Posting Details

Position Information

Requisition Number
AS998P

Job Title
Director of Organizational Assessment and Accreditation

Pay Rate
$93,000 - $101,000 annually

Position Type
Administrative

Position Summary

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Chief Foresight and Decision Support Officer (CFDSO) within the Center for Strategic Innovation and Foresight, the Director provides leadership for the development, implementation, and continuous refinement of systems and processes that facilitate and document evidence-informed decision-making, organizational learning, and continuous improvement.

Working collaboratively with leaders across the College, the Director coordinates organizational assessment and accreditation activities, facilitates implementation of the College's Continuous Improvement Model (CIM), and supports the integration of assessment, planning, and evidence into institutional decision-making. In partnership with the CFDSO, the Director helps integrate foresight-informed perspectives into assessment, planning, and improvement processes to strengthen the College's future readiness, strategic agility, and long-term impact.

This individual must possess the ability to use varying styles and approaches that reflect an understanding and acceptance of the role of culture in a diverse, multicultural workplace.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

These duties are intended only as examples of the various types of job duties to be performed. The omission of the specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is a similar, related, or logical assignment to the position.

The following are the functions essential to performing this job:

Organizational Assessment and Continuous Improvement

• Lead the development, implementation, and documentation of organizational assessment processes that leverage the use of data to support continuous improvement and institutional effectiveness.
• Coordinate the College's Continuous Improvement Model, supporting divisions, units, and teams in establishing goals, strategies, action plans, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Facilitate institutional divisions and departments in the collection, analysis, interpretation, and use of evidence to evaluate performance, inform decision-making, and improve institutional outcomes.
• Collaborate with institutional leaders to develop, monitor, and communicate measures of organizational performance and strategic progress.

Accreditation

• Chair the Institutional Accreditation Committee.
• Coordinate institutional accreditation activities, including evidence collection, compliance monitoring, reporting, and accreditation timelines.
• Lead preparation of accreditation reports, monitoring reports, substantive change requests, and related documentation.
• Ensure alignment among accreditation requirements, assessment activities, planning processes, and institutional priorities.
• Monitor emerging accreditation standards and advise institutional leaders regarding implications and opportunities for improvement.

Strategic Planning and Decision Support

• Partner with the CFDSO to align assessment, planning, budgeting, accreditation, and continuous improvement processes.
• Develop reports, dashboards, scorecards, and visualizations that communicate organizational performance and support evidence-informed decision-making.
• Translate assessment findings into actionable recommendations that inform planning, resource allocation, and institutional priorities.
• Support strategic planning, governance, and leadership processes through analysis, facilitation, consultation, and reporting.

Capacity Building and Professional Learning

• Design and deliver professional development related to organizational assessment, continuous improvement, accreditation, KPI development, and the effective use of evidence.
• Provide consultation and coaching to faculty, staff, and administrators regarding assessment planning, performance measurement, and improvement strategies.
• Promote a culture of inquiry, reflection, accountability, and evidence-informed decision-making across the College.
• Facilitate cross-divisional collaboration that strengthens organizational learning and continuous improvement.

Systems Administration and Professional Engagement

• Serve as the institutional administrator for organizational assessment systems, including Watermark and related technologies.
• Maintain assessment calendars, reporting cycles, templates, documentation standards, and evidence repositories.
• Coordinate institutional assessment and accreditation reporting processes and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Monitor trends and best practices in organizational assessment, continuous improvement, accreditation, and higher education.
• Support the CFDSO in advancing the strategic priorities and administrative operations of the Center for Strategic Innovation and Foresight through project coordination, institutional reporting, committee support, and other initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness.
• Participate in institutional committees and relevant state, regional, and national professional organizations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in higher education, educational leadership, public administration, assessment, organizational development, institutional effectiveness, or a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in assessment, accreditation, institutional effectiveness, strategic planning, institutional research, or related higher education functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading assessment, continuous improvement, accreditation, or organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Experience facilitating collaboration and working effectively with leaders, faculty, and staff across multiple organizational units.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate complex information to diverse audiences.

Desired Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in higher education, educational leadership, organizational leadership, public administration, assessment, or a related field.
• Knowledge of regional accreditation standards and processes, preferably those of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
• Experience developing performance measures, key performance indicators (KPIs), assessment plans, and institutional reports.
• Experience preparing accreditation reports, self-studies, monitoring reports, or substantive change documentation.
• Experience designing and delivering professional development and organizational learning initiatives.
• Proficiency in data analysis, visualization, and interpretation to support planning and evidence-informed decision-making.
• Experience developing executive-level reports, dashboards, scorecards, and performance measurement systems.
• Experience administering assessment management systems such as Watermark or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated commitment to improving outcomes for diverse student populations through evidence-informed practice.

Work Schedule

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday

Full/Part Time
Full Time

Telework Eligible?
Yes

Essential Personnel?
No

Posting Detail Information

Job Posted Date

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

For Best Consideration
08/06/2026

Special Instructions to Applicants

All applications and required documents must be submitted online. Mail, e-mail, or fax submissions will not be accepted. Cover letters may be addressed to the Search Committee and should briefly address your qualifications as related to the requirements of this position.

For best consideration, applications should be received by August 6, 2026. Review of applications after this date is not guaranteed.

A full list of FCC benefits can be found here: https://publications.hilbgroup.com/FCCBenefitsGuide/

FCC offers a generous benefits package which includes medical insurance, dental and vision plans, waiver of FCC tuition for employee and eligible dependents, tuition reimbursement, generous leave benefits, retirement plans, and more!