Job Summary The Associate Director for Assessment manages annual academic assessment reporting process for all academic programs. Assists and trains teaching and administrative faculty in the development of assessment plans and reports for all academic programs to demonstrate institutional effectiveness. Supports Strategic Planning, institutional accreditation ( SACSCOC ), and other University initiatives. Participates in the development of original data collections in the form of surveys and focus groups. Supervises staff in support of all program and general education assessment initiatives. Provides consultation and leadership to faculty assessment committees. Responds to ad hoc data inquiries from both University and outside constituencies in the area of student assessment. Minimum Qualifications Master’s degree in social science, education, business or related area Considerable documented ability to plan and execute long term, recurring, complex projects. Considerable documented communication, leadership, organizational, and collaboration skills. Documented working knowledge of assessment theory and practice. Considerable documented ability to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders. Considerable documented ability to work as a member of a team to reach common goals. Documented basic skills with database, spreadsheet, word processing and presentation software applications. Documented basic understanding of principles of accreditation and data requirements. Basic work experience in a higher education setting. Basic experience working in an academic context with faculty and administrators. Some experience using and analyzing data to create presentations and reports. Some experience collaborating with faculty to develop assessment plans and reports. Preferred Qualifications Considerable knowledge of survey development and online software. Considerable experience working with web development software. Considerable experience working with an assessment platform (e.g., WEAVE ). A doctoral degree and/or teaching experience .