Assistant Director, Academic Unit Review

Texas Tech University; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A public research university in Lubbock, Texas is seeking an Assistant Director to manage the Academic Unit Review process. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with accreditation standards and institutional initiatives, fostering engagement across various academic units. This is a full-time mid-senior level position that involves oversight, process improvement, and data management, aimed at enhancing institutional practices in higher education.

Qualifications

• Strong background in program management within higher education.
• Experience with accreditation processes and compliance standards.
• Ability to engage with diverse academic stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage Academic Unit Reviews and ensure compliance with requirements.
• Assess and improve review procedures for efficiency.
• Serve as contact for academic units regarding review processes.
• Track progress on review recommendations and collaborations.
• Liaise with units for data reporting and dashboard development.

Skills

Program Coordination

Process Development

Compliance Monitoring

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Management

Job description

Assistant Director, Academic Unit Review

Apply for the Assistant Director, Academic Unit Review role at Texas Tech University.

Role Overview:

• Manage the coordination, implementation, and continuous improvement of Texas Tech University’s Academic Unit Review process, ensuring alignment with institutional strategic initiatives, accreditation standards, and state requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Coordination and Oversight: Manage the full cycle of Academic Unit Reviews, ensuring timely execution in alignment with institutional initiatives and compliance requirements.
• Process Development and Improvement: Assess and refine review procedures to improve efficiency, clarity, and best practices, implementing enhancements based on feedback and emerging needs.
• Compliance and Policy Alignment: Monitor and interpret relevant state, federal, and accreditation requirements, ensuring all review activities meet applicable standards and integrate with related institutional processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Support: Serve as the primary contact for academic units, review teams, and administrative offices; provide coordination, guidance, communication, training, onboarding peer reviewers, and facilitate engagement throughout the review cycle.
• Follow-up and Action Tracking: Track progress on implementing review recommendations and collaborate with campus partners to ensure findings lead to meaningful and measurable improvements across campus.
• Data Management and Reporting Coordination: Liaise between academic units to understand review-related data needs and reporting expectations; translate these needs into clear requirements and coordinate with the Programmer Analyst to develop and deliver reports, dashboards, and summaries; ensure reports are submitted to governing bodies.
• Technology and Platform Administration: Coordinate the functional use of review technology for documentation and reporting, maintain and update review templates, ensure required evidence is attached and organized, and provide end-user training as needed.

Additional Information

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Education and Training

Industry: Higher Education