Director of Institutional Effectiveness

The Director provides leadership in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of institutional data to support planning, decision-making, curriculum, and policy development in support of the Trocaire's mission and strategic initiatives. This role will advance a culture of evidence-based decision making and continuous quality improvement across academic and administrative units. This position plays a key role in ensuring transparency, accountability, and shared governance in institutional planning and assessment.

Responsibilities include providing leadership and management of the following:

Institutional Research

Oversee IR Functions and staff

IPEDS completion

NYSED HEDS completion

Program accreditation reports

FISAP report and support

Ad hoc IR reports

Accreditation

Self-Study Committee support

Program Accreditation reports

MSCHE Accreditation Liaison Officer

Assessment

Oversee assessment activities on campus to meet MSCHE and program specific assessment requirements

Compliance

Track web site mandated disclosure requirements

NC-SARA compliance

Federal credit hour compliance

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree required in Education, Education Research, Social Sciences, Business, Applied Statistics or a related field

At least 5 years of experience in institutional effectiveness, higher education accreditation, assessment, institutional research, curriculum development or a closely related area in higher education

Proven ability to work collaboratively across academic and administrative units and gain consensus among varied constituents.

Excellent analytical, project management, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Familiarity with data systems and reporting tools (e.g., Watermark, SPSSS, SAS, R, Banner, Qualtrics, or similar platforms)

Ability to handle high pressure, particularly when accreditation reports are due, with responsibility for meeting deadlines, managing a diverse range of tasks and resolving issues quickly and effectively.

Position Specifications and Working Conditions:

A demonstrated commitment to enriching the lives of students by promoting a positive learning environment; enhancing the quality of the student experience; and philosophically supporting programs and policies that facilitate student success

The physical demands and the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to communicate effectively with all constituents of the College; ability to speak to groups; handle multiple tasks simultaneously; ability to physically perform the functions of the position; ability to work required hours that may include weekends and evenings.