Job Information
Big Bend Community College Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness in Moses Lake, Washington
Position Summary
Big Bend Community College (BBCC), a rural college serving vibrant, culturally rich communities in the Columbia Basin of Central Washington invites applications for a Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness in the college's Institutional Research & Planning Department.
The Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness reports to the President and provides strategic leadership in advancing a culture of data-informed decision-making, continuous improvement, and institutional accountability. This position serves as the college's Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) Delegate, monitors accreditation requirements, supports all college constituencies in fulfilling the accreditation process and oversees the timely submission of mandatory reporting to federal, state, and other authorizing agencies.
The Executive Director works collaboratively with members of the Executive Team to develop, integrate, and monitor measures of student achievement. This position also creates and conducts college-related research that supports institutional decision and policymaking by the President, administrators, faculty, and the Board of Trustees.
BBCC's organizational strength is captured in our small but mighty spirit. A small college taking on BIG things to enact BIG change to lift our students and employees. We are dedicated to extending postsecondary access to all our service district members and providing an environment for all to grow personally and professionally, steered by our mission and vision.
Vision: To become our communities' first choice to dream, learn, and succeed.
Mission Serve as a Bridge Stand as a Leader Support for Success
Our guiding principles are a call to action, establishing a standard for how we interact with each other, present BBCC in the community, serve students AND act upon areas of inequity.
Guiding Principles Honor our Role as a Hispanic-Serving Institution Advocate for Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity Embrace our Workplace Norms Innovate Proactively Model Integrity Educate All
If you share these values, we encourage you to come be a part of the movement happening at Big Bend Community College.
[This position is open until filled. Priority consideration will be given to applicants whose complete application has been received by February 28, 2026]{.underline}. Big Bend Community College reserves the right to offer this position to a qualified candidate at any time, so a prompt response is encouraged.
*[Anticipated Start Date]{.underline}: *July 1, 2026
Essential Job Duties
The essential functions of the position include the following:
Institutional Effectiveness:
Supervise the process for data requests, analysis, and reports that enhance data-informed decision-making processes.
Manage SBCTC data extraction and table creation to support specialized tracking (e.g. College in the High School (CiHS), Career and Technical Education (CTE), athletic compliance reporting).
Oversee the preparation and submission of required state, State Board of Community & Technical Colleges (SBCTC), and federal reports related to institutional effectiveness and student outcomes by published deadlines.
Pursue opportunities where strategic research can drive significant outcomes, helping to shape data and information into strategic priorities and change needs.
Ensure the application of advanced institutional research methodologies and systems in the creation and management of data.
Lead efforts to modernize institutional