Posted in Other 10 days ago.
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Description
Assistant Director for Assessment and Evaluation
The Division of Access and Engagement (DAE) is seeking an experienced professional for the role of Assistant Director for Assessment and Evaluation. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute in meaningful ways to divisional and institutional goals. Reporting to the Executive Director for Assessment and Evaluation, this position will play a vital role in measuring the effectiveness of efforts across campus to recruit and retain diverse talent. The Assistant Director will support the DAE team, as well as faculty and staff, by creating resources for communicating best practices for implementing assessment and gathering data, generating evaluation reports, keeping a pulse on national and local data trends to inform decision-making, and communicating recommendations to stakeholders both internal and external to the university. Additionally, this position will provide guidance to campus administration as they implement and assess the impact of their efforts to foster positive and welcoming learning and work environments.
Job Function/Responsibilities
40% Campus-wide support for the evaluation of access and engagement efforts
· Serves as a consultant to staff, faculty, and campus leadership as they seek ways to improve the culture and climate in their respective units, departments, and colleges.
· Reviews and guides the design of climate assessments (e.g., surveys, etc.) and needs assessments to guide campus leadership in measuring success in recruitment and retention efforts.
· Coordinates the collection and analysis of data related to university culture and climate via surveys, focus groups, and other assessment/evaluation methods.
· Leads processes to regularly communicate progress made toward meeting institutional and divisional goals via reports and presentations.
· Monitors progress of evaluation projects though all phases to assure adherence to programmatic objectives.
· Analyzes quantitative and qualitative data to inform the direction of programs, initiatives, and funding.
· Develops and/or uses innovative and equity-centered methodologies and techniques for evaluation, data collection, analysis, and presentation.
30% Data forecasting
· Researches and communicates current trends in higher education to guide decision-making processes around access and engagement efforts.
· Maintains a working knowledge of established national evaluation frameworks and guidelines and provides up-to-date information on best practices to key stakeholders.
· Regularly investigates trends in national and local data (e.g., projected demographic data, information from national surveys and studies, etc.) to guide key performance indicators for strategic plans around access and engagement activities.
30% Education and Resource Development
· Develops toolkits and templates that can be used by individuals and teams across campus to create strategic planning processes and mechanisms to assess and evaluate their access and engagement efforts.
· Supervises and provides professional development for the Graduate Research Assistant for Assessment and Evaluation.
· Develops professional development opportunities for DAE staff to enhance data literacy.
· Assists with other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Required level/type of experience and/or years of experience:
Master's in Education, Social Sciences, Public Policy, Statistics, Evaluation, Assessment, Educational Psychology, or closely related field. Degree must incorporate evaluation methodologies and a minimum of three (3) years of evaluation, assessment, and research experience.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
For full consideration please submit a resume/CV, cover letter, and list of three references which includes name, email, and physical address.