Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Curriculum Alignment and Assessment

Title: Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Curriculum Alignment and Assessment

Salary Range: 71,676

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Gateway Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Gateway Boone

Department: Knowledge Management

Total Rewards

Gateway Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Curricula Alignment, and Assessment holds primary responsibility for developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive institutional planning and evaluation program based on continuous improvement, organizational efficiency and overall institutional success. This position leads accreditation efforts and manages the College’s institutional effectiveness initiatives, including data analysis and strategic planning.

Job Duties:

• Serve as the College’s SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison, ensuring compliance with accreditation standards and timely submission of all required reports.
  
• In collaboration with academic and administrative units, provides oversight for the development, implementation and continuous improvement of a comprehensive program (academic and non-academic) review process, to include the systematic assessment of student learning across the curriculum.
  
• Leads annual and strategic planning processes, working with faculty and staff to use data to inform decision-making and promote continuous improvement. Oversee the collection, analysis, and use of student learning outcomes data to drive curriculum and program enhancements.
  
• Collaborates with faculty to align curriculum and assessments with the ten essential skills outlined in the Kentucky Graduate Profile and works directly with faculty to develop and refine assessments that support quality in Credit for Prior Learning opportunities.
  
• Offer professional development appropriate for both faculty and staff to strengthen institutional effectiveness practices.
  
• Serve on the Strategic Enrollment Management Leadership Team, contributing to enrollment and retention strategies that support student success. Foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement to advance the College’s mission and vision, including active collaboration with the KCTCS Office of Research and Policy Analysis (ORPA) to fully leverage data access and achieve institutional goal.
  
• Provides leadership and supervision for the Knowledge Management staff and all other duties as assigned
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree or equivalent in Business, Organizational Change, Education or related field
  
• Previous experience in a supervisory or leadership role
  
• 3-4 years of experience in assessment of student learning outcomes, program review and accreditation, data analysis and reporting, and providing professional development to faculty and staff
  
• Proficiency in using quantitative and qualitative data to drive institutional effectiveness.
  
• Ability to work in various databases to collect and analyze appropriate data.
  
• Ability to handle conflicts and provide constructive feedback.
  
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  
• High attention to detail, independent, self-motivated, adaptable to fast-paced environments.
  
• Skilled in engaging and supporting students from diverse different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  
• Professional and courteous communication at all levels, both internally and externally.
  
• Efficiently prioritize and meet deadlines.
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Forms, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word).
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree or equivalent
  
• Experience with curriculum and assessment design
  
• Experience working at the community college level is preferred.
  

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Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.