Executive Director Of Accreditation And Institutional Effectiveness

Salary: $90,000.00 Annually
Location : 15800 S. State Street, South Holland
Job Type: Administrator
Job Number: 00174
Department: President's Office
Opening Date: 02/09/2024
Description
Under the general direction of the President and Executive Leadership team, provide leadership in the design, development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness, including responsibility for institutional assessment, institutional research, accreditation processes and Institutional strategic planning
Examples of Duties

• Direct activities associated with Institutional effectiveness, including institutional assessment and planning.
• Leads the HLC accreditation processes at the institution. This person will serve as the college's HLC Accreditation Liaison Officer.
• Provides leadership and direction to the Deans and Program Coordinators with their program accreditations and approvals.
• Lead processes related to the development and maintenance of the Institutional Strategic Plan, in conjunction with the Executive Leadership team.
• Lead processes related to Institutional Research, and provides direct supervision to the Director of Institutional Research, in support of college strategies and activities.
• With processes related to assessment of student learning, assists the Chief Academic Officer and Outcomes Assessment Committee, task forces, and other groups established to support assessment including co-curricular assessment.
• Lead processes related to institutional outcomes assessment.
• Develop and lead continuous quality improvement processes across the institution.
• Identify both institutional and environmental strengths, challenges, trends and opportunities for innovation and growth.
• Ensure that all activities are conducted within the established guidelines of the FERPA (Family, Educational Rights & Privacy Act).
• Provides administrative oversight for financial management within the department, including budget reporting and data analysis for institutional research.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications

• Master's Degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Minimum of 5 years direct work experience with HLC and programmatic accreditations.
• 3-5 years of direct experience in professional management in a corporate, government, or academic setting.
• Demonstrated leadership, planning, project management, and supervisory skills.
• Knowledge in different software packages including Microsoft Office
• Financial management skills including budget reporting and data analysis experience.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and the ability to develop staff members.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of college staff, college departments, as well as units external to the organization.
• Proven Ability to work with stakeholders including students, funders, state agencies, faculty, staff, businesses, and industry.
• Must successfully pass a criminal background check.

Supplemental Information
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctorate Degree preferred from a regionally accredited institution.
• 5+ years of experience in higher education, community college experience preferred.

STATUS/BENEFITS: This is a full-time Administrator position for 40 hours per week. Board approval is required. The salary comes with the following employee benefits: $14,156 Annual Flexible Health Benefit: • 15 Vacation, 12 Medical and 3 Personal Days Earned within First Year of Employment • 16 Holidays, 5 Winter break days, 4-Day Summer Workweek.