Director of Research and Planning

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Number

MAN00117P

Position Title

Director of Research and Planning

Position Type

Classified Administrator

Percentage Employee

100%

Number of Months Assignment

Starting Date

ASAP

Current Work Schedule

Monday - Friday 8 : 00am - 5 : 00pm Evenings and Weekends as needed.

Salary Range

Management Range 48

Salary

$143,071 - $174,297 / Annually

Shift Differential

FLSA

Exempt

Location

Main Campus

Department

Institutional Effectiveness

Open Date

05 / 22 / 2024

Closing Date

06 / 22 / 2024

Open Until Filled

About Rio Hondo College

About Río Hondo College

Río Hondo College welcomes and embraces all students in their educational and career pathways. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), our College has a student population of 22,000, of which 18,000 are Latinx students.

We were the first college in Los Angeles County to provide two years of free tuition to first-time, full-time college students through our Río Promise program.

We are proud to acknowledge that many of our students have transferred to high ranked institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, USC and UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, Cal State LA, Cal State Long Beach, and Whittier College to name a few.

Strengths

Our caring and dedicated student-centered staff, faculty, and administrators are devoted to the advancement of educational justice, equity, and opportunity for all our students.

Our College's 900 employees, with close to 600 faculty, hold themselves accountable for the academic success of disproportionately impacted student populations.

Our entire staff, with unwavering team collaboration, work hard to ensure our students reach their full potential by eliminating gaps in academic outcomes that traditionally hinder students of color.

Río Hondo College is committed to the recruitment of qualified and diverse employees who are dedicated to our students' success.

We recognize that diversity in an academic environment fosters cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for our students.

We are steadfast in our hiring practices and staff development processes which reinforce the goals of equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion.

Our practices and processes also support the importance of a workforce that reflects the community and the diverse student population we serve.

Río Hondo College employs approximately 55% tenured track faculty of color; 60% part-time faculty of color; 85% classified staff of color;

and 50% administrators of color.

Río Hondo College offers 30 associate degrees that guarantee transfer (ADTs) to Cal State Universities, a bachelor's degree in Automotive Technology, more than 60 certificates, a Pathway to Law School, dual enrollment with K-12 districts, state championship speech & debate team and excellent athletic teams, student leadership opportunities, travel abroad experiences and more.

In collaboration with the communities in Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, El Monte, South El Monte, Whittier, portions of Norwalk, La Mirada, Downey, La Puente, the City of Industry, Los Nietos and Avocado Heights, Río Hondo College provides an exceptional academic curriculum to meet the unique needs of our region and strengthen our communities.

Basic Function

Under administrative direction, to provide leadership and direction; to manage, supervise, and coordinate research, planning, and outcomes assessment programs and activities on behalf of the District;

to coordinate assigned activities with other District divisions, and outside agencies; and to provide highly responsible and complex professional support to the Executive Dean of Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience and Education :

• Master's degree in education, behavioral or social sciences, business, economics, or a closely related field of study. A doctoral degree is highly desirable.
• Three years of progressive experience in research, planning, organizational development, project management, outcomes assessment, or business analytics environment.
• Experience in higher or public education is highly preferred.
• Evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of staff and community college students and to staff and students with physical and learning disabilities.

Equivalencies

Essential Duties

1. Provide leadership and direction and assume management responsibility for research, planning and outcomes assessment programs, services, and activities. E

2. Manage and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for research, planning, and outcomes assessment programs;

recommend, within District policy, appropriate service, and staffing levels; recommend and administer policies and procedures. E

• 3. Continuously monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; conduct program needs analysis;
• assess and monitor workload, administrative and support systems, and internal reporting relationships; identify opportunities for improvement and review with the Executive Dean of Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness;

direct the implementation of improvements. E

4. Select, train, motivate, counsel, and evaluate assigned personnel; provide or coordinate staff training; work with employees to develop skills and abilities. E

5. Plan, direct, coordinate, and review the work plan for research, planning, and outcomes assessment; meet with staff to identify and resolve problems;

assign work activities, projects, and programs; monitor workflow; review and evaluate work products, methods, and procedures. E

• 6. Manage and participate in the development and administration of the research, planning, and outcomes assessment program annual budgets;
• direct the forecast of additional funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; direct the monitoring of and approve expenditures;

direct and implement adjustments as necessary. E

7. Serve as a liaison for research, planning, and outcomes assessment with other District divisions, and outside agencies;

negotiate and resolve significant and controversial issues. E

8. Provide responsible relationship-building assistance to the Executive Dean of Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness. E

9. Prepare and present staff reports, presentations, and other necessary correspondence. E

10. Conduct a variety of organizational studies, investigations, and operational studies; recommend modifications to research, planning, and outcomes assessment programs, policies, and procedures as appropriate. E

