Director Of Institutional Research & Effectiveness

SUNY Geneseo invites applications for the position of Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness (IR&E) to lead the Office of IR&E, serving as a resource in evidence-based planning, policy formation, and decision making, and working with faculty, staff, and administration across all divisions of the college.

The IR&E Director regularly administers and/or serves as a consultant for all institutional surveys (e.g., NSSE) to support the college's institutional effectiveness and assessment work and is responsible for the college's SUNY SIRIS, NYSED, IPEDS, and NCAA data submissions, as well as responding to required and college-wide accreditation-reporting and publisher-data (e.g., U.S. News, Princeton Review) requests.

The Director directs a management information program designed to provide data for administrative decision-making, which includes maintaining public- and campus-facing dashboards relevant to enrollment, student success, faculty workload, and other campus operations.

The Director manages a continuous improvement model using assessment of the college's academic programs and administrative services while simultaneously satisfying external accreditors, state and federal agencies, and external marketing sources.

The Director of IR&E collaborates with campus colleagues on operations including assisting department leaders in planning appropriate evaluation measurements; analyzing and sharing information about the College; supporting decision-making, planning, and reporting; assisting with accreditation processes; providing leadership and coordination for institutional effectiveness activities; and supporting the College's strategic planning process.

The Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness reports to the Provost, and serves on the Academic Affairs Leadership Team, which is responsible for advising and setting a broad strategic agenda for the Division of Academic Affairs. This position is also a standing member of multiple cross-campus committees responsible for strategic planning and institutional assessment and accreditation.

Required Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher (terminal degree strongly recommended)

• Demonstrated experience in institutional research, data management, statistics, educational research, or a related field involving advanced data management and analytical skills (quantitative and qualitative analysis)

• Experience with state and federal reporting requirements for public universities and colleges

• Supervisory experience of an office staff as well as student workers

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate successfully with students, faculty, and staff across the college

• Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive working environment

• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Excellent listener, strategic thinker, and problem solver

Preferred Qualifications

• Five years of significant and relevant experience in a higher education management role that includes experience in supervising employees, building teams, collaborating with other campus units, and planning/executing data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting

• Demonstrated proficiency with common higher education IR data technology (e.g., MS Office, PowerBI/Tableau, R/Python/SPSS/SAS, PL/SQL, Banner, Cognos) in a higher education setting

• Proficiency in enterprise systems (e.g., Argos, Navigate, Slate)

License/Certification Other Skills Required Supervision Received

The Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness reports to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Supervision Exercised

The Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness supervises the Institutional Research Data Analyst.