Associate Director for Assessment

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

Overview

The Associate Director for Assessment will play a key role in organizing the College’s structures and processes for collecting, interpreting, and narrating the academic experience in the undergraduate curriculum. Speaking the language of both data and Princeton-specific use cases, the Associate Director will help connect the reporting structures (Stellic, PeopleSoft, the Information Warehouse) that monitor undergraduate progress to degree with the end users who rely upon them to promote clarity, efficiency, and excellence in the student experience.

Reporting to the Deputy Dean and in collaboration with the Associate Dean and the College Strategic Data Group, this position will play a central role in organizing and refining the College’s approach to collecting, using, and interpreting data. The Associate Director will also be actively involved in preparing assessments and presentations for a variety of audiences and purposes.

To this end, they will contribute meaningfully to the College’s ongoing assessment and compliance work, building a culture and infrastructure that encourages and facilitates the use of strategic data across all of the College’s constitutive units.

The Associate Director will also support projects related to accreditation. This includes responding to supplemental information requests and collaborating closely with the Deputy Dean to plan and implement activities related to maintaining and/or renewing the University’s accreditation.

This is a 2 year term position.

Responsibilities

Assessment and Data Systems Management

• 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.

Accreditation

• Collaborate closely with the Deputy Dean to monitor all accreditation business, including supplementary information requests and the Annual Institutional Update.
• When Princeton University is engaged in re-accreditation review and mid-point accreditation review, the Associate Director functions as the Deputy Dean’s key partner in navigating all accreditation business, including managing relevant working groups, tracking progress and deliverables, and liaising with various campus stakeholders as needed.

Other duty as assigned.

• Special projects will be determined by aligning the needs of the College with the strengths of the Associate Dean.

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.

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, work experience, education/training, key skills, market, collective bargaining agreements as applicable, and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The posted salary range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate for a full-time position; salaries for part-time positions are pro-rated accordingly.

If the salary range on the posted position shows an hourly rate, this is the baseline; the actual hourly rate may be higher, depending on the position and factors listed above.

The University also offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. Please see this link for more information.

Standard Weekly Hours

36.25

Eligible for Overtime

No

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Probationary Period

180 days

Essential Services Personnel (see policy for detail)

No

Physical Capacity Exam Required

No

Valid Driver’s License Required

No

Experience Level

Mid-Senior Level#LI-JE1

Salary Range

$95,000 to $115,000