Assessment Analyst

Fayetteville Technical Community College; Fayetteville (NC); Sur place; USD 51 000 - 62 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Fayetteville Technical Community College is seeking an Assessment Analyst to join the Assessment & Accreditation Team. You will develop and administer instruments, analyze results, and provide training and support to faculty, staff, and administrators to meet accreditation standards.

The role emphasizes data management, visualization, and reporting for programmatic and institutional assessment, with collaboration across departments and extensive use of specialized software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an accredited field relevant to assessment and research.
• Reporting data for accreditation standards.
• Experience or willingness to train in statistical software within one year.
• Experience or willingness to train in data standardization and cleaning within 18 months.
• Experience or willingness to train in data visualization and predictive analytics within 18 months.
• Experience using vendor assessment management systems such as Watermark.

Responsabilités

• Support assessment plans across the College and verify evidence for accreditation.
• Maintain a comprehensive student learning outcomes assessment program.
• Provide data management, training, and technical support for assessment processes.
• Create reports and dashboards using data from internal and external sources.
• Analyze data, identify trends, and inform decision-making for accreditation and program reviews.

Connaissances

Data analysis

Data visualization

Statistical methods

Data cleaning

Data management

Quantitative analysis

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Social Science, Statistics, Research Methodology, Education

Outils

SPSS

SAS

Python

Watermark

Description du poste

Position Information

Position Title

Position Title Assessment Analyst

Announcement Summary

Fayetteville Technical Community College is recruiting for a new member to join our Assessment & Accreditation Team and now accepting applications for a full-time Assessment Analyst! The Assessment Analyst is responsible for providing institutional-level and programmatic assessment training and support to faculty, staff, and administrators. This will include providing assessment results for accreditation processes and disseminating assessment information to college constituents and stakeholders. The Analyst will develop and administer valid instruments for data collection, maintain a comprehensive evaluation and assessment system, and use data visualization tools to summarize data, trends, and patterns. The individual will work closely with the Director of Assessment, Accreditation and Quality Assurance on various projects, functions, and other related assessment activities. The Analyst provides project management, data management, and technical support for all phases of annual programmatic, institutional, and general education assessment processes. Maintains data research that is highly integrated within the College’s strategic planning, assessment, accreditation, and program review process. The Analyst is familiar with quantitative and qualitative methodologies and conducts the complex analytics necessary to support accreditation reporting, quality assurance efforts, and assessment of student learning. Position requires the use of specialized computer software, such as assessment software, various databases, and statistical programs. We offer a valuable benefits package that includes the following:

Essential Duties—Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support college operations by monitoring and analyzing assessment plans from across the College including interpretation of assessment results and verification of collected evidence to demonstrate accreditation compliance.
• Support the administration of a comprehensive, continual, and multi-dimensional student learning outcomes assessment program to enhance student success and drive continuous improvement.
• Provides assessment support to the College’s Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges ( SACSCOC ) Committee and the General Education Assessment Committee.
• Collaborates with the Coordinator of Quality Matters to collect data on the College’s quality assurance standards and monitor the Quality Matters course review process.
• Performs appropriate tests to ensure accuracy and consistency of all data, documents query/report criteria, and processes to ensure consistent application of methodology in future projects.
• Acquires, organizes, analyzes, and synthesizes data and results from internal and external data sources to produce meaningful and accurate reports using applied research methodologies.
• Designs, develops, and implements analytical modeling, electronic databases, tables, processes and procedures in support of accountability, assessment, program reviews, and other internal management decision-making requirements.
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns using complex data sets.
• Analyzes data collected in multiple third-party vendor software programs, including but not limited to, program assessment software, dashboard technologies, and/or business intelligence software.
• Utilizes appropriate data management and statistical procedures for data collection in support of the College’s departments. Creates, develops, and maintains databases as necessary to support research, planning, and annual reviews.
• Manages, analyzes, and resolves data initiative issues and process revisions needed to best meet internal activities and federal, state, and local published data standards.
• Conducts data cleaning to rid the system(s) of old, unused, or duplicated data for enhanced management and quicker access by departmental managers.
• Possesses strong analytical skills with ability to analyze large amounts of data gathered from a wide variety of internal and external sources; including discerning the quality, validity, and reliability of literary and Internet resources.
• Collects, analyzes, and organizes information and sorts that information using bar graphs, line graphs, and similar documents to assist managers in making timely data-informed decisions.
• Facilitate a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.
• Remain competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional relationships with colleagues, attending professional development courses, and attending training and/or courses as required by the College.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited college or university in Mathematics, Social Science, Statistics, Research Methodology, Education, or a related discipline.
• Reporting data in useable formats and using that data for documenting compliance with accreditation standards.
• Experience or willingness to complete training using statistical software such as SPSS , SAS , and/or Python within one year of employment.
• Experience or willingness to complete training in data standardization, data cleaning, and reporting within eighteen months of employment.
• Experience or willingness to complete training with data visualization, predictive analytics, and/or advanced statistical analysis within eighteen months of employment.
• Experience using vendor assessment management systems such as Watermark.
• Demonstrated technical expertise regarding data models, database design and programming, data mining and data segmentation techniques, including data validation and correlational analysis using multiple input variables.

Preferred Requirements

• Master’s degree in one of the above disciplines is preferred.
• Experience in institutional and/or programmatic assessment, as well as expertise in the use of statistical analytics to improve teaching and learning.
• 1-year of experience in managing institutional and programmatic assessment activities using large data sets to analyze data.
• 1-year of experience in the fields of mathematics, or statistics, or social sciences, or monitoring assessment plan activities at the institutional or programmatic area within a higher education setting.

Full or Part Time

Full or Part Time Full Time

College Pay Scale

College Pay Scale Minimum starting salary $56,469

Number of Months

Number of Months 12

Employee Benefits

Posting Number

Posting Number S103-26

EEO Statement

The Fayetteville Technical Community College is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Employer.

Close Date

Close Date 10/28/2026

Open Until Filled No

Special Instructions to Applicants

Screening of applications will begin immediately, with an anticipated hire date of January 4th, 2027. NOTE: All applicants under consideration for employment at Fayetteville Technical Community College will be required to complete a consent form that allows FTCC to conduct a criminal background check on your behalf so that you may be considered further for the position for which you have applied.

Three (3) Professional References Are Required.

“ Please note, Fayetteville Technical Community College will not support an application for a new work visa, such as an H-1B, and will not sponsor the STEM OPT extension.”

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