Develop and promote assessment and strategic planning professional development for the division.
Assist department directors with unit-level strategic planning, assessment, and program evaluation.
Use division and department assessment and planning outcomes to market Student Affairs priorities to students, faculty, staff, parents and colleagues.
Compile and analyze data and write reports to address issues of importance to the Division.
Supervise marketing and communications professional staff.
Responsible for division-wide brand development in alignment with the University brand, ensuring brand and message consistency, and increasing the impact and reach of the division's marketplace.
Develops and executes communications strategies that strengthen the divisional brand, within the University guidelines, and increases the visibility of the division.
Lead the collaborative development of the divisional strategic plan development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
Direct division-wide program review including the coordination of internal and external review.
Work with departments to create project management plans tracking timelines, deliverables, and budgets.
Lead data integration and visualization efforts for the Division.
Short Job Description:
Master's degree in a relevant field from an accredited institution.
Five years' relevant experience.
Experience in outcomes assessment and related activities within a higher education setting.
Experience using qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks in collaborative and transparent manner.
Experience with office software, including word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software.
Demonstrated intercultural competence, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
One of the top-100 public universities in the United States, Western Michigan University is committed to being learner centered, discovery driven and globally engaged. Founded in 1903, what was once Western Michigan College became Michigan's fourth public university in 1957. Since then, WMU has undergone dramatic growth in size and stature. Today, the University offers more than 240 academic programs to students pursuing degrees through the doctoral level. More than 20 percent of its 25,000 students are enrolled in graduate course work, studying in disciplines ranging from atomic physics and graph theory to medieval literature and blind rehabilitation. Of 101 graduate offerings available, 30 lead to a doctoral degree.