Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Job Description

Established in 1970, Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) is one of 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System, with seven locations across several counties, including Brunswick, Charlotte, Nottoway, Mecklenburg, Greensville, and Halifax. SVCC serves the largest community college region in the state, covering ten counties and one city. SVCC is located in a beautiful rural region renowned for its rolling hills, pine and hardwood forests, and farmland, and is home to two popular lakes: Gaston and Kerr. We offer a welcoming learning environment and are accredited to award associate degrees. The college offers a diverse range of programs, including developmental studies, academic, technical, and lifelong education. SVCC empowers students to build skills, knowledge, and leadership, preparing them to thrive in a changing society.

Special Responsibilities

• Serves as the College’s lead administrator for institutional effectiveness, assessment, accreditation, planning, research, and reporting activities.
• Responsible for the IT Security Role of System Owner as specified in the Commonwealth of Virginia Information Technology Resource Management Security Standards.

KSA's/Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in Higher Education Administration, Educational Research, Public Administration, Statistics, Social Sciences, Data Analytics, Educational Leadership, or a related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible experience in institutional research, institutional effectiveness, assessment, strategic planning, accreditation, or program evaluation in higher education.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or coordinating institutional accreditation activities, including direct involvement with SACSCOC compliance certification, monitoring, substantive change, or reaffirmation processes.
• Experience utilizing institutional effectiveness or assessment management systems, including Watermark Planning & Self-Study or comparable platforms.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data and translating findings into actionable recommendations.
• Experience preparing institutional reports and presenting information to executive leadership, governing bodies, external agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and technology skills.

Additional Considerations

• Doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in institutional effectiveness, institutional research, assessment, planning, or accreditation in higher education.
• Direct experience serving as an institutional accreditation liaison or leading the preparation of accreditation reports, compliance certifications, monitoring reports, or substantive change submissions.
• Community college experience.
• Experience using Watermark Planning & Self-Study as an institutional effectiveness and accreditation management system.
• Experience with Virginia Community College System (VCCS) reporting systems, data structures, and accountability reporting requirements.
• Experience with SCHEV, IPEDS, and other state and federal reporting requirements.
• Experience developing or maintaining institutional dashboards and using statistical software, business intelligence tools, or data visualization platforms to support institutional decision-making.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional institutional initiatives or managing large-scale projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Supervisory experience, including hiring, training, evaluating, and developing employees.

Operation of a State Vehicle

Yes

Supervises Employees

Yes

Required Travel

• Travel to SVCC campuses, centers, meetings, and training/conferences with access to a state vehicle.