Director for Accreditation & Institutional Effectiveness

The University of Georgia; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia in Athens, GA is hiring a Director for Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness to lead SACSCOC accreditation work and institutional effectiveness initiatives. You will coordinate reporting, document compliance, and guide policy development across campus.

Responsibilities include overseeing narratives and reviews, aligning planning with accreditation expectations, and promoting best practices in assessment and improvement across units.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead complex accreditation initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience coordinating across academic and administrative units.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary campus resource for SACSCOC accreditation requirements and reporting.
• Lead planning, coordination, and documentation for reaffirmation and annual reporting.
• Oversee systems that support ongoing compliance including credentials and program reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Policy compliance

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Position Summary

The Director for Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness functions as the primary point of contact for campus on matters related to institutional accreditation by SACSCOC. The Director has primary responsibility for ensuring and documenting UGA’s compliance with SACSCOC accreditation requirements. This includes communicating with campus regarding SACSCOC policies and procedures and working with campus leaders to develop and implement internal policies and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance. The Director oversees SACSCOC reporting requirements, including the fifth‑year interim report, the decennial reaffirmation, annual reports, and substantive change notifications and approvals. The Director reports to the Chief of Staff to the Provost and supports UGA’s SACSCOC accreditation liaison. In addition, the Director plays a key role in overseeing the University’s institutional effectiveness processes, including strategic planning, Academic Program Review, Support Unit Review, and Administrator Review. The Director also coordinates with campus offices responsible for other institutional effectiveness processes, such as unit evaluations and student learning outcomes assessment, to ensure that UGA meets SACSCOC expectations. The Director will represent and promote accreditation and institutional effectiveness priorities by serving on University and University System of Georgia committees and task forces as applicable.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to work independently, set priorities, and bring long‑term projects to completion.
• Skill in leading collaborative initiatives with successful outcomes.
• Ability to gain the cooperation and assistance of faculty and staff at all levels of the University.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate multiple, simultaneous projects.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.

Accreditation Leadership and Compliance

• Serve as the primary campus resource for matters related to SACSCOC accreditation requirements, policies, procedures, and reporting.
• Lead university‑wide planning, coordination, and documentation for reaffirmation, fifth‑year interim review, annual reporting, and substantive change processes.
• Oversee institutional systems and processes that support ongoing compliance, including documentation of faculty and graduate student teaching credentials, academic program coordinator credentials, student achievement, and specialized accreditation activity, as applicable.
• Draft, review, and edit accreditation narratives, reports, and related institutional documentation.
• Monitor changes in accreditation requirements and emerging best practices and advise university leaders on implications for policy, process, and institutional planning.
• Coordinate with campus partners to develop and implement internal procedures that ensure sustained compliance with accreditation expectations.

Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Review

• Provide leadership for institutional effectiveness processes that support continuous improvement and demonstrate compliance with accreditation expectations.
• Support and coordinate university‑wide strategic planning processes, including implementation monitoring, progress reporting, and committee support.
• Provide institutional oversight and guidance for academic program review, support unit review, and administrator review processes.
• Work with academic and administrative units to ensure planning, assessment, and review activities are in line with institutional and accreditation priorities and expectations.
• Help synthesize findings from institutional effectiveness activities for executive audiences and institutional decision‑making.

Administrative Leadership, Campus Engagement, and Operations

• Supervise and support the work of the Associate Director for Accreditation and the Assistant Director for Institutional Effectiveness.
• Lead development and improvement of systems, tools, templates, and workflows that support accreditation and institutional effectiveness documentation and reporting.
• Build campus understanding of accreditation and institutional effectiveness expectations through consultation, guidance, training, and communication.
• Oversee the University Policy Library and provide administrative guidance for related tools and workflows in coordination with policy owners and subject matter experts.
• Represent accreditation and institutional effectiveness priorities on University and University System of Georgia committees, task forces, and working groups, as appropriate.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, veteran status, or other protected status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR ([e-mail]).