Responsibilities

• Oversees the College’s external reporting, internal reporting and analysis in support of institutional assessment, planning, and decision-making.
• Contributes to the college-wide integration of meaningful assessment processes and practices in support of student learning and institutional effectiveness.
• Coordinates the administration and utilization of all institution-wide surveys and studies related to institutional assessment (e.g. BCSSE, NSSE, HEDS)
• Serves as central resource for institutional data and a key partner in the development and monitoring of strategic indicators.
• Assists campus constituencies in using and interpreting institutional data
  • Identifying information needs and assisting stakeholders in asking the right questions
  • Collect, analyze, interpret and report data and information
  • Planning, assessment, evaluation
  • Data governance and standards; data quality and appropriate interpretation
  • Promoting use of data and information for decision making; education and coaching around data literacy
• Advises the President and senior staff on data needs for planning and evaluation purposes and on developments in the external environment that have a bearing on the institution’s mission, goals, and initiatives
• Manages the reporting of institutional data required by the US Department of Education (IPEDS), state, and other regulatory agencies (NCAA)
• Coordinates the institutional response to voluntary external surveys (e.g., Princeton Review, US News, AICUP, etc.)
• Provides data to regional accreditors and advises college leaders on accreditation compliance
• Develops and oversees college assessment of student learning, in close collaboration with the Dean of the College office, the faculty Outcomes Assessment Committee, and individual academic departments and programs
• Provide consultation to academic and administrative units on outcomes articulation and assessment, research methodology, data management, and data analysis and interpretation for planning and assessment activities.
• Coordinates assessment planning and implementation with administrative departments relating to administrative effectiveness
• Represents the college in consortial research activities
• Conducts special studies as needed for the President and senior staff
• Makes appropriate data and assessment tools available to internal and external constituencies as appropriate
• Initiate and maintain the college’s web presence for the areas of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Accreditation, College Assessment, and Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) Consumer Information.
• Oversees daily operation of the office including budget oversight, workload management, and supervision of professional staff
• Serves on campus-wide committees (Outcomes Assessment Committee, Campus Planning and Priorities Committee, others as assigned)

Requirements and Qualifications

• Master’s degree required, Ph.D preferred in data analysis or related field
• Understanding of the mission and objectives of private higher education and institutional needs of small colleges
• Minimum of 5 years of successful experience in higher education institutional research and assessment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Initiative in framing and completing projects
• Advanced computer expertise
  • Statistical analysis packages such as SAS, SPSS, or R
  • Data visualization tools such as Tableau
• Commitment to student access, success, diversity, and inclusion is required.
• Supervisory experience preferred

Anticipated Start Date