Administrative
A master's degree from an accredited college or university.
Progressively responsible experience in institutional research, organizational research, analytics, institutional effectiveness, or a closely related function.
Demonstrated experience translating institutional priorities into measurable plans.
Demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries and coordinate complex work involving multiple stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to extract, manipulate, and analyze institutional data using contemporary practices and tools.
Working knowledge of one or more statistical or programming environments.
Experience with IPEDS, SCHEV reporting, SACSCOC reporting, or other similar higher education data reporting responsibilities.
Experience working in a higher education environment.
A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university.
A commitment to academic excellence, student success, and using institutional data in ways that lead to meaningful action.
In partnership with the President and executive leadership team, the Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Strategy serves as the College's senior leader for institutional research, analytics, strategic planning, and data-informed decision making. The Associate Vice President reports directly to the College President and serves as a member of the College's executive leadership team. The position leads efforts to strengthen NRCC's institutional capacity to collect, govern, analyze, and use data effectively in a proactive manner. This position is expected to serve in a central leadership position for the college as its senior institutional researcher, strategist, internal consultant, and continuous improvement leader as well as being the data-reporting liaison between the College and its external stakeholders.
Duties:
Provide executive leadership for the College's institutional research by developing an agenda aligned with its strategic priorities, student success goals, and institutional needs.
Establish and manage priorities for a lean institutional effectiveness operation that balances recurring compliance and reporting obligations with strategic initiatives, assessment, continuous improvement, and analytical work.
Ensure timely, accurate, and complete submissions of required federal, state, system, accreditation, and other external reports.
Lead the College's data governance process, including institutional data definitions, quality standards, and practices.
Lead the College's ongoing assessment and continuous improvement process, ensuring that practical evidence is collected and used to evaluate results, identify opportunity for improvement, and guide action.
Advance the College's capacity to use predictive analytics and forecasting to support institutional priorities and student success.
Oversee the development of dashboards, executive reports, and other decision-support resources.
Present data, analysis, and strategic progress information to senior leaders, local advisory boards, state agencies, and local stakeholders.
Lead the college's annual and long-term planning processes and partner with the President and the executive staff to translate those priorities into goals, milestones, and initiatives.
Coordinate the College's portfolio of major local and VCCS initiatives, maintaining visibility into timelines, milestones, responsibilities, and progress while leaving day-to-day leadership with designated initiative owners.
Establish a regular process for reviewing strategic initiative progress with project leaders to identify barriers and coordinate institutional assistance when needed.
Work evenings/weekends and travel within the region and across the state as needed.
Perform related duties as assigned.
$85,000 - $135,000, dependent on academic qualifications and previous work experience.
January 4, 2027
November 30, 2026
Apply online at: VCCS Jobs
Or
Submit a completed state application, resume, three current letters of recommendation and unofficial transcripts to:
Human Resources
New River Community College
5251 College Drive
Dublin, VA 24084
hrinformation@nr.edu
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