Unit Assessment Manager

The University of Texas at Austin • Austin, UT

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Director of Accreditation and Assessment, the Unit Assessment Manager manages operational functions for outcomes assessment, continuous improvement, and institutional-effectiveness documentation across service, support, and administrative units. The role supports institutional readiness for SACSCOC expectations and applicable federal and state requirements related to unit assessment and institutional effectiveness. It provides operational leadership, analytical expertise, and coordination across the university, advancing a data-informed culture through mission and outcomes alignment, measurable outcomes, assessment planning, service improvement, and evidence-based decision-making. The Director defines institutional strategy, policy interpretation, and compliance direction; this position manages the operational functions that implement those priorities.

The position coordinates unit assessment planning and workflows, reviews outcomes and assessment documentation, supports the assessment cycle, manages related systems and data infrastructure, and produces reports and dashboards. It provides guidance and training to unit staff and leaders, develops resources and tools, and supports continuous improvement and accreditation readiness. As time permits, the role may contribute to scholarship, grant-writing, external funding efforts, and strategic initiatives.

This is a full-time, in-person position on the UT Austin main campus in a standard office environment requiring extensive computer-based work. Occasional evening or weekend hours may be needed during major deadlines. The position is expected to continue. The earliest start date is November 16, 2026. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States full-time for any employer without sponsorship.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in higher education administration, learning sciences, curriculum and instruction, assessment, program evaluation, or a closely related field; relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Demonstrated experience in service, support, or administrative unit assessment, institutional effectiveness, organizational evaluation, or program evaluation.
• Experience coordinating complex institutional processes and managing qualitative and quantitative data.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to train, consult, and communicate effectively with staff, unit leaders, and administrators.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a large, complex academic environment.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Master's, EdD, or PhD in higher education administration, learning sciences, curriculum and instruction, assessment, program evaluation, or a closely related field.
• Experience working within a research-intensive university.
• Experience managing assessment or accreditation software platforms.
• Experience designing and implementing outcomes assessment across varied service, support, or administrative units.
• Experience with Watermark, Tableau, Power BI, R, SPSS, survey tools, or comparable platforms.
• A record of presentations, publications, or grant activity related to unit outcomes, assessment, or institutional effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate university-wide workflows for outcomes development, alignment, assessment, and revision in service, support, and administrative units.
• Lead unit assessment planning initiatives supporting SACSCOC compliance, the multi-year unit assessment cycle, and institutional-effectiveness priorities.
• Manage timelines, templates, process maps, and repositories for unit assessment documentation.
• Review unit outcomes, assessment plans, and reports for quality, continuous improvement, clarity, measurability, alignment, and compliance.
• Support units in aligning outcomes and assessment methods with their missions, institutional priorities, and service improvement goals.
• Coordinate the full outcomes-assessment cycle, including planning, data collection, analysis, and documentation.
• Oversee assessment workflows in the institutional assessment management system, including training, user support, data integrity, and reporting functionality, in coordination with assessment managers and technology partners.
• Advise staff, unit leaders, and administrators on assessment methods, data collection strategies, rubric design, and evidence-based continuous improvement.
• Produce summaries, dashboards, and analytic reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure unit assessment documentation aligns with applicable federal, state, and SACSCOC expectations and standards.
• Document how assessment results are used for continuous improvement; provide individualized feedback and follow up on unit improvement actions.
• Manage technical platforms and workflows for assessment data collection, reporting, visualization, and archival storage.
• Collaborate with Institutional Reporting, Data to Insights, and other partners to maintain consistency in institutional data definitions, coding, and unit assessment documentation.
• Develop crosswalks, evidence bundles, and structured analytic reports for accreditation submissions, unit review, and institutional planning.
• When appropriate, integrate service and operational data, information visualization, and data-science tools into assessment processes.
• Design and deliver workshops, webinars, seminars, consultations, and training curricula on outcomes assessment, mission alignment, evidence use, continuous improvement, service quality, and institutional effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain resource guides, templates, exemplars, online modules, and self-service tools for unit-level capacity building.
• Serve as an operational liaison to service, support, and administrative units engaged in assessment.
• As time permits, contribute to research articles, white papers, and conference presentations about unit assessment and institutional effectiveness.
• As time permits, support grant-writing and external-funding efforts related to unit assessment, service improvement, or institutional effectiveness.
• Participate in strategic initiatives led by the Director of Accreditation and Assessment related to institutional effectiveness, accreditation readiness, policy alignment, and institutional improvement.

Benefits

• Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) retirement plan eligibility, subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

What This Job Offers

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