Director - Institutional Research

Essex County College Human Resources Department

Below you will find details of this position including documentation that may be required.

Under the supervision of the Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Assessment, the Director Institutional Research is responsible for the analysis and reporting of institutional data for both external mandated reporting and internal research to support decision-making.

Please Note:

Essex County College does not provide visa sponsorship of any kind. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment.

Compensation:
This position offers a competitive starting rate ranging from $80,000 – $85,000.

Join a collaborative, mission-driven college community dedicated to student success and academic excellence.

Oral and written instructions are received from the Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Assessment. Director – Institutional Research may supervise professional staff, support staff and student workers.

• Serve as the College’s IPEDS Keyholder to fulfill Federal reporting requirements and as the State SURE Coordinator to fulfill State reporting requirements.
• Coordinate and manage other external reporting requirements such as the Middle States
• Annual Institutional Update ( AIU ), VEDS file, and Institutional Profile Report.
• Utilize business intelligence tools and data visualization techniques to develop and maintain dynamic, online, interactive dashboards for both internal and external (public) use.
• Develop and disseminate weekly reporting dashboards such as a year – over-year admissions dashboard, a year-over-year enrollment dashboard, and a student credit hour budget dashboard.
• Serve as the Tableau administrator and provide appropriate training to stakeholders.
• Work with the Executive Director to expand the Office’s analytic capacity by leveraging alternate data sources such as assessment data, survey data, and labor/earnings data.
• Work with the Executive Director, Enrollment Management, and Academic Affairs leadership to develop dashboards to aid in enrollment and retention efforts.
• Work with the Executive Director and Information Technology to develop and maintain an effective data infrastructure including daily data extracts, census files, data warehouses, and data dictionaries. Conduct analytics on prescribed research questions to support internal decision-making.
• Fulfill ad-hoc data requests to support educational research, professional and institutional accreditation efforts, grant support, and other strategic institutional initiatives.
• Support the student learning assessment initiatives such as General Education Assessment and Program Assessment within the Office, by providing data support to the Research Coordinator, and Senior Assessment Coordinator.
• Contribute to institutional assessment initiatives by providing data support to the Research Coordinator and Senior Assessment Coordinator for an annual cycle of student and employee surveys, including the use of the National Student Clearinghouse Student Tracker system.
• Support other evaluation and assessment initiatives such as the Student Evaluations of Faculty, the Community College Survey of Student Engagement ( CCSSE ), and the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment ( CLNA ).
• Provide leadership to institutional committee assignments such as the Data Governance Committee and the Institutional Review Board.
• Represent the College on external committee assignments such as the N] CCC Institutional Research Affinity Group and the N] CCC Assessment Affinity Group.
• Handle and/or manage sensitive information and strict confidentiality must be adhered to at all times.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and security of student, staff, and client records.
• Prepare routine, special and ancillary reports as required.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job and are not meant…