FA037 - Assistant Director of Assessment

State of Virginia • Norfolk, VA

81d

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Assessment will oversee the university's assessment management system Watermark and provide regular and on-going assistance/ training to faculty and staff. This role involves coordinating the collection and analysis of assessment data and providing feedback to faculty and staff. The Assistant Director will assist with developing, administering and publicizing instruments such as surveys, focus groups, and climate studies. Additionally, the position includes assisting with compliance reports, self-studies, and proposals, which involve gathering assessment data, calculating and analyzing scores, and creating action plans. The Assistant Director will coordinate training programs and workshops campus-wide on student learning assessment program effectiveness and provide one-on-one assessment consultations with faculty and staff. Collaboration with faculty, Program Chairs, Academic Deans, and Institutional Research is essential to collect and analyze data to transform it into actionable reports. The role also includes developing student learning outcomes and effectiveness outcomes for academic programs, co-curriculum, and administrative units, ensuring program level assessment measures and plans are aligned with accreditation standards, and coordinating data collection and analysis of assessment findings. The Assistant Director will attend conferences, workshops, seminars, and meetings to stay updated on assessment best practices and maintain data confidentiality when working with personnel and student information. Other responsibilities include maintaining updated copies of academic programs, departments, and colleges assessment instruments, rubrics, and test banks, maintaining meeting minutes, and assisting with developing assessment resources and updating the university assessment manual and webpage.

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of higher education assessment and accreditation best practices.
• Ability to perform qualitative and quantitative research.
• Ability to develop assessment plans, reports, and evaluation activities.
• Strong knowledge of institutional and programmatic accreditation standards (SACSCOC, CAEP, NASM or comparable agency).
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups of faculty and staff.
• Strong interpersonal and effective oral and written skills.
• Demonstrated experience using assessment management systems, SPSS, Excel, spreadsheets, Microsoft Office Suite, Qualtrics, and other computer-based information systems.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in higher education assessment, program evaluation, or data analysis.
• Three years of experience in higher education assessment and knowledge of institutional accreditation standards.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the university's assessment management system Watermark.
• Provide regular and ongoing assistance/training to faculty and staff.
• Coordinate the collection and analysis of assessment data.
• Assist with developing, administering, and publicizing instruments (surveys, focus groups, climate studies).
• Assist with compliance reports, self-studies, and proposals.
• Coordinate training programs and workshops on student learning assessment program effectiveness.
• Provide one-on-one assessment consultations with faculty and staff.
• Collaborate with faculty, Program Chairs, Academic Deans, and Institutional Research.
• Develop student learning outcomes and effectiveness outcomes for academic programs.
• Ensure program level assessment measures and plans are aligned with accreditation standards.
• Coordinate data collection and analysis of assessment findings.
• Attend conferences, workshops, seminars, and meetings.
• Maintain data confidentiality.
• Maintain updated copies of assessment instruments, rubrics, and test banks.
• Maintain meeting minutes for the University Assessment Advisory Council.
• Assist with developing assessment resources and updating the university assessment manual.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees