Director for Accreditation & Institutional Effectiveness

About the role

The Director for Accreditation & Institutional Effectiveness functions as the primary point of contact for campus on matters related to institutional accreditation by SACSCOC. The Director has primary responsibility for ensuring and documenting UGA's compliance with SACSCOC accreditation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Duties/Responsibilities Accreditation Leadership and Compliance
  • Serve as the primary campus resource for matters related to SACSCOC accreditation requirements, policies, procedures, and reporting.
  • Lead university-wide planning, coordination, and documentation for reaffirmation, fifth-year interim review, annual reporting, and substantive change processes.
  • Oversee institutional systems and processes that support ongoing compliance, including documentation of faculty and graduate student teaching credentials, academic program coordinator credentials, student achievement, and specialized accreditation activity, as applicable.
  • Draft, review, and edit accreditation narratives, reports, and related institutional documentation.
  • Monitor changes in accreditation requirements and emerging best practices and advise university leaders on implications for policy, process, and institutional planning.
  • Cook with campus partners to develop and implement internal procedures that ensure sustained compliance with accreditation expectations.
• Duties/Responsibilities Institutional Effectiveness, Planning, and Review
  • Provide leadership for institutional effectiveness processes that support continuous improvement and demonstrate compliance with accreditation expectations.
  • Support and coordinate university-wide strategic planning processes, including implementation monitoring, progress reporting, and committee support.
  • Provide institutional oversight and guidance for academic program review, support unit review, and administrator review processes.
  • Work with academic and administrative units to ensure planning, assessment, and review activities are in line with institutional and accreditation priorities and expectations.
  • Help synthesize findings from institutional effectiveness activities for executive audiences and institutional decision-making.
• Duties/Responsibilities Administrative Leadership, Campus Engagement, and Operations
  • Supervise and support the work of the Associate Director for Accreditation and the Assistant Director for Institutional Effectiveness.
  • Lead development and improvement of systems, tools, templates, and workflows that support accreditation and institutional effectiveness documentation and reporting.
  • Build campus understanding of accreditation and institutional effectiveness expectations through consultation, guidance, training, and communication.
  • Oversee the University Policy Library and provide administrative guidance for related tools and workflows in coordination with policy owners and subject matter experts.
  • Represent accreditation and institutional effectiveness priorities on University and University System of Georgia committees, task forces, and working groups, as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 12 years of professional experience to include 3 years in a leadership role.
• Preferred Qualifications: Not specified.

Skills

• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And/or Competencies: Demonstrated ability to work independently, set priorities, and bring long-term projects to completion.
• Skills: Skill in leading collaborative initiatives with successful outcomes.
• Ability: Ability to gain the cooperation and assistance of faculty and staff at all levels of the University.
• Organizational and Coordination: Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate multiple, simultaneous projects.
• Communication: Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.

Physical Demands

Traditional office environment. Is driving a responsibility of this position? No Is this a Position of Trust? Yes Does this position have operation, access, or control of financial resources? Yes Does this position require a P-Card? No Is having a P-Card an essential function of this position? No Does this position have direct interaction or care of children under the age of 18 or direct patient care? No Does this position have Security Access (e.g., public safety, IT security, personnel records, patient records, or access to chemicals and medications)? Yes

Contact Information

Recruitment Contact Name: Maggie Parker
Recruitment Contact Email: mcparker@uga.edu
Recruitment Contact Phone: N/A