Director of Accreditation Strategy and Assessment- MSUAASF Range D

St. Cloud State University • Saint Cloud, MN

6d

About The Position

The Director of Accreditation, Assessment, and Analytics provides strategic and operational leadership for accreditation, program assessment, and decision-support analytics across the College of Business, Engineering, and Technology. The Director is the college’s liaison to accrediting bodies, leads comprehensive and continuous improvement processes, facilitates program assessment, and develops data infrastructure and dashboards that inform student success and retention initiatives. The role partners closely with department chairs, program leads, assessment coordinators, faculty committees, university assessment, ITS, and the Provost’s Office.

Requirements

• Master’s degree plus three years of advanced professional experience in program accreditation, academic assessment, institutional effectiveness, institutional research, or a closely related area in higher education.
• Demonstrated expertise with assessment design, rubrics, and closing the loop practices.
• Proficiency with data and analytical tools such as Power BI, Excel, and assessment management experience.
• Strong project management, communication, facilitation, and change management skills.
• Ability to work with persons from culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Eligible to work in the United States on or before the effective date of appointment. Eligibility includes being a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, or a foreign national authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship. Employees must maintain work authorization without sponsorship for the duration of their appointment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree and five or more years of experience with specialized accreditation in business, engineering, technology, or clinical research programs, including successful site visits.
• Experience with curriculum mapping, course embedded assessment, and program review.
• Advanced proficiency in analytics and data modeling, including SQL or comparable data preparation tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate accreditation processes, policies, timelines, evidence collection, self-study drafting, and site visits for program level accreditations within the college (e.g. AACSB, ABET, CoAPCR).
• Serve as college liaison to accreditors for annual reporting and maintenance activities and ensure delivery of submissions on schedule and to standards.
• Coordinate with program-level accreditation leads and committees and maintain a college accreditation calendar.
• Serve as system administrator for the faculty qualification database and responsible for faculty training and ensuring complete and accurate data entry that feeds into accreditation reports.
• Serve as the assessment subject matter expert for the college.
• Coordinate a coherent assessment framework across programs that align outcomes, curriculum maps, rubrics, data collection, and closing-the-loop actions.
• Facilitate assessment committees and set assessment cycles and reporting expectations at program, department, and college levels.
• Provide training and consultation on assessment strategies, rubric design, and use of results for student learning improvement.
• Maintain assessment data systems and evidence repository.
• Deliver end-user requirement specifications for IT as they build custom PowerBI and other reports that capture needed data related to enrollment management, student success, program accreditation, faculty qualifications, teaching effectiveness, and research productivity.
• Consult with college leadership, program leads/department chairs, and others on student retention and success based on report results.
• Use report results to make recommendations to college/program leadership related to advising, student support, scheduling, and curriculum.

Benefits

• Low-cost medical and dental insurance with affordable deductibles
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care accounts with a roll-over option
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, legal, and financial counseling
• 12 paid holidays
• Generous vacation and sick time
• Six weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Pension Plan
• 457(b) and 403(b) retirement accounts
• Various investment options
• Professional development
• Tuition waivers for both you and your dependents

What This Job Offers

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