Director of Assessment
Employer
Job Location
Southern Wake Campus
Salary/Grade
Benefits
Job Category
- Executive/Administrative/Managerial
Application Period
Closes: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Target Start Date
Expected Work Hours
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Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Demonstrated ability to develop and assess outcomes for higher education programs and services
Ability to identify and develop research questions, definitions, user requirements and methodologies
Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret quantitative and qualitative research studies and effectively visualize findings for wide audiences
Demonstrated proficiency in analytical and visualization software, such as EXCEL, SPSS, SAS, Tableau, etc
Ability to quickly learn, navigate and extract data from technology systems, such as student information systems and assessment management systems
Demonstrated ability to merge and validate data from a variety of sources
Demonstrated ability to perform statistical analysis, including averages and trends
Demonstrated ability to present research in written and oral format understandable to diverse audiences
Demonstrated ability to be flexible, work collaboratively and build relationship with campus-wide stakeholders
Demonstrated project management skills
Knowledge of the value and importance of sound and strategic planning, assessment, and self-study processes and practices
Ability to be flexible and work collaboratively and effectively with faculty and staff
Ability to translate data into usable information and transform it into formats that are consumable for decision-making purposes
Minimum Requirements:
Master's degree in a relevant field, such as adult education, educational research, data analytics, social science research, statistics, or a field requiring research, data and analysis
Experience with cross-functional teams, task forces, or committees
Experience in quantitative and qualitative research design and methods
Work experience in assessing educational outcomes
Work experience using quantitative analysis tools (ex. SPSS, SAS, STATA, etc.) and qualitative text analysis tools.Strong background in using databases, statistical analysis of large data sets, and research design
Preferred Qualifications
Doctorate in a relevant field
Supervisory experience
Position Description
The Director of Assessment is responsible for managing college-wide planning, assessment and evaluation projects in support of the college's mission and strategic priorities.
Responsibilities and Duties (*Essential Functions)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.
*Project manager for initiating, designing and implementing plans to assess and/or evaluate projects focused on innovation and improvement of educational outcomes, including Strategic Planning and other college-wide initiatives
*Leads and guides evaluation and improvement of the college's Applied Benchmarking processes
*System Administrator for the college's assessment management system (currently Taskstream) and chair of Institutional Assessment and Effectiveness Committee, which guides deans, department heads, faculty, and staff in assessing outcomes from all program and service areas of the college
*Acts as expert and consultant on assessment, including writing outcomes, developing and deploying measures, collecting and analyzing results, reporting findings, and developing and implementing action plans
*Oversees administration of college-wide surveys; develops, administers and analyzes internal surveys needed for assessment and evaluation projects using sound principles of survey design and methodologies
*Leads, designs and implements generally accepted research standards in studies for assessment and evaluation of projects, including quantitative studies employing descriptive and basic inferential statistics using survey and educational data, and qualitative studies involving interviews, focus groups, and text analysis
*Leads the preparation of technically sound yet easily accessible reports on the results of assessment and evaluation projects for internal and external presentation as well as for publication
Leads cross-functional teams that include employees from various service areas and levels of responsibilities in planning and assessment of projects as assigned
Liaises with Deans and Directors in other service areas to guide assessment of educational outcomes, serves on external boards and committees related to assessment, developing contacts and keeping channels open
Informs executive leadership on compliance of the college with internal assessment requirements
Monitors external assessment trends to ensure internal compliance with accreditation standards
Supervises, trains, evaluates and manages the performance of assigned staff and teams
Plans the use of time and resources associated with assessment processes. For example, plans the time and resources associated with the Institutional Assessment and Effectiveness committee and assigned personal, such as part-time qualitative researchers and data analysts
Programs and schedules work, such as annual planning and evaluation cycles and deliverables
Leads workshops and training sessions to model and promote effective planning and assessment practices
Promotes continuous improvement by completing an annual applied benchmark project on an individual or a group basis