Assessment Analyst

Faybiz; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NC State Health Plan

NC State Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Educational Benefits

Longevity

Job summary

Fayetteville Technical Community College is seeking a full-time Assessment Analyst to join the Assessment & Accreditation Team. The analyst provides institutional and programmatic assessment training and support to faculty, staff, and administrators, and prepares assessment results for accreditation processes.

Responsibilities include developing instruments, maintaining evaluation systems, and using data visualization to summarize trends.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze assessment plans across the College.
• Interpret assessment results and verify evidence for accreditation.
• Support a comprehensive student learning outcomes assessment program.
• Collaborate with committees on quality assurance and course review.
• Design and maintain data reports using databases and BI tools.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across projects.

Job description

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:

NC State Health Plan

NC State Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays

Educational Benefits

Longevity

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.