Assessment Developer

Western Governors University•Raleigh, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Grade: Faculty 505 Pay Range: $66,800.00 - $100,100.00

Requirements

Bachelors degree and all applicable licenses or certifications.
3+ years of relevant professional experience.
This role will serve as a demonstrated subject matter expert in job-relevant content or practice area.

Nice To Haves

Project management experience (PMP certification preferred).
Experience with both objective and performance assessment.
Experience in online assessment and education.
Experience managing vendor and external resources relationships.
Strong experience with distance education and distance learning students.
Terminal degree and all applicable licenses or certifications.
Experience using AI tools to enhance Assessment Development work.

Responsibilities

Manages the design and development process for both objective and performance assessments, including milestones and timelines, and tracks progress.
Communicates project status updates to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Works with cross-functional teams to ensure projects have appropriate resources and realistic timelines and to solve any content-related issues regarding the assessments.
Organizes and facilitates workshops for internal assessment development and review.
Oversees subject matter expert involvement in the design, development, and review processes, as well as in the validation of an assessment’s congruency and accuracy.
Maintains assessment design and development standards to ensure assessment integrity.
Identifies and mitigates risks that may impact the quality or on-time delivery of assessments.
Collaborates with the assessment team to define and execute assessment policies, processes, and best practices.
Ensures alignment and consistency of assessments to WGU’s business objectives.
Develops and implements item- and exam-level scoring guidelines and validates the successful implementation of these guidelines.
Oversees assessment QA processes, identifying and resolving issues and trends, as required.
Maintains knowledge of exam performance and makes necessary quality improvement adjustments throughout the exam lifecycle.
Participates in cross-functional team to implement exam security measures.
Performs other related duties as assigned.