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Hebrew Union College · 3 weeks ago

Senior Manager of Assessment, Institutional Research, & Compliance

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

Hebrew Union College is North America's leading institution of higher Jewish education, dedicated to academic quality and institutional effectiveness. The Senior Manager of Assessment, Institutional Research, and Compliance will enhance data processes and ensure compliance while supporting student outcomes and program effectiveness.

Higher Education

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning and executing HUC’s processes related to assessment of student learning and achievement and assessment of institutional effectiveness

Lead, design and implement academic quality assurance through an assessment of our academic programs and student learning

Collect, review and analyze data of learning assessment; review the effectiveness of assessment activities and suggest improvements

Analyze academic assessment data and use appropriate methods to report results, with particular emphasis on findings that influence institutional decision-making and policy development

Create tools to visualize and enhance the interpretation of assessment results and support program managers in using their data to identify success stories and note areas for improvement

Support strategic development of college-wide plans for program learning outcome alignment to course objectives and to profiles of HUC graduates

Collaborate with administrators, faculty, and staff in various departments to use assessment data to create and revise policies and processes that support academic excellence, student support, and program effectiveness

Manage course evaluation platform (currently Empower) and direct the implementation of term course evaluations

Promote the use of evaluation data to improve pedagogy and student learning

Oversee periodic revision of current course evaluation forms in collaboration with faculty and school/program directors

Develop and provide assessment trainings and resources for faculty and staff

Create and manage repositories for assessment data, files, and reports

Develop and apply institutional research tools and measures to inform leaders and departments on the efficacy of efforts to improve and to develop a culture of assessment

Collect, summarize, interpret, and translate College institutional data into trends, key findings and areas of concerns, deficits, key performance indicators, opportunities, action item suggestions for the college leadership

Collect external data for comparative purposes to strengthen strategic initiatives, understand markets, and assess both institutional and environmental strengths, challenges, trends, and strategic opportunities

Oversee and maintain the primary source of institutional data to be used in all external, local, state and national reporting, forecasting, and evaluation

Write and edit reports, including graphs, charts, and narrative data for internal and external audiences

Collaborate with administrators, faculty, and staff in various departments to coordinate assessment of institutional effectiveness efforts

Respond to ad hoc requests for institutional data from administrators, faculty, and staff in various departments

Develop and implement systems for all state, federal, and accreditation compliance reporting

Maintain inventory of compliance requirements, designated compliance owners, and senior management accountable for compliance risk management

Monitor data audits as needed to ensure their accuracy, reliability, integrity, and compliance

Conduct periodic assessments of compliance activities across campus

Conduct periodic reviews of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state, university, and campus policies

Work with institutional compliance owners to coordinate the production and publication of all compliance reports

Convene a small cross-sectional team of those engaged in data collection who will meet periodically to address concerns and ensure effective compliance data tracking

Provide thought leadership on compliance and regulatory needs for new strategic initiatives across state, federal and global markets

Participate on and/or lead committees or working groups related to HUC’s accreditation

Determine, with the Registrar and Provost, instances in which compliance issues need to be referred to general counsel or Chief of Staff to the President

Qualification

Assessment of educational effectivenessQuantitativeQualitative researchData analysisCompliance reportingStatistical analysis softwareAssessment management systemsStudent Information SystemWritten communicationOral communicationCritical thinkingInterpersonal skillsTeam playerAttention to detailOrganization skills

Required

Prior experience in assessment of educational and institutional effectiveness

Prior experience in higher education

Quantitative and qualitative research design and data analysis

Strong written and oral communication

Self-driven, independent

Organization, ability to meet deadlines

Critical thinking and problem solving

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Team player, collaboration with multiple constituencies

Awareness of current trends in higher education assessment

Awareness of accreditation standards

Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Statistical analysis software

Assessment management systems

Student Information System

Preferred

Master's Degree in relevant field, such as in higher education, education, social science, evaluation (Bachelor's required, Masters preferred)

Prefer prior experience in the reaccreditation process

Company

Hebrew Union College

We are the center of innovation for Jewish life and learning – preparing rabbis, cantors, leaders in Jewish education, Jewish nonprofit professionals, pastoral counselors, and scholars to apply their knowledge, commitment, vision, and expertise to strengthen and transform the Jewish community and larger world.

Founded in 1875