11. Direct the integration of institutional research studies, and program, unit, and area planning with higher-level strategic goals and across major college plans. E

12. Define and implement short- and mid-range organizational goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures that support long range goals. E

13. Work with faculty, staff, participatory governance committees, and across the District to recommend, design, and implement changes to institutional research, planning and resource allocation processes and materials to integrate institutional effectiveness, outcomes assessment, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Antiracist, and Accessibility principles with research, planning, and resource allocation. E

14. Lead, plan, train, and review the work of staff responsible for implementing research and planning related to institutional effectiveness and assessment, program and administrative reviews, student achievement, and program evaluation. E

15. Support the Executive Dean in responding to requests for data, statistical analysis, survey, or research support from within and outside the District. E

16. Design data collection instruments, sampling frames, analytical strategies. E

17. Represent the Executive Dean at committee meetings as required. E

18. Develop, apply, and evaluate effective approaches to implement the policies of the Rio Hondo Community College District relating to program and workforce diversity in order to fulfill the core academic mission of the District and serve its diverse community. E

19. Provide effective leadership and direction to recruitment and retention efforts to further workforce diversity policies of the District. E

20. Promote equal opportunity and student and gender equity to effectively serve the District's diverse community. E

21. Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive inquiries and complaints. E

22. Adhere to applicable collective bargaining agreements as appropriate. E

Supervision Exercised

Exercises direct supervision over professional, technical, and administrative support staff.

Other Job Related Duties

Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job Related and Essential Qualifications

Knowledge of :

• Operational characteristics, services, and activities of research, planning, and outcomes assessment programs.
• Organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of research, planning, and outcomes assessment programs, policies, and operational needs.
• Modern and complex principles and practices of research, planning, and outcomes assessment program development and administration.
• Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration.
• Principles, methods, and practices applied in designing and implementing institutional research studies, strategic planning processes, preparing measurable targets, collaborative processes, and consensus building strategies.
• Principles, methods, and practices applied in designing and implementing assessment processes and continuous quality improvement.
• Principles, practices, tools and techniques of project planning and management including continuous quality improvement, identifying audiences, program and work plan development and implementation.
• Professionally accepted principles and practices applicable to research design, methodology development, data analysis and interpretation, and reporting.
• Methods of quantitative and qualitative research, including data analysis, visual display of data, and reporting techniques.
• Principles and practices of primary research and program evaluation methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative, design, and dissemination.
• Models and procedures for program evaluation.
• Data reduction and display techniques to present ideas and processes clearly and convey technical concepts and results to College stakeholders and leadership.
• Well developed human relations skills to conduct persuasive presentations to diverse audiences and to conduct small group processes, receive feedback, and resolve conflict.
• Research software applications for data analysis, data management, spreadsheets, presentation, graphics, and word processing (such as SPSS, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.).
• Planning and outcomes assessment software applications (such as TaskStream, CurricQnet, eLumen, etc.) to represent and report on planning outcomes as well as instructional and non-instructional outcomes assessments.
• Issues and current trends in higher education, particularly as they apply to California community colleges.
• California community college initiatives (e.g., Basic Skills, Student Equity, Student Success and Support Program, System Goals).
• Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation. Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations.

Safe driving principles and practices.

Skill to :

• Compile, synthesize, and analyze complex program, administrative, operational, and organizational objectives, and issues.
• Receive and evaluate input and develop alternative, logical, fact-based conclusions, and recommendations.
• Understand and implement complex software platforms in support of planning and outcomes assessment business processes and procedures.
• Interpret and apply the policies, procedures, laws, codes, and regulations pertaining to the District's programs and functions.
• Operate modern office equipment including computer equipment and software. Operate a motor vehicle safely.

Ability to :

• Plan, organize, manage, direct, and implement institutional research studies, planning, resource allocation, and outcomes assessment processes, integrate organizational systems, metrics, and involvement strategies and activities to convert long range plans to action-oriented goals and objectives.
• Exercise creativity, leadership, and critical judgment in dealing with complex planning and outcomes assessment issues for which there are limited precedents.
• Communicate complex ideas, planning requirements, outcomes assessment designs, and performance results in written and oral format.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with faculty, staff, administrators, and others encountered in the course of work.
• Use tact, discretion, courtesy, and patience in dealing with sensitive and difficult situations.
• Maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive and privileged material and information.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Provide administrative and professional leadership and direction for Community and Governmental Relations.
• Recommend and implement goals, objectives, and practices for providing effective and efficient research, planning, and outcomes assessment services.
• Manage, direct, and coordinate the work of professional, techni
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