Full job description Position Summary
Transform lives by providing leadership to support an integrated, systematic approach to institutional effectiveness and continuous improvement within the District. Transform data for effective decision making and foster and provide the research necessary to support a strategic-thinking, evidence-based culture.
Duties & Responsibilities
Provide leadership for the integration of planning processes across the College to include facilitating the strategic planning process; maintaining an integrated planning model; monitoring progress on the College's Key Results/Dashboard, strategic plan/team action plan, annual planning objectives, and continuous improvement efforts; and working with managers to facilitate the development of unit and departmental operational plans, measurements, benchmarks, assessment, and improvement efforts.
Serve as the Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) for the College maintaining knowledge of and ensuring compliance with current Higher Learning Commission policies, practices, and other accreditation matters; providing advice and guidance in the use of college data to meet accreditation requirements; creating reports and facilitating accreditation processes; provide support for programmatic accreditation efforts; and providing data support and monitoring progress of the accreditation sustainability plan.
Provide support and expertise for those charged with assessment and program accreditation efforts for the College including serving as a clearinghouse and data source for accreditation resources.
Monitor and guide processes to support planning and institutional effectiveness to include collaborating with employees to develop and implement a comprehensive system for assessing effectiveness of college programs and services (Program and Service Team review); communicating routinely on the monitoring of performance indications and progress on meeting the annual and long-term planning agendas of the College; preparing correspondence, presentations and reports; providing guidance to college committees tasked with assessment and student achievement in the collection, analysis, and use of data for continuous improvement.
Ensure accurate and appropriate institutional research data and supporting documentation are provided to meet decision-making needs of the College to include ensuring data are appropriately collected, stored, analyzed, and disseminated; creating, administering, and reporting institutional surveys and other data-gathering methods; and authoring reports.
Facilitate research requests through the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Serve on regional, statewide, and other internal/external committees.
Effectively prepare and maintain budget.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Master's degree in an appropriate discipline; such as analytics, business intelligence, mathematics, statistics, social science, project management, educational research or other related discipline required.
Three years of increasingly responsible experience in the collection, analysis and presentation of research data; organizational and strategic planning; and institutional effectiveness.
Must possess excellent problem resolution, organizational, interpersonal, communication, and project management skills.
Must possess ability to:
Focus and manage individual performance by helping others set performance goals and then, track results and evaluate performance effectiveness. Encourage others to implement better approaches to address problems and opportunities; lead the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace. Use appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to build, motivate, and guide a cohesive team to complete team goals. Set high goals for personal and group accomplishment; use measurement methods to monitor progress toward goals; tenaciously work to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from that achievement and continuous improvement. Maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment (e.g., people, processes, structure, or culture); adjust effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful. Take prompt action to accomplish work goals; take action to achieve results beyond what is required; be proactive. Set high standards of performance for self and others; assume responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-impose standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed. Demonstrate a positive attitude and approach toward work. Must embrace Mid-State's core values of student centeredness, commitment, accountability, respect, integrity, and exceptional service.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation is dependent upon experience and qualifications.
Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; short-term and long-term disability; paid time off and holidays; flexible spending account; Wisconsin Retirement System; 403(b) and 457; employee assistance program; educational assistance; and employee wellness program.
How To Apply
To be considered for this position, you must complete an online application. You should have the following information available when completing an application:
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Continuous recruitment with first review of completed applications starting June 11, 2024. Applications received on or after June 11th may be considered in a secondary pool. Please note that Mid-State's main form of communication during the recruitment process is email. In addition to receiving communications from email addresses with an @mstc.edu domain, you may receive emails from . Please be sure to watch your inbox as well as junk, spam, and clutter folders.
Equal Opportunity
Mid-State Technical College, an equal opportunity employer and educator, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or other applicable legislated categories, in its services, employment programs, and/or its educational programs and activities, including but not limited to admission, treatment, and access. Mid-State Technical College provides reasonable accommodations to assist persons with disabilities to access or participate in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: VP-Human Resources, 32nd Street N, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494, Phone: or Email:.
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