Senior Manager of Assessment, Institutional Research Compliance

Job

Competency:

Collaborative Decision-Making
Holistic & Systemic Thinking
Data Interpretation & Application

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’s compliance and ability to demonstrate impact in an increasingly complex higher education environment.

Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College is North America’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.

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:

• Studying the great issues of Jewish life, history and thought with an open, egalitarian, inclusive and pluralistic spirit;
• Educating innovative, visionary clergy and professionals who embody the sustaining values, responsibilities, practices and texts of Jewish tradition to inspire future generations; and
• Advancing the critical study of Judaism and Jewish culture in accordance with the highest standards of modern academic scholarship.

The Senior Manager of Assessment, Institutional Research, and Compliance will play a key leadership role in advancing Hebrew Union College’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’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’s Office employees to maintain accurate student data and compile regular student data reports to further institutional operations.

The essential functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for planning and executing HUC’s processes related to assessment of student learning and achievement and assessment of institutional effectiveness.
• Lead, design and implement academic quality assurance through an assessment of our academic programs and student learning.
• Collect, review and analyze data of learning assessment; review the effectiveness of assessment activities and suggest improvements.
  Analyze academic assessment data and use appropriate methods to report results, with particular emphasis on findings that influence institutional decision-making and policy development.
• 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.
• Support strategic development of college-wide plans for program learning outcome alignment to course objectives and to profiles of HUC graduates.
  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.
• Manage course evaluation platform (currently Empower) and direct the implementation of term course evaluations. Promote the use of evaluation…