Director of Student Affairs Assessment
Employer Info:
Binghamton University
Binghamton University
- Job Name
- Director of Student Affairs Assessment
- Posting Date
- 10/16/2017
- Brief Description
- The Director of the office of Student Affairs and Strategic Initiatives (SAASI) leads a talented team of analysts providing data analysis, program assessment and strategic planning support for the Division of Student Affairs and, in collaboration with Institutional Research and Assessment, for the university.
- Job Category
- Assessment
- Job Type
- Full-Time
- Education Level Required
- Masters
- Location City
- Binghamton, NY 13902, United states
- How to Apply
- Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled. Persons interested in this position should apply online.
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- Job Details
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Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Lead a team of five professional staff members; and recruit, hire, train, motivate and supervise team members, including talented graduate and undergraduate students, in mining gems from data, and presenting information in a compelling and creative fashion
- Directly support the Vice President for Student Affairs in evaluating current programs and services and in conceiving, validating and implementing new approaches
- Serve on university project teams including but not limited to the High Impact Learning Innovations Council to contribute expertise with respect to data collection, analysis, visualization and reporting
- Partner with the Vice President and other leaders to influence a culture of genuine innovation where units undertake critical program evaluation and data analysis in order to become truly responsive organizations unafraid of trail-blazing
- Provide leadership and expertise in the design, implementation and interpretation of assessment and planning applied to programs and services across the Division of Student Affairs
- Critically evaluate divisional assessment practices and eliminate those which are unnecessary, uninformative and not meaningfully relied upon
- Facilitate and maintain high standards for quantitative and qualitative analysis for a broad range of university data and processes for quality improvement, reporting and decision making
- Support Division of Student Affairs fundraising efforts by supporting communications staff in the development of compelling program narratives
Requirements:- Master's degree required, doctorate preferred, in a field related to higher education, assessment, statistics, management, or social science
- Minimum of four years' experience working in evaluation, assessment, project management and/or research in higher education, though the unusual candidate with strong relevant experience may be considered
- Demonstrated track record of supervising, inspiring, training and guiding employees, including students
- Demonstrated ability to build productive relationships with faculty, academic administrators, student affairs professionals, students and student groups, with sensitivity, insight, and savvy
- Experience with managing institutional data, and a solid grounding in the laws and best practices in collecting and disseminating data; experience in the subtleties of formatting and disseminating assessment information for a variety of audiences
- Sophistication in managing expectations and facilitating conversations with senior leaders in all areas
- Highly effective office management skills, strong project management skills with acute attention to detail, ability to manage demanding workflow and competing deadlines
- Exceptional oral and written communications skills
- Creative innovation skills, the ability to work independently and to lead a team