Assessment & Evaluation Coordinator

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Job Summary

A Brief Overview

Reporting to the Director, Strategic Curriculum Development at the Smith School of Business, the Assessment and Evaluation Coordinator is responsible for supporting the implementation and ongoing administration of assurance of learning frameworks across the undergraduate and graduate programs. The Assessment and Evaluation Coordinator maintains up-to-date curriculum maps aligning course-level and program-level learning outcomes with institutional degree-level expectations to support assessment and assurance of learning, and is critical in ensuring Smith Business programs meet academic requirements. This work is achieved by collecting, preparing and organizing documentation in support of program reviews and quality assurance activities. The role is highly data driven and is responsible for collecting, organizing and maintaining data for multiple sources, and prepares data summaries and reports for senior staff and academic leadership. The Assessment and Evaluation Coordinator required a high degree of analytical thinking, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines in a fast-paced environment.

This position distributes assigned components of curriculum to a team for design, scheduling, and delivery. This position coordinates completion of the assessment process from circulation to reporting. This position gathers information on course requirements to support curriculum development. This position participates in the review, amendment, and implementation of applicable program specifications, policies, and procedures. This position also directs, allocates, and supervises the work of other staff.

Job Description

What you will do

• Distributes assigned components of curriculum to a team for design, scheduling, and delivery.

• Coordinates completion of the assessment process from circulation to reporting.

• Gathers information on course requirements to support curriculum development.

• Develops new procedures to support compliance with policy.

• Provides advice and guidance on curriculum standards and procedures.

• Acts as a point of contact and liaison with other departments and external organizations.

• Participates in the review, amendment, and implementation of applicable program specifications, policies, and procedures.

• Directs, allocates, and supervises the work of other staff

• Prepares minutes, briefing notes, correspondence, reports, presentations, proposals and other short and long term planning documents.

• Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.

Required Education

• Four-Year Bachelor Degree or equivalent.

Required Experience

• More than 5 years of experience.
• Experience working at a post-secondary education institution considered an asset.

Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge and Requirements

• Practical and applied knowledge of specialized methods and processes that are typically acquired through a combination of technical or academic qualification and/or work experience.

• Provide consultation and advice on non-straightforward and/or complex issues.

• Interaction with others requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.

• Adapt messages to meet the needs of the intended audience.

• Build relationships, trust and credibility.

• Manage own work, train and review the work of the team to see commitments through to completion.

• Sets work priorities and direction, supporting the team in achieving goals and objectives.

• Participate in project team meetings and develop team project plans.

• Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.
  

• Identify new problems and seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.

• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.

• Draw logical conclusions and provides opinions and recommendations.

• Research equity, diversity, accessibility and inclusion resources and best practices relevant to the job and unit operations in order to inform evidence-based planning.

• Commitment to principles of equity, diversity, accessibility, inclusion, Indigenization and human rights for equity deserving groups.

• Assess the suitability of job candidates and recommend the most appropriate person for hire.

• Monitor and assess output and the quality of work from team members and recommend need for formal training or development plans to management and identify possible performance and/or disciplinary issues.

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized persons, Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQI+ persons. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to those who are legally eligible to work in Canada.

The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, including those with disabilities.