Job Details

Interim Dean of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness (PRIE)

Position Number: 6692566
Location: Monterey, CA
Position Type: Institutional Research and Planning

Monterey Peninsula College

Interim Dean of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness (PRIE)

Salary: $13,077.00 - $14,897.00 Monthly
Job Type:
Job Number: 2025-00131
Closing: 11/30/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Monterey, CA
Division: President, Office of the

Description

Description

Monterey Peninsula Community College District is committed to educational equity for all students, as outlined in
the District's Governing Board Goals, Educational Master Plan (Download PDF reader), Equal Employment Opportunity Plan, and Student Equity Plan. We provide students with a rich and dynamic learning experience that embraces differences-emphasizing collaboration, engaging students in and out of the classroom, and encouraging them to realize their goals and become global citizens and socially responsible leaders. When you join our team at Monterey Peninsula College, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher
education as a matter of social justice requiring broad collaboration among faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners.

Monterey Peninsula College is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and is an affiliate of the statewide Umoja Community of California Community Colleges. Monterey Peninsula College has a diverse student population that is a reflection of the communities it serves.

We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, orientations, and intersections of these identities, and others not yet identified. Therefore, we prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to a professional educational community. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual dedicated to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:

Hold ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices; Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility; Implement positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference; Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and make them more culturally responsive; and Collaborate with colleagues on equity-related initiatives.

Monterey Peninsula College seeks employees who value mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational or career goals. All departments value collaboration across disciplines to create inclusive, integrated, and interdisciplinary learning experiences.
JOB SUMMARY

Under direction, plans, organizes, directs and integrates the operations of the Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness Office's (PRIE) programs, services and activities; administers and coordinates the development and implementation of the District's Strategic Plan and other Districtwide strategic planning processes to ensure alignment between the District's mission and operational plans; directs research projects, initiatives and activities supporting accreditation, budget planning and institutional effectiveness; trains, coaches and assists District staff in the collection and use of data in program and student learning evaluation, analysis and decision making; provides highly responsible and complex professional assistance to the Superintendent/President, Governing Board of Trustees and District leadership; and performs related duties as assigned.

This position is designated by the governing board as an educational administrator.

The contract for the Interim Director of Information Systems will be for a period of 18 - 24 months and the successful candidate may also apply for the permanent position.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Dean of PRIE works collaboratively with members of the Executive Leadership Team, the Superintendent/President and Governing Board of Trustees and ensures leadership has the knowledge and tools to perform data-driven planning and decision-making. The incumbent also has executive management responsibility for the timeliness and accuracy of data used for mandatory institutional and grant reporting and ensures compliance with external reporting requirements including accreditation and Chancellor's Office initiatives. Accountabilities are broad in scope and require a high degree of discretion in their accomplishment.

Example of Duties

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

1. Provides executive-level management and shared governance leadership for the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of the District's Strategic Plan and other strategic and operational planning documents; provides District leadership on uses of institutional data for decision-making and planning purposes; provides coaching and consultation to advisory committees, leadership and faculty on research and evaluation design, data interpretation and goal/objective setting.

2. Serves as the advisor to the Superintendent/President on policy and strategic matters related to the evaluation and effectiveness of instructional and student initiatives, programs and services, particularly those that link resource allocation with student enrollment and completion goals and metrics; ensures and maintains District compliance with federal, state and Chancellor's Office laws, rules and regulations and related reporting requirements.

3. In collaboration with District leadership, participates in the design, prioritization and implementation of the District's research program to support the District's planning, decision-making and evaluation activities; sets the institutional research agenda; evaluates and provides results of institutional benchmarks of effectiveness to the District and individual programs; ensures effective access to and dissemination of research and data to the college community.

4. Plans, organizes, directs, controls, integrates and evaluates the work of the PRIE Office; assigns and directs research projects and ensures the development of meaningful research objectives; assesses research and survey results and findings and regularly reports outcomes to support the planning processes and to establish and maintain effective links between planning and institutional assessment cycles.

