Title: Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness, Research, Planning, and Assessment
Position Summary: This position reports to the President and provides leadership and oversight of research, institutional effectiveness, and strategic initiatives of the College. The position directs a college-wide institutional effectiveness program that includes strategic planning, outcomes assessment, research information to support data informed decision making and planning by the President and Cabinet, and compliance with accreditation requirements. The VP works with various constituencies such as administration, faculty, staff, students, alumni, the Tennessee Board of Regents, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to measure institutional effectiveness and other information as requested. Provides support for program and college accreditation efforts and is the college liaison with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Oversees the collection and distribution of information for institutional planning and for external agencies. Monitors the college's compliance with criteria established by appropriate state, regional, and/or national accreditation and licensing organizations.
Provides leadership in academic and educational support units with annual planning, budgeting, assessment, and evaluation/program review to ensure the College fulfills its vision, goals, and mission under the governance of the Tennessee Board of Regents.
Maintains up to date instruments, software, and integrity measures necessary to collect, manage, and report college data.
Serves in leadership role to ensure college remains in compliance with all SACSCOC accreditation standards.
Works with faculty in developing new academic program proposals and prepares the low producing academic program report and academic program monitoring report.
Oversight responsibility for the Quality Assurance Report.
Prepares annual updated edition of the Institutional Effectiveness Handbook, maintains annual master planning calendar ensuring that unit plans are on schedule. Works with faculty and administrative personnel with the development of student and program learning outcomes and coordinates the development and implementation of appropriate assessment measures. Conducts training sessions for department heads and provides leadership with the development of assessment and benchmark measures.
Chairs the Strategic Planning Committee (Executive Council), maintains the five-year strategic plan, and coordinates the strategic planning calendar and operational plan. Responsible for the development of strategic plan and assessment and benchmark measures.
Coordinates/produces data for internal research, assessment, and evaluation projects. Oversees the production of reports such as annual accomplishments and institutional effectiveness plans.
Serves as: Reporting Liaison with Tennessee Board of Regents and Tennessee Higher Education Commission Planning/Research Personnel; Liaison to Southern Association of College and Schools; member of the President's Cabinet.
Ensures that the campus is meeting its diversity and inclusion commitments and activities designed through the strategic planning and resource allocation process.
Maintains the reporting phase of the physical facilities inventory. Assists in Internal Assessment procedures, preparation/analysis of Appropriation Request, and the preparing/submission of appropriate external surveys.
Actively participates as a member of the President's Cabinet.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications: Master's degree. A minimum of five years work experience with a proven track record of successful, professional leadership experience in a higher education environment.
Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in business administration, mathematics/analytical science, or assessment field.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Work Characteristics: Excellent computer and analytic skills with knowledge of outcome measures and assessments, research design methodologies, strategic plan development, and institutional effectiveness processes. Ability to manage sensitive information with the highest degree of confidentiality; well-developed interpersonal skills and excellent oral and written communication skills; exceptional customer services skills; and possess the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, excellent management and team building skills, and top-notch organizational skills. Demonstrated ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Demonstrated commitment to inclusive excellence.
Pay Rate: 74,250.00 - 96,520.00 annual salary depending on experience
Open until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for the application process. Official transcripts will be required upon hire.
Applicants may be subject to a background check.
Equal Opportunity
Volunteer State Community College, an AA/EEO employer, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, age (as applicable), status as a covered veteran, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal or state civil rights law. See the full non-discrimination policy.
The Tennessee Board of Regents does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, age (as applicable), status as a covered veteran, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal or state civil rights law with respect to all employment, programs and activities sponsored by the Board. Full Non-Discrimination Policy.
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