Assessment Manager

State of Oklahoma • Stillwater - 1500 W 7th Avenue, MT

7d • $66,376 - $74,862 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is available with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. The Assessment Manager provides leadership to the CareerTech Testing Center Division. This role involves monitoring competency assessment development, publishing and processing assessments, supervising assessment specialists, career readiness/badging specialists, credentialing specialists, and support personnel. The position also coordinates the statewide delivery of high-stakes certification and licensure examinations and collaborates with industry partners on the development of standards and test items, certification and licensure exams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience in a related field.
• Minimum of three years’ experience in education, research, evaluation, tests and measurements, statistics, or a related field.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Ability to read, interpret, and analyze professional journals, financial reports, and legal documents as necessary.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals.
• Ability to respond to inquiries from internal and external customers.
• Ability to effectively present information and technical concepts to a broad array of individuals and groups from various professional backgrounds.
• Ability to comprehend and apply moderately complex mathematical equations and statistical theory.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
• Knowledge of competency-based education.
• Technical writing and proofreading skills.
• High-level interpersonal skills.
• Multi-tasking and managing multiple priorities.
• Marketing-related skills.
• Requires ability to efficiently operate a computer.
• Ability to use Microsoft office products, Questionmark Perception software, Secure Pile Transfer Protocol software, and other applications used by the CareerTech Testing Center.
• Must be able to write project specifications and effectively facilitate meetings.
• Ability to lift 25 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Tasks may require extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
• Requires valid driver’s license.
• Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of background checks.

Nice To Haves

• Masters’ degree.
• Knowledge of standards and assessment development, validation, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Director of Academic Affairs and testing team members to determine assessment priorities and initiatives that align with the agency's strategic purposes.
• Oversee the development, administration, and analysis of competency assessments.
• Study psychometric measurements of people’s knowledge, skills, and abilities with the design, analysis, and development/improvement of formative and summative assessments.
• Supervise and conduct performance management processes for standards and assessment personnel.
• Plan and effectively allocate resources to support product development and delivery based on analysis of assessment statistics and usage trends.
• Ensure collaboration with agency staff/instructional divisions on assessments/standards needs and the uses of testing data in department reporting and records management initiatives.
• Compile end-of-year assessment statistics and reports to stakeholders.
• Prepare and monitor the budget and expenditures for the division.
• Collaborate with agency staff/stakeholders on opportunities to expand and enhance assessment partnerships.
• Coordinate and communicate an Oklahoma Career Tech Education assessment strategy tied to frameworks, occupations, and performance measurements.
• Ensure the badging system encompasses individual skill attainment through industry certifications/licensures.
• Oversee the development and management of agreements and provide testing guidance with agency partners.
• Coordinate the delivery of certification/licensure examinations.
• Provide training on traditional competency and high-stakes testing products and issues.
• Manage the development of handbooks, brochures, fact sheets, and other documents used by candidates, testing personnel, agency partners, etc.
• Manage the development and validation standards and test items for certification and licensure exams.
• Supervise and measure the performance of employees.
• Schedule and assign work.

Benefits

• Benefit allowance to help pay for insurance premiums (health, dental, life, and disability insurance).
• State paid teacher’s retirement pension.
• Flexible benefits plan.
• Vacation leave.
• 15 days sick leave.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Employee assistance program.
• Flex-time work schedule options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager