Academic Advising Director jobs in Allentown, PA

The staff and faculty of Northampton Community College share a single goal: to help students transform their lives through education. It's a goal that reaps rewards thousands of times over the course of a career. Employees at Northampton receive competitive compensation and an array of benefits while working on campuses located in a region with a very high quality of life.

We invite you to consider to applying for one of our currently available positions. For more information on the College, please visit . For more information on life in the Lehigh Valley, please visit .

NCC is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to identify their strengths or experiences in this area.

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Please note that this position will remain open until filled.

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Benefits Snapshot

The College offers a generous benefits package to Full-time employees. Just a few highlights of the benefits package include comprehensive medical plan options for you and your family (plus dental and vision), a College retirement contribution of 8% of your salary upon hire, NCC tuition waiver and an abundance of time off - up to 25 days' vacation/floating, 10 sick days, Four (4) day workweeks during Summer, Holidays (including a week break between Christmas and New Year's) - among other things! Please visit for more details on the full array of benefits.

Primary Function: Reporting to the Provost and VP for Academic and Student Affairs, the Director of Academic Assessment and Program Evaluation ensures the ongoing quality of academic programs by leading and coordinating the academic assessment of student learning outcomes and evaluation of courses, programs and services within Academic and Student Affairs (ASA).

Responsibilities: (1) Collaborate with all ASA stakeholders to lead and coordinate academic assessment and course and program evaluation strategy and process at the college level (2) Coordinate with Institutional Effectiveness as the point person within Academic and Student Affairs for the identification of data needs, as well as analysis and dissemination of assessment and data results to the appropriate stakeholders (3) Coordinate with faculty and Academic Affairs staff to facilitate the work of academic assessment committees and program audits and reviews (4) Ensure NCC complies with Middle States standards for assessment of courses, programs, general education outcomes, and student service areas (5) Support program-level specific accreditation requirements and processes (6) Implement and maintain the consistent utilization of technology to support academic assessment and program effectiveness processes across ASA (7) Be able to interpret reports that utilize quantitative and qualitative data to inform decision making about program effectiveness (8) Engage with faculty and administrators to create a positive environment and common understanding of purpose around academic assessment and evaluation; serve as a resource within ASA for assessment and evaluation policies, needs, and usage (9) Provide support for faculty classroom and online evaluation (10) Perform other duties as may be assigned.

Organizational Relationships: (1) Responsible to the Provost for the satisfactory performance of assigned responsibilities; (2) Coordinates work with the Vice Presidents, Deans and other academic leaders; (3) Relates role to the College mission and goals.

Performance Standards: (1) Mutually agreed upon objectives have been attained within a specific time frame; (2) Responsibilities of the position have been carried out at a level consistent with performance objectives and expectations; (3) Effective cooperative relationships exist with senior leaders, faculty, staff, the administrative team, and the community.

Qualifications: (1) Education: Master's degree in psychology, education, administration, or a related field, or a Bachelor's degree plus equivalent experience with education assessment required. (2) Skills, Knowledge, Abilities: (a) demonstrated competency in organizing data, preparing and interpreting reports required; (b) excellent interpersonal and oral/written communication skills to effectively interact and communicate with individuals with diverse backgrounds; (c) exceptional attention to detail and organization and planning skills; (d) ability to collaborate with others; (e) proficiency with assessment tools and Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel; (f) ability to work independently; (g) ability to work collaboratively with faculty members from different disciplines; (h) knowledge of accreditation requirements; (i) an understanding of, and sensitivity to, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff. (3) Experience: (a) Minimum of two years direct experience working in an assessment and/or evaluation role, ideally in higher education or a related field; (b) teaching, curriculum, or instructional design experience preferred.