Associate Assessment Developer — Shape Higher-Ed Assessments

Western Governors University; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 61,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Tuition discount

Flexible PTO

Paid holidays

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Western Governors University is seeking an Associate Assessment Developer to design and maintain objective and performance-based assessments under the direction of Assessment Developers and leadership. This role facilitates design workshops using industry best practices to ensure validity and reliability of assessments.

You will oversee SME involvement, maintain development standards, align assessments to business objectives, develop scoring guidelines, participate in QA, and help implement

Qualifications

• Ability to facilitate groups and meetings in person and remotely.
• Strong written, oral, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively.
• Ability to manage schedules and commitments.

Responsibilities

• Manages the design and development process for both objective and performance assessments, including milestones and timelines, and tracks progress.
• Communicates project status updates to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Organizes and facilitates workshops for internal assessment development and review.
• Oversees subject matter expert involvement in the design, development, and review processes, as well as in the validation of an assessment’s congruency and accuracy.
• Maintains assessment design and development standards to ensure assessment integrity.
• Identifies and notifies leadership of risks that may affect the quality or on-time delivery of assessments.
• Collaborates with the assessment team and departmental leadership to execute assessment policies, processes, and best practices.
• Ensures alignment and consistency of assessments to WGU’s business objectives.
• Develops and implements item- and exam-level scoring guidelines and validates the successful implementation of these guidelines.
• Participates in the assessment QA processes, identifying and resolving issues and trends, as required.
• Executes plans to maintain exam performance and implement necessary quality improvement adjustments throughout the exam lifecycle.
• Participates in cross-functional team to implement exam security measures.

Skills

Facilitation

Communication

Time management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Western Governors University is seeking an Associate Assessment Developer to design and maintain objective and performance-based assessments under the direction of Assessment Developers and leadership. This role facilitates design workshops using industry best practices to ensure validity and reliability of assessments.

You will oversee SME involvement, maintain development standards, align assessments to business objectives, develop scoring guidelines, participate in QA, and help implement