Western Governors University Looking for Part-time Evaluator, College of Business Full Time

Job Type: Part time

Job Number: JR-010005

Location: Home Office

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**All Qualified Internal Candidates Must Apply By 3/18/22
To Be Considered for the Role**

Position Summary 

The Evaluator is a member of WGU’s faculty. The Evaluator is a
subject-matter expert and professional individual contributor with level knowledge within associated specialization/discipline. Evaluators
apply their own subject matter expertise and experience utilizing a rubric created by program and assessment development faculty and applied
consistent with WGU, Evaluation Department and team policies and procedures.

The Evaluator crafts personalized, robust feedback to
support accurate scoring of student responses and in furtherance of student progress. Work plans and schedules for Evaluators are broadly
defined and require the Evaluator to develop specific work plans and schedules to provide accurate and fair evaluations, with helpful
(robust & personalized) feedback. Evaluators cooperate within and between teams to meet the department’s commitment to students for a quick
evaluation as defined by university leadership.

An Evaluator maybe asked to contribute to the development of functional and
organizational content, practices and objectives to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. Such contributions may involve working
with other functions within the Evaluation Department and/or with other departments. High performing, experienced Evaluators coach/mentor
team members and assist colleagues. 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• The Evaluator’s work is situational
  and highly complex, requiring analysis and evaluation of student responses to assessment task prompts to achieve a secure, valid and
  reliable determination of competencies for degree programs.  
• The Evaluator applies university, department and team policies and
  procedures in scoring work and crafting helpful, robust and personalized feedback to support students in developing competency and
  progressing with their degree program.  
• On occasion, an experienced Evaluator maybe called upon to create and implement methods to
  improve student success and evaluation processes.  
• The Evaluators work is critical to each student’s experience and success at WGU.
   
• The Evaluator works individually and collectively, as part of a content-specific team, to meet individual, team and department
  objectives to be accurate, fair, helpful and quick in an environment that is a great place to work.  
• The Evaluator works
  effectively and reports worktime accurately, in order to be good stewards of the student’s tuition dollars.  
• The Evaluator maybe
  called on to resolve student concerns or address student inquires.  
• With general direction from a manager and course lead,
  Evaluators are self-managed, taking initiative and acting independently in completing performance assessment evaluations consistent with
  standard practices and policies and our commitment to students (i.e., accurate, fair, helpful & quick).  
• When faced with an
  unexpected student response, Evaluators are encouraged and expected to collaborate with other evaluators, course leads and supervisors/
  managers as needed to make a fair determination of competency.  
• To be successful, Evaluators must be well connected and coordinated
  within their team, project teams and any applicable cross-functional groups.  
• An experienced Evaluator maybe asked to propose or
  collaborate on new methods and procedures on new or special assignments. 

Knowledge and Abilities

• Subject
  matter expertise and appropriate advanced degree(s)/credential(s) relevant to evaluation content area  
• Experience in multiple HR
  disciplines such as compensation, recruitment, training, organizational development and talent management.
• Strong understanding,
  acceptance and adherence to the tenets of competency-based education and the split faculty model  
• Advanced strength in written and
  oral communication  
• Demonstrated ability to discern evidence of competency within student submissions, including unexpected forms
  of response  
• Demonstrated ability to use technology, adapt quickly to new processes and manage complex cognitive loads
   
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with colleagues to ensure validity and reliability of evaluation across multiple raters,
  including deferring to the guidance of the team, course lead or supervisor/manager.  
• Demonstrated ability to properly identify and
  refer student submissions for escalated care including but not limited to professional communication (i.e., articulation), originality,
  excellence awards, support in opening student submissions, content assistance, technology support. 
• Problem solving skills:
  Investigates appropriate resources and involves partners when appropriate. Future oriented. Assesses what will help or hinder achieving
  goals. Focuses on what is important.  
• Interpersonal skills: Deals with others in a considerate, respectful, and unbiased manner.
  Approaches conflict proactively. Solicits and shares feedback openly. Listens with empathy and maintains composure.  
• Accuracy:
  Draws on facts collected from a broad knowledge of WGU’s goals and processes.  
• Adaptability: Corrects behaviors and communication
  style to meet the needs of a wide range of situations. Tackles obstacles appropriately. Comfortable with ambiguity.  
• Reliability:
  Accountable to others; does what it takes to get the job done. Actions are consistent with words. Follows through on commitments. Exhibits
  exceptional integrity.  
• Attitude: Displays commitment to the organization and to personal growth. Is self-motivated and able to
  motivate and inspire others. Asserts self appropriately to champion ideas. Tells the truth in a direct and constructive manner.
   
• Initiative: Self-directs with a strong tendency for action. Leads the way to improve performance or processes. Displays keen
  interest in students and organization.  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: 

• MBA or
  Master’s degree in business related field
• Minimum of 3 years of business industry work experience

Working
Conditions

This position is located in a home office environment. 

Disclaimer: This Job Description has been designed to
indicate the general nature, essential duties, and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this classification. It does not
contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications that are required of the employee to do this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. This Job Description does not constitute a contract
of employment and the University may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time.

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