5. Directs and manages the selection and performance of assigned PRIE staff; establishes performance requirements and professional development targets for direct reports; regularly monitors performance and evaluates assigned managers and classified staff according to established procedures and timelines; collaborates with Human Resources regarding performance intervention and to resolve issues, grievances, complaints and concerns in accordance with Board policies, administrative regulations and collective bargaining agreements; monitors performance against the annual department budget.

6. Leads and develops a culture of data-guided decision making related to program review, resource allocation, strategic planning, program development, student services and the integration of planning data with the usage of financial and staff resources; sets District benchmarks and metrics including providing guidance on equity and student satisfaction metrics; assists in formulating and developing policies, procedures and programs.

7. Designs and develops research and/or program evaluation plans and reports detailing compliance with funding/grant objectives, state and federal legislation and Chancellor's Office initiatives including those related to Hispanic Serving Institute, Perkins and Strong Workforce grants; ensures submission and data consistency used for mid-year and year-end reports and budgets required by the funder, state or federal government.

8. Leads and coordinates ongoing data analysis and other accreditation-related activities and continuous improvement efforts; assists faculty and administrators in developing and writing annual and periodic reports, materials and responses including the ACCJC Institutional Self-Evaluation Report; monitors and ensures maintenance of accreditation of specialized college courses and programs; monitors and stays abreast of trends and state-wide initiatives related to accreditation and institutional effectiveness; serves as or collaborates with the Accreditation Liaison Officer.

9. Performs complex statistical and analytical institutional research connected with equity, persistence, retention, completion and other student success outcomes; responds to time-critical internal and external ad hoc requests for institutional information and analyses; ensures mandated data and reports are completed and submitted according to established timelines and requirements.

10. Directs the development and management of standardized guidelines for survey administration, data definitions, data collection methods and reporting and analytics tools for applied uses in planning, decision making, research, development, institutional effectiveness, accountability review and operational effectiveness; compiles, analyzes and maintains statistical and other data for reports related to institutional effectiveness from various internal and external sources.

11. Plans, manages and provides leadership in developing technology to support consistency in data entry, data definitions, data extraction and reporting including developing and implementing data warehouses, dashboards, and reporting and analytics tools.

12. Plans and oversees or presents training and professional development for faculty, staff and administrators on best practices in data gathering and use of results in establishing meaningful assessment and evaluation of their program areas; provides consultation, support and technical assistance on specific research and grant projects for divisions, department programs, governance committees and individual faculty.

13. Chairs and participates in various District committees and advisory groups including the PRIE Committee; reviews internal and external research protocols and ensures compliance with federal and state research regulations.

14. Makes presentations to the Board of Trustees, Executive Leadership and other groups; represents the District and presents at community meetings and events and at local, regional, state and national conferences, meetings, workshops seminars.

OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED
15. Maintains an understanding and working knowledge of current ideas, research and practices related to the position's areas of responsibility through continued study and participation in professional organizations.

16. Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience
The minimum qualifications for service as an educational administrator are both of the following:
(a) Possession of a master's degree; and
(b) One year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator's administrative assignment.

Our institutional expectations are that qualified candidates will possess any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

A master's degree in social science, data science, mathematics, statistics, economics or other related research field from an accredited college or university and five years of increasingly responsible experience designing and administering institutional research and planning programs, including the use of advanced information technology tools and state-of-the-art statistical software; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Desired Education and/or Experience
-Experience as an administrator or in a faculty leadership role in a California community college.
-Experience serving on accreditation self-study teams and/or experience serving on a visiting accreditation team. -A valid California driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under the District's vehicle insurance program or the ability to travel to other District campuses and locations.

Knowledge of:
- Advanced theory, principles, practices and techniques of institutional and social science research, particularly as applicable to researching college institutional effectiveness, student learning outcomes and other key research issues.
-Advanced principles, practices, methods and techniques of program, administrative and organizational analysis, planning and management applicable to educational planning and student enrollment, persistence and success.
-Methodologies and techniques of statistical analysis using statistical research packages.
-Principles and practices of survey development, design and dissemination.
-Accreditation standards of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
-Principles, tools and techniques of project planning and management.
-Principles and practices of public administration, including budgeting, purchasing and maintaining public records.
-Federal, state and local laws, regulations and court decisions governing area of assignment including Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and California Education Code.
-District student and financial systems used for recordkeeping, budgeting, payroll and general accounting.
-Principles and practices of sound business communication.
-Data visualization and presentation software and tools, relational database principles and database design and administration practices including relevant query languages and data-mining methods and tools.
-Principles and practices of organizational improvement, equity and culture change.
-Safety policies and safe work practices applicable to the work being performed.
-Board Policies, Administrative Procedures, Human Resources policies and procedures, Equal Employment Opportunity, and collective bargaining agreements.

