Director of Assessment & Institutional Analytics

South College of Tennessee, Inc.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Front Loaded PTO

Tuition Assistance

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) – with Employer Contribution

Job summary

South College of Tennessee, Inc. is seeking a Director of Assessment to lead the college-wide assessment process across degree programs and departments. The role ensures alignment with institutional goals and provides guidance to academic and administrative areas.

The position requires a Master’s degree (Doctorate preferred) and at least three years coordinating assessment initiatives in higher education. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential to promote continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, research methodology, statistics, or closely related field from an accredited institution; Doctorate degree preferred.
• Minimum of three years demonstrated experience coordinating academic assessment, competency-based assessment, and/or prior learning assessment programs, preferably at a higher education institution.
• Knowledge of best practices in assessment in higher education.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to work cooperatively with administrators and faculty/staff.
• Ability to write quality reports documenting qualitative and quantitative data analyses and interpreting assessment results to make decisions for improvement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, evaluate, monitor, and oversee the assessment process for assessing student learning outcomes for degree programs, service departments, and for institutional goals.
• Analyze current assessment processes to improve institutional effectiveness.
• Keep abreast of national trends related to institutional research, assessment, and effectiveness and employ appropriate information in planning South College’s assessment efforts.
• Promote institutional effectiveness in planning, assessment, use of findings for improvement, and related resource issues in academic, administrative, and institutional environments.
• Provide guidance to and collaborate with the leadership of each academic and administrative area.
• Develop and implement strategic plans and assessment reports, including determining appropriate student learning outcomes and measures.
• Analyze data and evaluate processes for continual improvement of the area, and
• Monitor the implementation of improvement initiatives.
• Provide leadership in the implementation of the institutional effectiveness processes to include: Generating and receiving information and analysis on institutional effectiveness.
• Designing and interpreting surveys, identifying community demographics and needs, and
• Participating in strategic planning and benchmarking.
• Serve as the lead systems administrator for the assessment system, including the setup of new assessment cycles, plans, and training users on use of the system.
• Provide training on assessment for faculty and staff and provide direction and support for college personnel to establish effective assessment practices.
• Participate in service activities that contribute to community, professional, and institutional advancement.
• Promote scholarly academic and professional activities that contribute to the advancement of knowledge, intellectual growth, and educational excellence.

Skills

Assessment best practices

Data analysis

Verbal communication

Project management

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in education or related field

Doctorate preferred

Job description

South College of Tennessee, Inc. is seeking a Director of Assessment to lead the college-wide assessment process across degree programs and departments. The role ensures alignment with institutional goals and provides guidance to academic and administrative areas.

The position requires a Master’s degree (Doctorate preferred) and at least three years coordinating assessment initiatives in higher education. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential to promote continuous improvement