Assessment Coordinator

The Assessment Coordinator supports the Institutional Effectiveness office by managing the College‘s outcome assessment practices. These practices include the assessment and evaluation of all academic courses, departments, programs, and Administrative and Education Support (AES) units. The Coordinator works collaboratively with faculty, staff, and administrators to deepen a culture of assessment and inquiry that leads to curricular and departmental improvements. The Coordinator also oversees the development and maintenance of the assessment and program review cycles and collects and archives all assessment reports and related documents.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist the College‘s Senior Institutional Effectiveness officer with the development and implementation of college–wide assessment–related policies, processes, and planning.
• Collaborate with Center for Institutional Effectiveness (CIE) staff and affiliates (fellows, assessment liaison, etc.), department chairs, and AES unit leaders to ensure assessment plans that are aligned with program/unit goals and accreditation standards.
• Advise, train and educate academic and AES units, faculty and staff on how to improve student learning and institutional effectiveness.
• Create and maintain resources supporting best practices in course, program, and AES department assessment.
• Maintain an inventory of assessment and program review activities including final reports, handbooks, templates, policies, and procedures.
• Identify assessment needs, develop data collection systems, oversee data analysis, and develop reports to support curricular and departmental improvements, and student success outcomes.
• Support accreditation efforts and the College’s Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) by documenting the alignment between the College’s assessment efforts and accreditation standards, and maintaining evidence to support this alignment.
• Assist in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of assessment related professional development activities at the College, including workshops, presentations, and forums.
• Support committees (e.g. Learning Assessment Committee) and attend meetings that further the College‘s commitment to assessment.
• Serve as a representative of the CIE and the College by engaging with state–wide and national assessment communities.

Qualifications:

Education : Master’s degree in Education or a related field.

Experience : The desired candidate has a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a higher education institution, preferable in a role related to assessment.

The ideal candidate has knowledge of or experience in:

• Knowledge of student learning outcomes
• Pedagogy and learning theory
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collection and data analysis, especially in an educational setting.
• Familiarity with college data management systems preferred. (Colleague or similar).
• Work experience with evaluation and learning outcomes assessment at the course or academic level required. Must exhibit strong skills in customer and student focus, building relationships, organizing, project management and planning. Must have proficiency in the full use of the Microsoft Office Suite, and databases.
• Must demonstrate the understanding of the community college mission and practice and open-door policy.
• Understanding accreditation standards and requirements is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail, and precisions, balanced with the ability to see the “big picture.”

Contact:

All interested candidates should send a letter of intent (including the job code BC-AC), resume, salary requirements and three professional references with current contact information. To ensure full consideration, all requested application materials must be received by October 14th, 2022. Send materials by email with the appropriate job code in the subject line to employment@bergen.edu.