What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assessment Manager position at University of New Mexico?
Within the Office of Assessment & Academic Program Review, provides planning, coordination, and development for institutional assessment programs and initiatives in support of the University's accreditation goals and objectives. Serves as the primary point-of-contact for constituents across the University regarding day-to-day matters related to general education, academic, and co-curricular assessment, to include providing guidance and presentations regarding regular institutional assessment activities. Monitors document submissions, evaluates program quality, analyzes qualitative and quantitative data, and participates in the of official analysis and reporting of annual institutional assessment cycles. Serves as an assessment support for academic program reviews within the office.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Manages assessment activities across the institution including planning, developing, coordinating and implementing such tasks; performs assessment analysis; provides technical and professional guidance, consultation, and support to departments regarding assessment, as appropriate. Helps streamline and simplify processes/models as needed and works to create efficient assessment within the context of each UNM college, school and branch.
2. Develops, plans, leads, and/or participates in educational training and assessment activities, to include the presentation of lectures and/or workshops on a local, regional and national platform. Stays immersed in current literature and best practices for post-secondary assessment to inform the office of innovative execution.
3. Oversees the collection and analysis of all assessment data to support programmatic assessment processes and academic program reviews, including dissemination of results and assisting others with understanding and appropriately utilizing and applying them.
4. Conducts personalized outreach as well as mass communications to university constituents and stakeholders.
5. Interprets assessment findings; analyzes and compiles comprehensive statistical and narrative data; assists with the preparation of official assessment reports to summarize findings.
6. Works with the office team and Director to support internal continuous improvement with the dissemination of an annual survey and the design of an in-house annual assessment retreat.
7. Plans, develops, and implements various special projects as assigned such as special events, campus collaborations, academic affairs initiatives and/or specific assessment activities.
8. Participates in the preparation of institutional accreditation as a representative of the Office of Assessment.
9. Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned to contribute to the charge of the office.
See the Position Description for additional information.
- Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the University's influenza vaccination requirement.
Bachelor's degree; at least 2 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
- 3 years assessment and/or analytics experience in an educational setting
- Master’s degree in a field related to the responsibilities specified
- Experience in writing formal reports
- Experience in designing workshops and presenting them to a vast audience
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