Associate Assessment Developer
About The Position
The Associate Assessment Developer develops and maintains Western Governors University’s objective and performance-based assessments under the direction of Assessment Developers and leadership. The role facilitates design and development workshops using industry best practices to support assessment validity and reliability, and helps identify opportunities for effective, quality-driven processes. The position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including attendance at designated company summits, typically one to two per year, and may include conferences, company locations, and other business-related events as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, or relevant experience performing the essential job functions may substitute for the education requirement at the hiring manager’s discretion; generally, one year of relevant experience may substitute for one year of education.
- Two or more years of professional experience.
- Ability to facilitate groups and meetings in person and remotely.
- Strong written, oral, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple projects effectively.
- Ability to manage schedules and commitments.
Nice To Haves
- Successful progress toward an advanced degree.
- Applicable licenses or certifications.
Responsibilities
- Manage design and development of objective and performance assessments, including milestones, timelines, and progress tracking.
- Communicate project status updates to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Organize and facilitate internal assessment development and review workshops.
- Oversee subject matter expert involvement in assessment design, development, review, and validation of assessment congruency and accuracy.
- Maintain assessment design and development standards to ensure assessment integrity.
- Identify and notify leadership of risks that may affect assessment quality or on-time delivery.
- Collaborate with the assessment team and departmental leadership to execute assessment policies, processes, and best practices.
- Ensure assessments align with and remain consistent with WGU’s business objectives.
- Develop and implement item- and exam-level scoring guidelines and validate their successful implementation.
- Participate in assessment quality assurance processes, identifying and resolving issues and trends as required.
- Execute plans to maintain exam performance and implement quality improvement adjustments throughout the exam lifecycle.
- Participate in cross-functional efforts to implement exam security measures.
Benefits
- Eligible for bonuses.
- Medical, dental, vision, telehealth, and mental healthcare coverage.
- 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 without accrual.
- Flexible paid sick time without accrual.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
