Director of Accreditation Strategy and Assessment- MSUAASF Range D

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Working Title:

Director of Accreditation Strategy and Assessment- MSUAASF Range D

Institution:

St. Cloud State UniversityMSUAASF Range D

Bargaining Unit / Union:

211: Minnesota State University Association of Administrative Service Faculty

City:

St. Cloud

FLSA:

Non Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time:

Full time

Employment Condition:

Unclassified - Unlimited Academic

Salary Range:

$54,616.00 - $117,191.00

Job Description

The Director of Accreditation, Assessment, and Analytics provides strategic and operational leadership for accreditation, program assessment, and decision-support analytics across the College of Business, Engineering, and Technology. The Director is the college’s liaison to accrediting bodies, leads comprehensive and continuous improvement processes, facilitates program assessment, and develops data infrastructure and dashboards that inform student success and retention initiatives. The role partners closely with department chairs, program leads, assessment coordinators, faculty committees, university assessment, ITS, and the Provost’s Office.

Program Accreditation Strategy and Execution

• Oversee and coordinate accreditation processes, policies, timelines, evidence collection, self-study drafting, and site visits for program level accreditations within the college (e.g. AACSB, ABET, CoAPCR).

• Serve as college liaison to accreditors for annual reporting and maintenance activities and ensure delivery of submissions on schedule and to standards.

• Coordinate with program-level accreditation leads and committees and maintain a college accreditation calendar

• Serve as system administrator for the faculty qualification database and responsible for faculty training and ensuring complete and accurate data entry that feeds into accreditation reports.

Program Academic Assessment and Assurance of Learning

• Serve as the assessment subject matter expert for the college.

• Coordinate a coherent assessment framework across programs that align outcomes, curriculum maps, rubrics, data collection, and closing-the-loop actions.

• Facilitate assessment committees and set assessment cycles and reporting expectations at program, department, and college levels.

• Provide training and consultation on assessment strategies, rubric design, and use of results for student learning improvement.

• Maintain assessment data systems and evidence repository.

Analytics and Decision Support

• Deliver end-user requirement specifications for IT as they build custom PowerBI and other reports that capture needed data related to enrollment management, student success, program accreditation, faculty qualifications, teaching effectiveness, and research productivity.

• Consult with college leadership, program leads/department chairs, and others on student retention and success based on report results.

• Use report results to make recommendations to college/program leadership related to advising, student support, scheduling, and curriculum.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree plus three years of advanced professional experience in program accreditation, academic assessment, institutional effectiveness, institutional research, or a closely related area in higher education.

• Demonstrated expertise with assessment design, rubrics, and closing the loop practices.

• Proficiency with data and analytical tools such as Power BI, Excel, and assessment management experience

• Strong project management, communication, facilitation, and change management skills.

• Ability to work with persons from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Preferred Qualification 

• Master’s degree and five or more years of experience with specialized accreditation in business, engineering, technology, or clinical research programs, including successful site visits.

• Experience with curriculum mapping, course embedded assessment, and program review.

• Advanced proficiency in analytics and data modeling, including SQL or comparable data preparation tools.

Other Requirements

Please note that successful applicants must be eligible to work in the United Stat