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Executive Director of Assessment & Accreditation

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Shreveport, LA

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

210807

Department

LSU-Shreveport

Opening Date

07/17/2025

Closing Date

7/31/2025 11:59 PM Central

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+ Benefits

About this Job

Louisiana State University Shreveport (LSUS) seeks a dynamic, collaborative, and data-savvymid-career professionalto serve as Executive Director of Assessment and Accreditation. This role provides integrated leadership across the areas of institutional assessment, accreditation, and institutional research.

Working closely with both faculty and staff, the Executive Director bridges academic and administrative units to ensure compliance with accreditation standards, facilitate meaningful use of assessment data, and support strategic planning and student success efforts. This position is ideal for someone seeking growth in asmall, agile teamwith broad responsibility and institutional visibility.

The Executive Director supervises a team of three: the Director of Institutional Effectiveness, the Coordinator of Institutional Research, and the Institutional Research Analyst. The ideal candidate is both a strategist and a hands-on contributor with strong communication skills and a practical understanding of institutional operations in apublic regional university context.

Key Responsibilities

+ Lead LSUS’s institutional assessment and accreditation functions, ensuring alignment with SACSCOC and other external standards.

+ Coordinate preparation of accreditation reports, self-studies, substantive change requests, and other required documentation.

+ Supervise and mentor a small team across Institutional Effectiveness and Institutional Research.

+ Oversee processes related tofaculty credentialing, ensuring ongoing compliance with institutional and accreditation expectations.

+ Serve as a connector across academic affairs, collaborating with deans, department chairs, program directors, and assessment coordinators.

+ Design and oversee systems for reporting and communicating assessment and research findings to support planning and improvement.

+ Contribute to a campus culture of continuous improvement through training, consultation, and shared leadership.

+ Maintain current knowledge of state, federal, and regional accreditation and reporting requirements.

+ Serve as SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison, or assist in coordination thereof.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

+ Master’s degree required; terminal degree preferred.

+ At least5 years of progressive experiencein institutional effectiveness, institutional research, or academic administration, preferably in apublic regional university.

+ Familiarity with SACSCOC standards, IPEDS reporting, and programmatic accreditation processes.

+ Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and communicate with clarity to a wide range of stakeholders.

+ Strong project management skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Experience serving as aSACSCOC liaisonand/orIPEDS keyholder.

+ Familiarity withfaculty credentialing processesand academic personnel documentation.

+ Experience using Watermark or similar systems for assessment and reporting.

+ Knowledge of Louisiana higher education systems and policies.

+ A collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset and a track record of turning data into action.

Job Specification

LSUS is a student-centered public regional university located in northwest Louisiana. Our team is small but mission-driven, and we value collaboration, agility, and impact. The Executive Director of Assessment and Accreditation will play a vital role in shaping institutional effectiveness and ensuring accountability to our students, faculty, and the broader public.

Job Duties and Other Information

LSUS is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women and minorities. For more information about LSU Shreveport go to www.lsus.edu

LSUS is a State As a Model (SAME) employer that promotes affirmative strategies and goals for employment of individuals with disabilities.

No Civil Service testscore is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

For additional information concerning this job posting contact:

Jennifer Isaac

LSUS Department of Human Resource Management

Room 108 Administration Building, LSUS

(318) 797-5279

Benefits for unclassified employees are determined by the individual hiring authority.

Employer

State of Louisiana

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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