Associate Assessment Developer

Western Governors University•Salt Lake City, UT

5d•$58,800 - $88,200•Hybrid

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 504 Pay Range: $58,800.00 - $88,200.00 Job Description Job Description Job Profile Summary: The Associate Assessment Developer (Associate AD), under the direction of assessment developers and leadership, is responsible for the development and maintenance of Western Governors University’s (WGU) objective and performance-based assessments. This individual facilitates design and development workshops using industry best practices to ensure assessment validity and reliability. The associate AD will assist in identifying areas of opportunity to ensure effective and quality-driven processes. Location: This position requires you to work at our headquarters, 4001 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. You would work a hybrid schedule in the office 4 days a week with one day remote.

Requirements

Ability to facilitate groups and meetings in person and remotely.
Strong written, oral, presentation and interpersonal skills.
Strong organizational and time management skills, and attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple projects effectively.
Ability to manage schedules and commitments.
Bachelor’s degree or Associate degree with equivalent work experience.
Successful progress towards an advanced degree and applicable licenses or certifications.
2+ years of professional work experience.
This individual is a demonstrated subject matter expert with assigned content or practice area(s).

Nice To Haves

Strong experience with distance education and distance learning students is preferred.
Master’s degree preferred.
Project management experience preferred.
Some assessment design and development experience.
Strong preference for experience in generative AI.

Responsibilities

Manages the design and development process for objective and performance assessments, including milestones and timelines, and tracks progress. The associate AD will communicate project status updates to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Organizes and facilitates workshops for internal assessment development and review. This individual will oversee subject matter expert involvement in the design, development, and review processes and validate an assessment’s congruency and accuracy.
Maintains assessment design and development standards to ensure assessment integrity.
Identifies and notifies leadership of risks that may affect the quality or on-time delivery of assessments.
Collaborates with the assessment team and departmental leadership to execute assessment policies, processes, and best practices. Associate AD 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.
Participates in the assessment QA processes, identifying and resolving issues and trends, as required.
Executes plans to maintain exam performance and implement necessary quality improvement adjustments throughout the exam lifecycle.
Participates in a cross-functional team to implement exam security measures.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
health savings account and flexible spending account
basic and voluntary life insurance
disability coverage
accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
legal and identity theft coverage
retirement savings plan
wellbeing program
discounted WGU tuition
flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave