Kentucky Community & Technical College System
Institutional Effectiveness Specialist III
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Versailles, KY
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $48K - $60K
💻 Instructional Design
🗓️ June 15th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Lead and coordinate systemwide assessment functions, including CPE program reviews.
- Collect and analyze student and institutional-level data using sources like IPEDS, KYSTATS, Census, and labor market information.
- Develop and administer internal and external surveys; respond to ad hoc research and analysis requests.
- Support accreditation compliance efforts with SACSCOC standards.
- Assist with development and assessment of KCTCS Strategic Plan and related initiatives.
- Required skills: research, assessment, survey development, data analysis, and proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
- Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in relevant fields plus 3 years' experience; Preferred: Master's degree plus 5 years' experience.
- Knowledge of SACSCOC Accreditation Standards is important.
- Position offers a term contract of 12 months with hybrid work schedule requiring minimum 3 onsite days weekly.
- Salary ranges from $48,168 to $60,204 annually with competitive benefits including health coverage, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan, and paid holidays.
Institutional Effectiveness Specialist III Full Description
- Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Positions with the KCTCS System Office located in Versailles, KY are term-contract positions, with the expectancy of continuance based on performance.
KCTCS offers a hybrid work schedule with a requirement to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per work week. Hybrid work schedules are subject to periodic review and may be modified or terminated at any time.
Job Duties:Coordinate and provide leadership and support for systemwide assessment functions, including but not limited to the CPE program review process. This includes developing and/or revising assessment processes; ensuring timely and frequent communications with relevant stakeholders; developing and administering training to support assessment processes; and coordinating, evaluating, and summarizing assessment results.
Collect and analyze student and institution level data to identify key trends, takeaways, and recommendations. This includes the coordination, development, and administration of internal and external surveys; utilizing a variety of existing data sources to identify trends and gaps in programming and services (e.g., IPEDS, KYSTATS, Census, labor market information, and internal data/dashboards); responding to ad hoc requests for research and analysis; and preparing reports/presentations for leadership and other stakeholders.
Work collaboratively with the Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness to provide leadership and support to KCTCS colleges in maintaining compliance with the accreditation standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
Assist the Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness with the development and assessment of the KCTCS Strategic Plan, Action Plan, and related plans and initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Research, Assessment, Social Science, Statistics, Economics, Higher Education and three (3) years of relevant experience or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications:Master's Degree in Research, Assessment, Social Science, Statistics, Economics, Higher Education and five (5) years of relevant experience or equivalent.
Additional Skills Requested:Strong understanding of research and assessment.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Survey development and administration.
Ability to interpret descriptive and inferential statistics.
Ability to make connections in data analysis/research to inform recommendations and key takeaways.
Knowledge of SACSCOC Accreditation Standards.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, in particular PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection ActEqual Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.
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