Ability to:
-Work collaboratively with District Governing Board of Trustees, Superintendent/President, Academic Senate, other administrators, employees and the community to support the District's mission and the Strategic Plan's goals, objectives, policies and priorities.
-Provide complex strategic analysis, advice and policy support, and develop solutions to complex issues.
-Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to define research questions, needs, issues and problems and locate sources of reliable data to meet research and reporting needs and requirements.
-Understand, interpret, explain and apply research principles, methods and techniques to ensure alignment with institutional research standards and best practices.
-Lead the development and usage of data extraction tools to generate reliable and reproducible data for use in conducting research and analysis for a variety of student outcomes, college planning, accreditation, reporting and other purposes.
-Communicate and present research findings clearly, logically and in a meaningful and understandable form, using a wide variety of modalities.
-Consultatively provide information, training and guidance to District administrators, faculty and staff on research data collection, sources and extraction methods and tools, analysis best practices, techniques and standard reporting and data visualization tools.
-Operate a computer and make advanced use of standard business software, including word processing, spreadsheets and specialized statistical analysis, visual display and other software packages and databases.
-Represent the District in a variety of forums and interactions with other educational institutions, partnerships, community groups and the public.
-Use tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive and complex issues, situations and concerned people.
-Demonstrate an understanding of, sensitivity to and appreciation for the academic, ethnic, socio-economic, disability and gender diversity of students and staff attending or working on a community college campus.

Physical Effort / Work Environment
-Light physical effort in an office work environment.
-Extended periods of sitting.
-Occasional standing, walking, stooping, bending and kneeling.
-Periodic handling and lifting of 10 pounds

Work Schedule / Supplemental Information

Work Schedule
40 hours per week/ 12 months per year
This position is overtime exempt.

Salary
Starting Salary: $13,077 (Step I) - $14,897 (Step V) per month, depending upon experience and qualifications +GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE (no additional costs for benefits)

How to Apply
Visit www.mpc.edu/employmentand select "full-time faculty/administrators." Here you will find the announcement and the "apply" button in the upper right-hand corner. You will be asked to log-in or create a new user account.

Complete all required fields of the application and:

Attach a .pdf of your cover letter that describes why you are interested in the position and how your background
applies to the major duties of the position, and please address each of the desirable qualifications listed in this job announcement (2 pages maximum).

Attach a .pdf of your resume.

Attach a .pdf of your graduate academic transcript.

Only items listed above will be reviewed by the screening committee. Human Resources does not accept additional materials such as: letters of reference, test scores from other institutions, certificates of courses/programs completed, or letters of commendation from schools with your application. Such items, if included, will not be forwarded to the selection committee. If you are a finalist, HR will request any reference information that is required. Monterey Peninsula College reserves the right to close or continue the recruitment at any time.

Conditions of Employment
Offers of employment are contingent upon Governing Board's approval. Employment with Monterey Peninsula College is
not complete or official until applicants meet all pre-employment requirements. All new employees are required to
submit proof of freedom from tuberculosis and proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Employees must sign the
Oath of Affirmation of Allegiance, and submit fingerprints.

For additional information regarding the recruitment please contact:

Jennifer Baughn
Human Resources Manager & Title IX Officer
jbaughn@mpc.edu
831-646-3038

Candidate Travel Reimbursement
Monterey Peninsula College will provide up to $1,000 travel reimbursement to eligible candidates. A candidate is eligible for travel reimbursement when they have participated in an in-person interview for first- and/or second-level interviews, and when they live 50 miles or more from the College.

To apply, visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/mpc/jobs/5130524/interim-dean-of-planning-research-and-institutional-effectiveness-prie