Director of Institutional Assessment and Planning

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø has an opening for a Director of Institutional Assessment and Planning.

THE POSITION

As we strive to expand the breadth and management of knowledge needed to inform and effect policy, practice, and research, the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Assessment is recruiting applicants for a full-time Director of Institutional Assessment and Planning. The position will coordinate and manage collegewide efforts to monitor institutional effectiveness, including the assessment of student learning and administrative effectiveness, analyses of student and division outcomes, and projects that support the college's strategic priorities. As part of a team of Directors, the incumbent will support the larger operations and decision-making processes within the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Assessment office.

A Full List of Responsibilities Are Listed In This Job Description. 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

The successful candidate will possess:

A master’s degree and a minimum of 5-7 years of experience in the following:

  • Collecting, managing, analyzing and reporting data.
  • Working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders (faculty, staff, leaders, internal/external partners).
  • Managing and leading programmatic assessments, planning, or accreditation activities.
  • Leading educational and program assessment, preferably in a higher education setting.
  • Knowledge of accreditation and assessment best practices.
  • Knowledge of designing, implementing, and managing assessment and accreditation strategies.

Additional preferred qualifications:

  • Ph.D. in relevant discipline
  • Experience conducting statistical analyses, program assessment.
  • Experience managing, developing and evaluating personnel.
  • Experience in higher education conducting educational, organizational, or institutional research (including data entry, data validation, data reporting to state and federal agencies).
  • The ability to communicate effectively- orally and in writing- with diverse audiences, including administrators, faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders.  
  • The ability to work independently, multitask and prioritize high stakes workload, and to respectfully assure stakeholder cooperation to achieve desired outcomes.
  • The ability to develop or deploy data management systems and implement and maintain data storage and management.
  • Possess excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
  • Possess knowledge of research design, quantitative data mining, analyses, interpretation and reporting.
  • Possess knowledge of quantitative and qualitative assessment, analyses and reporting.
  • Experience in statistical analysis, program assessment, and evaluating program effectiveness with programs tools such as e.g. Watermark, SPSS/SAS, R, Power BI, Tableau

APPLY

To express interest in this role, please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references through Interfolio:

Review of applications will begin immediately.

 

ABOUT THE INSTITUTION

ºÚÁÏÉçÇø is located in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region. The College serves a population of approximately 1,700 students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Campus is easily reached by public transportation as well as most major highways. The College offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits that include a generous retirement contribution, paid time off and reasonably priced health coverage. ºÚÁÏÉçÇø is an equal opportunity employer that believes that diversity strengthens our community.