Director of Assessment

South College•Knoxville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

South College is one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning seeking to grow your career with us. We are committed to providing an equitable and inclusive work environment where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of our culture. The position of Director of Assessment is a full-time position. Hours will vary to accommodate the position responsibilities and supervision. All South College employees are expected to maintain professional standards, attitude, and performance levels to ensure effective, safe, ethical, and legal performance in all aspects of the position. All members of the South College community are expected to develop and maintain professional relationships with all staff, faculty, students, and members of the community and exhibit positive professional conduct.

Requirements

Master’s degree in education, research methodology, statistics, or closely related field from an accredited institution; Doctorate degree preferred
Minimum of three years demonstrated experience coordinating academic assessment, competency-based assessment, and/or prior learning assessment programs, preferably at a higher education institution.
Knowledge of best practices in assessment in higher education
Demonstrated logical and analytical skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to work cooperatively with administrators and faculty/staff
Ability to write quality reports documenting qualitative and quantitative data analyses and interpreting assessment results to make decisions for improvement
Ability to organize projects with multiple components.
Strong technology skills
Time management skills with experience managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines

Nice To Haves

Doctorate degree preferred

Responsibilities

Coordinate, evaluate, monitor, and oversee the assessment process for assessing student learning outcomes for degree programs, service departments, and for institutional goals.
Analyze current assessment processes to improve institutional effectiveness.
Keep abreast of national trends related to institutional research, assessment, and effectiveness and employ appropriate information in planning South College’s assessment efforts.
Promote institutional effectiveness in planning, assessment, use of findings for improvement, and related resource issues in academic, administrative, and institutional environments.
Provide guidance to and collaborate with the leadership of each academic and administrative area.
Develop and implement strategic plans and assessment reports, including determining appropriate student learning outcomes and measures.
Analyze data and evaluate processes for continual improvement of the area.
Monitor the implementation of improvement initiatives.
Provide leadership in the implementation of the institutional effectiveness processes.
Generate and receive information and analysis on institutional effectiveness.
Design and interpret surveys, identify community demographics and needs.
Participate in strategic planning and benchmarking.
Serve as the lead systems administrator for the assessment system, including the setup of new assessment cycles, plans, and training users on use of the system.
Provide training on assessment for faculty and staff and provide direction and support for college personnel to establish effective assessment practices.
Participate in service activities that contribute to community, professional, and institutional advancement.
Promote scholarly academic and professional activities that contribute to the advancement of knowledge, intellectual growth, and educational excellence.