Director of Program Assessment - Vice Provost Institutional Research & Improvement

Texas Woman's University; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Woman's University seeks a Director of Program Assessment to lead accreditation activities and oversee SACSCOC documentation and reporting. You will collaborate with academic administration and faculty to ensure curriculum compliance and effective program assessment.

Responsibilities include managing substantive changes, maintaining records, and advising administration on best practices. Experience with LMS/SIS and statistical tools is preferred, with a focus on data-driven improvement and

Qualifications

• Master's degree and three (3) years of relevant work experience; one or more years of doctoral study beyond the Master's degree preferred.
• Experience with learning management systems, student information systems, and statistical software preferred.
• Direct measures of student learning experience and AI in assessment are valued.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to support assessment work with data privacy and FERPA compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversees accreditation compliance.
• Manages submission of substantive and non-substantive changes and documentation per SACSCOC standards.
• Maintains records of accreditation filings, reports, and documentation.
• Develops and maintains processes to meet SACSCOC documentation and reporting requirements.
• Disseminates information on SACSCOC policies to the campus community.
• Advises on curriculum compliance with SACSCOC.
• Analyzes and evaluates assessment data.
• Investigates possible assessment reforms.
• Explores responsible AI use to enhance assessment processes in collaboration with university AI strategy and data governance efforts.
• Advises programs on program assessment practices.
• Reviews and approves program assessment plans.
• Tracks reports from program assessment annual reports.
• Serves as ex-officio on relevant university councils.

Skills

SACSCOC Knowledge

Data Analysis

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Microsoft Office

R (statistical software)

Education

Master's degree

Doctoral study preferred

Tools

R

Colleague

SACSCOC portals

Job description

TITLE

Director of Program Assessment

The Director of Program Assessment collaborates with stakeholders to provide leadership in areas of institutional accreditation and assessment. Orchestrates the development, implementation, and maintenance of processes and submission of documentation to meet Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements, including substantive changes. Works collaboratively with academic administration and faculty to collect and prepare annual profiles and other reports requested by SACSCOC. Advises University administration on best practices for program development, faculty credentials, and curriculum compliance in accordance with SACSCOC. To ensure compliance with accreditation assessment standards, works with faculty and departments on assessment plans, reviewing and approving plans as well as tracking and reporting data from collected assessment reports. Participates as an ex-officio member on councils and committees and in approval workflows to monitor possible accreditation issues.

Work is performed under general supervision and performance is based upon completion of assignments and results obtained. The performance evaluation is conducted through the performance evaluation system and in accordance with the University Policies & Procedures.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Vice Provost IR & Improvement, SACSCOC Liaison

Supervises: May supervise Student Assistants

ESSENTIAL DUTIES -

• Reports to Office of Institutional Research and Data Management and the SACSCOC Liaison.
• Oversees accreditation compliance.
• Manages the submission of substantive and non-substantive changes, and other important documentation, in accordance with SACSCOC compliance standards.
• Maintains records of accreditation-related filings, reports, and other documentation.
• Maintains current information on SACSCOC policies and procedures.
• Develops, implements, and maintains appropriate processes and systems to meet SACSCOC documentation and reporting requirements.
• Directs the dissemination of information related to SACSCOC policies and procedures to the campus community.
• Advises University administration on best practices for curriculum compliance in accordance with SACSCOC.
• Analyzes and evaluates existing assessment data.
• Investigate possible assessment reforms.
• Explores and implements responsible uses of AI to enhance assessment processes, in collaboration with university AI strategy and data governance efforts.
• Advises programs and departments on program assessment practices.
• Reviews and approves program assessment plans.
• Tracks and prepares reports on data from program assessment annual reports.
• Serves as ex-officio on appropriate university councils such as Curriculum Committee, Undergraduate Council, and Graduate Council.
• Participates in approval workflows.
• Attends accreditation annual meetings and conferences.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

• Performs other duties as requested.

EDUCATION

Master's degree and three (3) years of relevant work experience. One or more years of doctoral study beyond the Master's degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE

Experience with learning management systems, student information systems, and statistical software preferred.

Additional preferred experience:

1. Direct measures of student learning: Experience selecting, administering, and interpreting direct measures of student learning that have established validity and reliability evidence and national norms or peer benchmarks (e.g., CCTST or comparable standardized assessments of critical thinking, written communication, and quantitative reasoning), and using the results to improve curriculum and student learning outcomes.

2. AI in assessment: Experience using AI-enabled tools to support assessment work (such as analyzing open-ended and qualitative responses, supporting rubric-based scoring, or streamlining data analysis and reporting), with a demonstrated commitment to data privacy, FERPA compliance, and the validity of results.

REQUIREMENT

Regular and reliable attendance at the University during regular scheduled days and work hours is an essential function of this position.

All employees share the responsibility of maintaining information security and privacy requirements within the university by adhering to Federal and State regulations, and TWU Policies & Procedures.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to monitor and record changing accreditation standards.
• Knowledge of Principles of Accreditation and substantive change policies.
• Ability to learn SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation and substantive change policies.
• Ability to use a variety of online applications, electronic inventory management systems, electronic workflow applications, spreadsheet, database, submission portals, and presentation software.
• Ability to use or learn statistical software applications like R.
• Knowledge and understanding of common practices surrounding the assessment of learning outcomes.
• Ability to work well with people in a variety of capacities including faculty, academic component administrators, deans, vice provosts, and vice presidents.
• Ability to navigate Colleague, THECB, SACSCOC, and other similar portals.
• Skills in communication, organization, and task-management.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and other applications in the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to use a personal computer and other office equipment, including related university software and email.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described in the Essential Duties and below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

The employee may be required to travel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

All employees are responsible for maintaining an environment that is free from discrimination, intimidation, harassment, including sexual harassment. Work is normally performed in a typical interior work environment.

SAFETY

TWU promotes a safe working environment. Employees are responsible for completing assigned tasks safely and efficiently, and supervisors are responsible for creating and maintaining a safe work environment. Employees must report any unsafe work conditions or practices, as well as any near‑miss incidents, to their supervisor and Risk Management. Supervisors and employees should ensure that injury/accident reports are submitted to the Office of Human Resources and Risk Management within 24 hours of the incident.

Texas Woman's University, an AA/EEO employer, provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected category, class or characteristic.

All offers of employment will be contingent on the candidate's ability to provide documents which establish proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Positions at Texas Woman's University deemed security-sensitive require background checks and verification of all academic credentials.

If you are a male between the age of 18 and 25, federal law requires that you must be registered with the U.S. Selective Service System, unless you meet certain exemptions under Selective Service law. Under HB 558, enacted by the 76th Texas State Legislature, if you are currently of the age and gender requiring registration with Selective Service, but knowingly and willfully fail to do so, you are ineligible for employment with an agency in any branch of Texas state government. For additional information regarding registration or status, you can contact the Selective Service System at 847-688-6888 or www.sss.gov.