ATSU Director Office of Assessment & Accreditation (remote) at A T Still University of Health Sciences – Mesa, Arizona

A.T. Still University (ATSU) is seeking an exempt, full-time Director OAA on the Mesa, Arizona campus. The Director OAA manages the operations and staff of the Office of Assessment and Accreditation (OAA). The OAA is responsible for oversight and support of assessment, accreditation and quality improvement efforts throughout the university. This includes collection, organization, analysis and storage of both program-level assessment data related to their learning outcomes and university-level assessment data related to institutional-level learning outcomes known as the Core Professional Attributes (CPAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The Office of Assessment and Accreditation (OAA) is also responsible for managing the program review process, supporting the University-wide Assessment Committees (UWAC, UWAC-A, and UWAC-R), assembling the Dean's Annual Reports, administering evaluation surveys on the Deans, providing guidance and review for discipline accreditations and providing operational support for ATSU's accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission. This position reports to the Vice Chancellor of Academic Support.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads, supervises and evaluates OAA staff members responsible for assessment, accreditation, data management and other duties, keeping them organized, on task, on time and in appropriate communication with university constituencies in need of their input and/or support.
• Assures all program accreditations are proceeding on schedule and addressing their discipline standards in mid-term reports and self-study reports.
• Leads accreditation activities related to ATSU regional accreditation from the HLC: compiling a re-affirmation assurance argument and 4 year mid-cycle report, and leading the Quality Initiative.
• Guides and implements the academic program review process across all schools and colleges of ATSU.
• Supports the annual Assessment Series, the University-wide Assessment Committee and its subcommittees.
• Assures all educational and co-educational programs have functional assessment plans collecting results for both programmatic and institutional outcomes, and participating in the IMAP process.
• Collaborates with ITS on selection and use of assessment and data management software systems.
• Collaborates with the Institutional Research Department to collect, analyze and report data.
• Distributes, collects and finalizes the Dean's Annual Data reports.
• Oversees creation, administration and reporting of annual performance surveys on the Deans and SVP-AA.
• Annually updates the OAA webpages.
• Serves on university committees as appropriate

Education & Experience

• Masters required, doctoral degree preferred in Education, Assessment or related area.
• Prior leadership, management, budget and supervisory experience.
• Prior accreditation experience.
• Prior experience with assessment of learning outcomes, project management, institutional effectiveness, continuous quality improvement and assessment software.

ATSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverages, among more. If eligible, employee-elected benefits would begin the first of the month following hire date. For more information, please visit: atsu.edu/employment/benefits.

A.T. Still University (ATSU) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.