Associate Director, Assessment & Data Strategy

Princeton University; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Associate Director for Assessment at Princeton University will organize data systems and reporting to illuminate the undergraduate experience and support accreditation and compliance efforts.

Working with the Deputy Dean and College Strategic Data Group, this role translates curricular and advising priorities into actionable reports and data-driven improvements across Stellic, PeopleSoft, and the Information Warehouse. This is a two-year term position with broad stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in project management.
• Master’s degree and 5+ years of relative experience.
• Sound judgment and a commitment to the highest standards of professionalism and responsibility.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and solution-oriented approach to identifying reporting needs and collaborating with other stakeholders to address them.
• Experience leading strategic initiatives that involve multiple stakeholders and cross functional teams.
• Familiarity with accreditation projects and deliverables.
• The ability to create legible, impactful reports for diverse audiences.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel, Tableau or other data and reporting software.

Responsibilities

• Meet regularly with members of the College’s Strategic Data Group to monitor internal reporting needs and prepare assessments for use in various College settings.
• Identify and develop reports in Stellic and the Info Warehouse to support the needs of College staff
• Prepare narrative assessments and presentations that are appropriate for different audiences and settings, including accreditation and related compliance projects.
• Develop and maintain a nuanced understanding of data fields in PeopleSoft, communicating with colleagues in the College, the Registrar’s, and Provost’s offices about structural changes with system-wide implications.
• Lead and support operations around the management of curricular data, including discovery and scoping efforts on new systems (for instance, to develop curricular maps).
• Identify opportunities to translate the College’s academic and advising priorities into technical and systems needs for further development and refine data collection processes to support the needs of the College.

Skills

Project management

Strategic initiatives

Communication

Data storytelling

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

Tableau

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

The Associate Director for Assessment at Princeton University will organize data systems and reporting to illuminate the undergraduate experience and support accreditation and compliance efforts.

Working with the Deputy Dean and College Strategic Data Group, this role translates curricular and advising priorities into actionable reports and data-driven improvements across Stellic, PeopleSoft, and the Information Warehouse. This is a two-year term position with broad stakeholder engagement.