Posting Details

Posting Summary

Working Title
Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Role Title
Non-Classified

Role Code
01123-SW

FLSA
Exempt

Pay Band
ADM2

Position Number
276FA017

Agency
Southside Va Community College

Agency/Division
Southside Va Community College (Div)

Work Location
Brunswick - 025

Hiring Range
$80,000 - $90,000

Emergency/Essential Personnel
No

EEO Category
2-Professionals

Full Time or Part Time
Full Time

Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs-
Yes

Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference?
No

Work Schedule

• Monday through Friday, day hours; evenings and weekends as needed.
• This position requires availability to work across all SVCC locations and is not restricted to a specific site.
• Limited telework options are available.
• Alberta, VA / Keysville, VA -home campus, with consideration of the chosen candidate's preference

Sensitive Position
No

Job Description

Ready to Lead Strategic Planning, Accreditation, and Institutional Success?

The Director of Institutional Effectiveness provides leadership for institutional research, assessment, strategic planning, accreditation, data governance, and institutional reporting activities. The position develops and maintains systems to collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate information that supports institutional effectiveness, continuous improvement, accountability, compliance, and decision-making.

The Director works collaboratively with faculty, staff, administrators, and external agencies to support evidence-based planning and evaluation and to ensure compliance with federal, state, VCCS, and accreditation requirements.

The Director reports to the Vice President of Enrollment Management & Student Success and serves as a member of the College leadership team.

The successful candidate will reside on our Christanna campus in Alberta, however, will have college wide responsibilities serving all locations.

The following are duties of each area of responsibility:

Strategic Planning

• Provides leadership for college-wide strategic planning activities.
• Serves as staff support to the College Planning Committee.
• Coordinates the development, implementation, assessment, and monitoring of the College Strategic Plan and annual operational plans.
• Maintains documentation related to strategic goals, objectives, performance indicators, and institutional outcomes.
• Monitors institutional progress toward strategic priorities and prepares progress reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Promotes a culture of evidence-based planning and decision-making throughout the institution

Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

• Provides leadership for the College's institutional effectiveness and assessment processes.
• Coordinates development, implementation, and evaluation of institutional, program, administrative, and student learning outcomes assessment activities.
• Ensures compliance with assessment requirements established by the Virginia Community College System and accreditation agencies.
• Provides training, guidance, and technical assistance related to assessment planning, implementation, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborates with academic and administrative units to identify, assess, and improve institutional effectiveness measures.
• Supports continuous improvement efforts through analysis and interpretation of assessment results.

Accreditation and Compliance

• Serves as the College's accreditation liaison and primary coordinator for accreditation activities.
• Coordinates preparation of accreditation reports, monitoring reports, substantive change submissions, and reaffirmation documentation.
• Maintains institutional accreditation records and supporting documentation.
• Monitors accreditation standards and communicates requirements to faculty, staff, and administrators.
• Provides leadership and support for accreditation-related planning and compliance activities.
• Coordinates institutional responses to accreditation recommendations and findings.

Institutional Research and Data Analytics

• Establishes and directs institutional research functions to ensure data quality, accuracy, integrity, and accessibility.
• Conducts research studies and analyses to support institutional planning, policy development, program evaluation, enrollment management, student success initiatives, and resource allocation decisions.
• Maintains institutional data resources including fact books, dashboards, and institutional performance reports.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets demographic, economic, workforce, and educational data relevant to the College service region.
• Provides analytical support for grant development, strategic initiatives, and institutional planning efforts.
• Prepares research findings through reports, presentations, executive summaries, and other communications.

Reporting and Accountability

• Directs and coordinates institutional reporting requirements for the Virginia Community College System, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), federal agencies, and other external organizations.
• Ensures compliance with state and federal reporting requirements.
• Oversees data validation and quality assurance processes.
• Coordinates preparation and submission of institutional accountability reports and performance measures.
• Maintains official institutional data files and reporting documentation.

Leadership and Service

• Serves on institutional committees, councils, and task forces.
• Represents the College in local, regional, state, and national meetings related to institutional effectiveness, assessment, research, and accreditation.
• Remains current regarding trends, regulations, methodologies, and best practices in higher education research, assessment, planning, and accreditation.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Enrollment Management & Student Success.

Special Responsibilities:

• The Director of Institutional Effectiveness serves as the College's lead administrator for institutional effectiveness, assessment, accreditation, planning, research, and reporting activities.
• The Director of Institutional Effectiveness is responsible for the IT Security Role of System Owner as specified in the Commonwealth of Virginia Information Technology Resource Management Security Standards

Special Assignments

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's/Required Qualifications

• Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in Higher Education Administration, Educational Research, Public Administration, Statistics, Social Sciences, Data Analytics, Educational Leadership, or a related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible experience in institutional research, institutional effectiveness, assessment, strategic planning, accreditation, or program evaluation in higher education.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or coordinating institutional accreditation activities, including direct involvement with SACSCOC compliance certification, monitoring, substantive change, or reaffirmation processes.
• Experience utilizing institutional effectiveness or assessment management systems, including Watermark Planning & Self-Study or comparable platforms.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data and translating findings into actionable recommendations.
• Experience preparing institutional reports and presenting information to executive leadership, governing bodies, external agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and technology skills.

Additional Considerations

• Doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in institutional effectiveness, institutional research, assessment, planning, or accreditation in higher education.
• Experience serving as an institutional accreditation liaison or leading the preparation of accreditation reports, compliance certifications, monitoring reports, or substantive change submissions.
• Direct experience serving as an institutional lead or key contributor during a SACSCOC reaffirmation, monitoring, substantive change, or special committee review process.
• Community college experience.
• Experience using Watermark Planning & Self-Study as an institutional effectiveness and accreditation management system.
• Experience with Virginia Community College System (VCCS) reporting systems, data structures, and accountability reporting requirements.
• Experience with SCHEV, IPEDS, and other state and federal reporting requirements.
• Experience developing or maintaining institutional dashboards and using statistical software, business intelligence tools, or data visualization platforms to support institutional decision-making.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional institutional initiatives or managing large-scale projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Supervisory experience, including hiring, training, evaluating, and developing employees.

Operation of a State Vehicle
Yes

Supervises Employees
Yes

Required Travel

Travel to SVCC campuses, centers, meetings, and training/conferences with access to a state vehicle.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number
FAC_2015P

Recruitment Type
General Public - G

Number of Vacancies
1

Position End Date (if temporary)

Job Open Date
07/15/2026

Job Close Date
08/16/2026

Open Until Filled
Yes

Agency Website
www.southside.edu/employment-opportunities

Contact Name
Jennifer Davis

Email
[email protected]

Phone Number
434-949-1048

Special Instructions to Applicants

This is a full-time position with state and VCCS benefits. Applicants must apply online by submitting a state application through this site. Applicants must create a user account to apply online. If you are a state employee who has been affected by Policy 1.3 Layoff and possess a valid Inter-agency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the Card BEFORE the closing date for this position. The Card may be scanned and attached to the application or faxed to (434) 949-0708. Please include your name, the position number, and the position title on the fax cover sheet. This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted for consideration. Please refer to your VCCS applicant portal account for the status of your application and the status of this recruitment. For more information about this position or other vacancies within our agency, please visit our website at www.southside.edu/employment or contact Jennifer Davis at 434.949.1048.