Director of Accreditation & Institutional Excellence

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

Job summary

The University of Georgia invites applications for the role of Director for Accreditation & Institutional Effectiveness. This leadership position serves as the primary campus resource for SACSCOC accreditation, overseeing reporting, policy development, and ongoing compliance.

The director coordinates university-wide planning, evaluation, and coordination with campus partners to ensure sustained accreditation and effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 12 years of professional experience, including 3 years in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Accreditation Leadership and Compliance: Serve as the primary campus resource for 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

The University of Georgia invites applications for the role of Director for Accreditation & Institutional Effectiveness. This leadership position serves as the primary campus resource for SACSCOC accreditation, overseeing reporting, policy development, and ongoing compliance.

The director coordinates university-wide planning, evaluation, and coordination with campus partners to ensure sustained accreditation and effectiveness.