Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness (Internal Only)

Description of Position 

The Associate Vice President (AVP) for Institutional Effectiveness is an administrative faculty position and has the following broad areas of responsibility: 

• Direct institutional research  
• Coordinate university-wide assessment efforts 
• Oversee institutional accreditation process and systems 
• Support strategic institutional initiatives 

This position is a full-time, 11-month, faculty position and reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.  

Essential Functions 

• Coordinates the presentation and effective dissemination of institutional data through various Key Performance Indicator (KPI) dashboards to University stakeholders 
• Collaborates with the Registrar to collect and report academic data, which includes enrollment, retention and graduation rates, student-faculty rations, department/faculty load, and low-enrolled courses 
• Coordinates institutional data reporting for the following: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),  IPEDS Primary Keyholder, International Board of Education (IBOE),  Common Data Set (CDS), Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) benchmarking reports, ad hoc requests  
• Oversees dissemination of Institutional Research data both internally and externally
• Coordinates institutional responses to national surveys including US News & World Report, Barrons, CollegeBoard, Peterson’s, etc. 
• Provides institutional research oversight and support for various institutional initiatives as assigned 
• Facilitates both academic and non-academic department assessment by coordinating and tracking departmental assessment cycles
• Builds systems to track post-graduation success 
• Serves as the University’s Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) to the Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
• Oversees the University’s institutional accreditation planning and ensure accreditation work is completed in a timely manner 
• Coordinates the preparation of NWCCU major reports (Mid-cycle, PRFR, Ad Hoc, and EIE) and evaluation visits
• Assists departments with the completion of discipline-specific accreditation reports as needed
• Serves as an NWCCU peer evaluator
• Participates in shared governance through membership of the following councils, committees, and commissions: Deans’ Council, Academic Leadership Team, Institutional Accreditation Commission (Chair), Strategic Enrollment Planning (SEP) Commission, Academic Effectiveness Committee, General Education Council 
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications 

• PhD or earned doctorate in related field 
• 10+ years of experience in higher education 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Experience in academia, including experience at department chair or dean level 
• Experience with higher education accreditation 
• Highly efficient with MS Excel 
• Competence with MS Power BI 

Compensation? 

Salary is determined based on educational background and experience. Full-time personnel are offered access to a benefits package, including health, vision, and dental insurance, life and disability insurance, a flexible spending plan, tuition benefits, professional development opportunities, and a retirement program.? 

Northwest Nazarene University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As an educational institution operating under the auspices of the Church of the Nazarene, Northwest Nazarene University is permitted, and reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII, Sections 702-703, United States Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended).