"Assistant Director for Academic Program Development and SCHEV Liaison"

Job Details

Posting Details

Job Title
Assistant Director for Academic Program Development and SCHEV Liaison

Department
INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT

Position Number
FP325A

Location
Norfolk, VA

Job Summary
The Assistant Director for Academic Program Development and SCHEV Liaison manages activities related to new program development and organizational changes by monitoring academic-related proposals from beginning to end in collaboration with SCHEV and ODU representatives. Assists the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs by crafting, reviewing, and submitting new program and organizational changes proposals, monitoring ODU compliance with state policies and procedures; overseeing data collection related to SCHEV proposals to include surveys and focus groups with students; and supporting faculty and staff with new program and organizational changes proposals activities.

Position Type
FullTime

Type of Recruitment
General Public

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in social science, technical writing, education, business or related area.

• Effective communication, leadership and collaboration skills; working experience with faculty members.
• Attention to detail; professionalism while working with others.
• Considerable skills with word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software applications.
• Considerable technical writing skills.
• Some experience providing data support to a variety of audiences.
• Some experience managing data and generating reports.
• Considerable experience managing Microsoft desktop applications (e.g. Excel, MS Access, Word, PowerPoint).
• Some ability to collaborate and work as a member of a team to reach common goals.
• Considerable ability to write reports for external agencies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Some teaching or training skills preferred.
• Working knowledge SCHEV policies and procedures preferred.
• Working knowledge of applied research design and statistics preferred.
• Working in an academic context with faculty and administrators preferred.
• Some experience managing data with statistical packages/programming languages (e.g., SAS, SPSS) preferred.

Conditions of Employment

Job Open Date
09/09/2025

Open Until Filled
Yes

Application Review Date
09/23/2025

Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required

Criminal Background Check
The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.

Department Information

Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Division of Talent Management and Culture at (757)683-3141.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

ODU Statement
Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia’s forward-focused public doctoral research university with more than 23,000 students, a top R1 research ranking, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia’s economy.