values needed for leadership and service in a rapidly evolving world.

The Assistant Director is responsible for overseeing the assessment practices, outcomes, and action plans across the University's five mission departments: the Institute for Vincentian Impact, Campus Ministry, the Vincentian Center for Church and Society, the Office of Mission Initiatives, and the Office of Equity and Inclusion. In alignment with the University's strategic plan, assessment framework, and data-informed practices, the Assistant Director will support efforts to centralize data collection, operationalize assessment processes, and conduct meaningful analysis to inform program improvement and strategic decision-making.

As a collaborative administrator, the Assistant Director assists other departments of the University.

This position serves as the Mission sector representative on the University Assessment Committee and contributes to both institutional and Vincentian accreditation efforts. The Assistant Director is also responsible for leading outcomes assessment and establishing both long- and short-term goals for mission-aligned programs, departments, and initiatives.

Primary Area of Focus:
Office of University Mission

• Support the development, implementation, and oversight of assessment plans across all mission departments in alignment with institutional goals and Mission identity and identified areas of the current strategic plan.
• Support the creation and tracking of measurable outcomes for programs, events, and initiatives that reflect Catholic and Vincentian values.
• Manage the build, trainings, maintenance, and effective use of the University's volunteer management platform, Give Pulse, to track service participation and engagement.
• Oversee all community engagement data collection resources, including Qualtrics, Formstack, Give Pulse, and other related tools to support program evaluation and reporting.
• Lead analyses of qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate program effectiveness, including the administration and analysis of the Catholic Identity and Mission Assessment (CIMA) surveys for new students, graduating seniors, and alumni to inform continuous improvement, and support storytelling of mission impact.
• Assist in identifying and evaluating community partnerships for mission-aligned service and impact assessment.
• Collaborate with mission-related departments to prepare and present annual and necessary periodic reports on program performance, including faculty engagement, student participation, demographic data, and retention data.
• Support University-wide accreditation processes by providing mission-specific data, reports, and documentation as needed.
• Create centralized tools and processes to streamline data collection, improve accuracy, and ensure consistency across departments.
• Coordinate and facilitate assessment workshops and training for Mission department staff to build capacity and enhance assessment culture.
• Represent the Division of Mission on the University Assessment Committee and other committees as assigned.
• Supervise departmental graduate assistant.

Other Responsibilities

• Support the development of assessment plans for the Office of Student Affairs, assisting in the creation of strategies for data collection by that office, and providing analyses and presentation materials requested, with the explicit approval of the Assistant Vice President for Mission Integration.
• Assist and perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not supervise any full-time administrative and staff members

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in statistics,…