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Hebrew Union College

<div>Why This Role Matters
The Senior Manager of Assessment, Institutional Research, and Compliance is critical to maintaining academic quality, regulatory compliance, and institutional effectiveness at Hebrew Union College. By aligning data, assessment, and reporting, this role supports informed decision-making, continuous improvement, and strong student outcomes. The position ensures accurate, reliable institutional data while safeguarding HUC&rsquo;s compliance and ability to demonstrate impact in an increasingly complex higher education environment.
About Hebrew Union College 
Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College is North America&rsquo;s leading institution of higher Jewish education and a center for the academic and spiritual leadership development of Reform Judaism. With campuses in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC educates clergy, scholars, educators, and nonprofit leaders while advancing Jewish scholarship and culture worldwide.
To learn more about our mission, programs, and resources, please visit huc.edu.
Mission 
Hebrew Union College is North America's premier institution of Jewish higher education and the center for professional leadership development of Reform Judaism. A multi-campus academic and spiritual learning community, HUC builds vibrant progressive Judaism in North America, Israel and around the globe by:<ul><li>
Studying the great issues of Jewish life, history and thought with an open, egalitarian, inclusive and pluralistic spirit;</li><li>
Educating innovative, visionary clergy and professionals who embody the sustaining values, responsibilities, practices and texts of Jewish tradition to inspire future generations; and</li><li>
Advancing the critical study of Judaism and Jewish culture in accordance with the highest standards of modern academic scholarship.</li></ul>
POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Manager of Assessment, Institutional Research, and Compliance will play a key leadership role in advancing Hebrew Union College&rsquo;s mission and supporting its continuous improvement by building and implementing systems that align compliance reporting, institutional research and assessment, and academic quality assurance. The Senior Manager of Assessment, Institutional Research, and Compliance will strengthen HUC&rsquo;s data usage processes, build a cohesive culture of assessment and effectiveness, improve the quality of our programs and student outcomes, and ensure compliance with federal and state regulations. This position reports to the Registrar and collaborates with other Registrar&rsquo;s Office employees to maintain accurate student data and compile regular student data reports to further institutional operations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The essential functions include but are not limited to the following:
1. Assessment: Academic Quality Assurance<ul><li>
Responsible for planning and executing HUC&rsquo;s processes related to assessment of student learning and achievement and assessment of institutional effectiveness.</li><li>
Lead, design and implement academic quality assurance through an assessment of our academic programs and student learning.</li><li>
Collect, review and analyze data of learning assessment; review the effectiveness of assessment activities and suggest improvements.</li><li>
Analyze academic assessment data and use appropriate methods to report results, with particular emphasis on findings that influence institutional decision-making and policy development.</li><li>
Create tools to visualize and enhance the interpretation of assessment results and support program managers in using their data to identify success stories and note areas for improvement.</li><li>
Support strategic development of college-wide plans for program learning outcome alignment to course objectives and to profiles of HUC graduates.</li><li>
Collaborate with administrators, faculty, and staff in various departments to use assessment data to create and revise policies and processes that support academic excellence, student support, and program effectiveness.</li><li>
Manage course evaluation platform (currently Empower) and direct the implementation of term course evaluations. Promote the use of evaluation data to improve pedagogy</li><li>
and student learning. Oversee periodic revision of current course evaluation forms in collaboration with faculty and school/program directors.</li><li>
Develop and provide assessment trainings and resources for faculty and staff.</li><li>
Create and manage repositories for assessment data, files, and reports.</li></ul>
2. Institutional Research<ul><li>
Develop and apply institutional research tools and measures to inform leaders and departments on the efficacy of efforts to improve and to develop a culture of assessment.</li><li>
Collect, summarize, interpret, and translate College institutional data into trends, key findings and areas of concerns, deficits, key performance indicators, opportunities, action item suggestions for the college leadership.</li><li>
Collect external data for comparative purposes to strengthen strategic initiatives, understand markets, and assess both institutional and environmental strengths, challenges, trends, and strategic opportunities.</li><li>
Oversee and maintain the primary source of institutional data to be used in all external, local, state and national reporting, forecasting, and evaluation.</li><li>
Write and edit reports, including graphs, charts, and narrative data for internal and external audiences.</li><li>
Collaborate with administrators, faculty, and staff in various departments to coordinate assessment of institutional effectiveness efforts.</li><li>
Respond to ad hoc requests for institutional data from administrators, faculty, and staff in various departments</li></ul>
3. Compliance Systems<ul><li>
Develop and implement systems for all state, federal, and accreditation compliance reporting.</li><li>
Maintain inventory of compliance requirements, designated compliance owners, and senior management accountable for compliance risk management.</li></ul>
Data<ul><li>
Monitor data audits as needed to ensure their accuracy, reliability, integrity, and compliance.</li><li>
Conduct periodic assessments of compliance activities across campus.</li><li>
Conduct periodic reviews of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state, university, and campus policies</li></ul>
Process<ul><li>
Work with institutional compliance owners to coordinate the production and publication of all compliance reports.</li><li>
Convene a small cross-sectional team of those engaged in data collection who will meet periodically to address concerns and ensure effective compliance data tracking.</li><li>
Provide thought leadership on compliance and regulatory needs for new strategic initiatives across state, federal and global markets.</li><li>
Participate on and/or lead committees or working groups related to HUC&rsquo;s accreditation.</li><li>
Determine, with the Registrar and Provost, instances in which compliance issues need to be referred to general counsel or Chief of Staff to the President.</li></ul>
All duties of this position contribute to the fulfillment of HUC&rsquo;s mission and should be conducted in alignment with HUC&rsquo;s core values (see below).
This job is remote, but occasional travel to New York, Cincinnati, and Los Angeles can be expected.
Education<ul><li>
Master's Degree in relevant field, such as in higher education, education, social science, evaluation (Bachelor's required, Masters preferred)</li></ul>
Experience<ul><li>
Prior experience in assessment of educational and institutional effectiveness
</li><li>Prior experience in higher education</li><li>
Prefer prior experience in the reaccreditation process</li></ul>
Knowledge, Skills, &amp; Abilities<ul><li>
Quantitative and qualitative research design and data analysis</li><li>
Strong written and oral communication</li><li>
Self-driven, independent</li><li>
Organization, ability to meet deadlines</li><li>
Critical thinking and problem solving</li><li>
Attention to detail</li><li>
Interpersonal skills</li><li>
Team player, collaboration with multiple constituencies</li><li>
Awareness of current trends in higher education assessment</li><li>
Awareness of accreditation standards</li></ul>
Technology<ul><li>
Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint</li><li>
Statistical analysis software</li><li>
Assessment management systems</li><li>
Student Information System</li></ul>
Core Values
Employees are expected to model Hebrew Union College-JIR&rsquo;s Core Values:
<ul><li>Honesty and Integrity
</li><li>Kindness and Decency
</li><li>Openness and Transparency
</li><li>Responsible Empowerment
</li><li>Trust and Security
</li><li>Diversity and Inclusion
</li></ul>Disclaimer
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an &ldquo;at will&rdquo; relationship.</div>

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