Assistant Director of Assessment
Full Time
College Park, MD 20742
$94,400 - $103,000 a year
Posted
Job description
Posting Details
Posting Details
Position Number:
128064
Title:
Assistant Director
Functional Title:
Assistant Director of Assessment
Category Status:
33-Exempt Regular
Applicant Search Category:
Staff
University Authorized FTE:
1.00
Unit:
SVPAAP-EM-Assessment & Technology
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Assistant Director serves as a member of the Office of Assessment & Technology (OAT) leadership team, and represents the Office on committees, initiatives, and projects. This position oversees and leads the Office’s Assessment area and supervises the area’s staff (which currently consists of a manager, four research analysts, a C-1 Contract, and one graduate assistants). The position sets the strategic direction of the Assessment Team and is responsible for the overall management of admissions, financial aid, and student enrollment data that are processed in the various student systems and housed in official data warehouses across the area of Enrollment Management (EM) and the university, and ensures all business processes that utilize these data are working accurately and as intended. This position oversees:
- The day-to-day management of data requests, data quality control and assurance, and data fulfillment and compliances required by the Office, EM, campus constituents, and external university stakeholders.
- The production of automated and ad hoc reports, the visual dashboard report library, the conducting of analyses (e.g. forecasting, longitudinal data analysis, and regressive and predictive modeling), the standardization of optimal logic for query writing and analysis, the production of clear documentation for the team’s reference, managing the data output requirements for EM systems and processes, and the official federal and state financial aid reporting requirements for the university.
- Student enrollment reporting to the Department of Education.
- The production, maintenance, and dissemination of surveys, and survey data analyses and reporting for strategic decision-making purposes.
- Data requirements gathering, documentation, analysis, reporting, and integrations as it relates to strategic planning for projects involving EM and related campus partners.
The position also partners and collaborate with OAT staff, other EM operational units, the Division of Information Technology, Institutional Research, Planning (IRPA), and Assessment, Living Learning and Other Special Programs, Campus Recruitment Coordinators, and other campus constituents.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree required
Experience:
- A minimum of six years of data and assessments management, and data reporting, analytics, and visualization experience in higher education, including three years of training and supervision of employees.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Skills in strategic vision, relationship management, and attention to detail are required.
- Must be able to promote, and work in, a team environment and must have strong problem-solving skills to provide solutions.
- Must be able to establish and lead efficient and productive working relationships.
- Excellent planning, analytical, problem solving, customer satisfaction, communication, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to make administrative/procedural decisions, direct complex projects, meet deadlines, assign tasks, track accomplishments, and meet established goals and objectives.
- Knowledge of federal, State, and university policies and procedures related to data management and reporting.
- Ability to effectively communicate (verbally, in writing, and in presentation form) ideas, concepts, and outcomes related to enrollment management data.
- Ability to formulate and articulate principles, policies, procedures, and standards related to financial aid and student enrollment regulations as well as university data privacy.
- Demonstrated ability in meeting university expectations for providing excellent service to institutional, higher education, and agency constituents, including meeting data reporting compliances.
- Ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders in a diverse community and rapidly changing technical and technological environment.
- Proficient in Excel and SAS EG, or other similar business intelligence tools or statistical programs.
Preferences:
- Master’s Degree Preferred.
- Prior experience working in Enrollment Management areas is desirable, as well as experience using different business intelligence tools and survey methodologies. Demonstrated project management experience, and proven ability in providing data analytics and assessments to help inform the decision making of senior leadership.
- Specific experience with SQL and relational databases strongly desired. Demonstrated experience with database/statistical software, tools, and information retrieval methods, such as: SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Visual Analytics, Qualtrics, Google Looker Studio, Salesforce, Denodo, Tableau, and SQL Developer.
Additional Certifications:
Additional Information:
This position does not provide sponsorship for Visas.
The salary range for this position is $94,400 – $103,000.
The salary range for this position is $94,400 – $103,000.
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This Position
Physical Demands
Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Must have the ability to lift and carry small parcels, packages and other items, to walk short distances, and drive a vehicle to deliver and pick up materials.
Posting Date:
04/27/2023
Closing Date:
05/27/2023
Open Until Filled
No
Best Consideration Date
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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